title: Cóndor station
text: # Cóndor station
  
  Cóndor railway station on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line, Bolivia, is the highest station in the western hemisphere, at an altitude of 4,786 m (15,700 ft) above sea level. It is located in a remote, mountainous area, with little around the station area.
  
  19°39′43″S 66°14′02″W﻿ / ﻿19.662°S 66.234°W﻿ / -19.662; -66.234
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was the world's highest station until opening of Tanggula railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway line in Tibet in 2006 at 5,072 m (16,500 ft).
  
  