mountain railway
mountain railway meaning
A mountain railway. It stands for rack railways and funiculars — the trains that climb gradients no ordinary train could manage, hauling themselves up by a toothed rail. They are engineering oddities and tourist attractions in roughly equal measure, and the views are the entire point of them.
Meaning
A mountain railway. It stands for rack railways and funiculars — the trains that climb gradients no ordinary train could manage, hauling themselves up by a toothed rail. They are engineering oddities and tourist attractions in roughly equal measure, and the views are the entire point of them. It appears in travel contexts, and almost everybody who has been on one has photographs of it.
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How to use it
- Rack railway up the mountain, and the view 🚞
- Climbs gradients no normal train could 🚞
- Engineering oddity, and a lovely one 🚞
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | bergtreinspoor |
| አማርኛ | የባቡር ሐዲድ ያለው ተራራ |
| العربية | سكة حديد جبلية |
| অসমীয়া | পাহাৰৰ ৰেইলৱে |
| azərbaycan | dağ yolu |
| башҡорт | тау тимер юлы |
| беларуская | чыгунка ў гарах |
| български | планинска железница |
| বাংলা | পর্বতের রেলওয়ে |
| bosanski | pruga kroz tunel |
| català | ferrocarril de muntanya |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎣᏓᎸ ᎦᏥᏄᎵ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ |
| čeština | horská železnice |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | туҫи чукун ҫулӗ |
| Cymraeg | rheilffordd fynydd |
| Deutsch | Bergbahn |
| dolnoserbšćina | górska zeleznica |
| Ελληνικά | ορεινός σιδηρόδρομος |
| English | mountain railway |
| español | ferrocarril de montaña |
| eesti | mägiraudtee |
| euskara | mendiko trenbidea |
| فارسی | ریل کوهستانی |
| suomi | rinnerata |
| Filipino | mountain railway |
| føroyskt | fjallajarnbreyt |
| français | train de montagne |
| Gaeilge | iarnród sléibhe |
| Gàidhlig | rèile-bheinne |
| galego | ferrocarril de montaña |
| ગુજરાતી | પર્વતોની રેલ્વે |
| Hausa | reluwen tsauni |
| עברית | רכבת בהרים |
| हिन्दी | माउंटेन रेलवे |
| hrvatski | planinska željeznica |
| hornjoserbšćina | hórska železnica |
| magyar | hegyi vasút |
| հայերեն | լեռնային երկաթուղի |
| Indonesia | jalur kereta pegunungan |
| íslenska | fjallalest |
| italiano | ferrovia di montagna |
| 日本語 | 登山鉄道 |
| Jawa | jalur sepur nggunung |
| ქართული | მთის რკინიგზა |
| қазақ тілі | таулы аймақтағы темір жол |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تاۋلى ايماقتاعى تەمىر جول |
| ខ្មែរ | ផ្លូវរថភ្លើងលើភ្នំ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪರ್ವತ ರೈಲುಮಾರ್ಗ |
| 한국어 | 기차 터널 |
| कोंकणी | पर्वतीय रेल्वे |
| кыргызча | тоодогу темир жол |
| ລາວ | ລາງລົດໄຟພູເຂົາ |
| lietuvių | kalnų traukinys |
| latviešu | kalnu dzelzceļš |
| македонски | планинска железница |
| മലയാളം | പർവ്വത റെയിൽവേ |
| монгол | уулын төмөр зам |
| मराठी | पर्वतावरील रेल्वे |
| Melayu | kereta api gunung |
| မြန်မာ | တောင်ပေါ် ရထားလမ်း |
| नेपाली | पर्वतीय रेलवे |
| Nederlands | bergspoor |
| norsk | fjellbane |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପର୍ବତ ରେଳୱେ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਹਾੜੀ ਰੇਲਵੇ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Maúntín Relwè |
| polski | kolej górska |
| پښتو | د غره پټلۍ |
| português | estrada de ferro na montanha |
| rumantsch | viafier da muntogna |
| română | cale ferată montană |
| русский | поезд в горах |
| سنڌي | جابلو ريلوي |
| တႆး | တၢင်းလူတ်ႉလဵၼ်းၸွမ်းလွႆ |
| සිංහල | කඳු දුම්රිය |
| slovenčina | zubačka |
| slovenščina | gorska železnica |
| Soomaali | jidka tareenka buurta |
| shqip | hekurudhë në mal |
| српски | планинска железница |
| srpski | planinska železnica |
| svenska | bergbana |
| Kiswahili | reli ya milimani |
| தமிழ் | மலைப் பாதை ரயில் |
| తెలుగు | పర్వతాల్లో ప్రయాణించే రైలు |
| ไทย | รางรถไฟภูเขา |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ከረን ባቡር |
| türkmen dili | dag demirýoly |
| lea fakatonga | hala lēlue moʻunga |
| Türkçe | dağ demiryolu |
| українська | залізниця в горах |
| اردو | ماؤنٹین ریلوے |
| o‘zbek | to‘g‘ temiryo‘li |
| Tiếng Việt | đường ray leo núi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Reluwe Oloke |
| 粵語 | 山上鐵路 |
| 粤语 | 山上铁路 |
| 中文 | 山区铁路 |
| 繁體中文 | 山區鐵路 |
| isiZulu | ujantshi wasentabeni |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F69E
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :mountain_railway:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the mountain railway emoji (🚞) mean?
- A mountain railway. It stands for rack railways and funiculars — the trains that climb gradients no ordinary train could manage, hauling themselves up by a toothed rail. They are engineering oddities and tourist attractions in roughly equal measure, and the views are the entire point of them.
- How do you type the mountain railway emoji?
- Copy the mountain railway emoji 🚞 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the mountain railway emoji in?
- The mountain railway emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.