Scenic Railway
A steep plunge.
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A family-owned attraction on the rim of the Jamison Valley at Katoomba that shows the Blue Mountains from every angle through four experiences, a railway, two cable cars and a boardwalk, a short way from the Three Sisters. Its best-known ride is the Scenic Railway, counted among the steepest passenger railways in the world, which plunges through a rock tunnel to the valley floor on a line once used to haul coal from an old mine. On the valley floor an elevated boardwalk of about two and a half kilometres winds through ancient rainforest, before a large cable car carries visitors back up. A third car crosses the valley with a glass floor over waterfalls, with views of the Three Sisters. The full-day unlimited pass starts from about A$64 per adult and varies by session, per visitor guides. Book ahead and arrive in the morning, before the tour buses.
A steep plunge.
In the rainforest.
Over the valley.
Violet Street, Katoomba, Blue Mountains
The unlimited pass covers the railway, both cable cars and the boardwalk for a full day.
