The Pilatus railway (German: Pilatusbahn PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest rack railway in the world with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. The line runs from Alpnachstad on Lake Lucerne to a terminus near the Esel summit of Mount Pilatus at an altitude of 2073 m (6801 ft) which makes it the highest railway in Obwalden.
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