Scenic route
Nariz del Diablo
Alausí → Sibambe · Ecuador
- Distance
- 12 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 30 min
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Operator
- Ferrocarriles del Ecuador
- Train
- diesel · tourist coaches
- Countries
- Ecuador
- In service since
- 1902
To scale the sheer “Devil’s Nose” cliff the line zig-zags up a Z-shaped switchback, edging forward then reversing; reopened in August 2025 after five years shut.
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