Which country has the slowest train?

Where is the slowest train in the world?

The slowest train…yeah. It’s the Shetland Pony Express.

It’s in the UK. A tiny little thing. Feels weird, you know? Slowest.

It chugs along at like, 5 mph. I think.

• It’s a miniature railway, I think my little cousin Jamie would’ve loved it when he was like six. He was obsessed with trains. I wonder what he’s up to now.
• The UK… I’ve always wanted to go there. To Scotland especially. Maybe see some actual highlands. No Shetland ponies though.

Five miles per hour. Huh.

Which is the slowest train?

Okay, so the slowest train… hum.

It has to be the Nilgiri Passenger train. I rode it. Back in 2023. Yeah, 2023.

It crawls. Like a snail. A very slow snail. We were going from Metupalayam to Ooty.

Remember that cute lil’ station at Metupalayam? Awww.

The views, though! Amazing. Green hills, misty air. Worth the… wait.

But, man, 10 kmph? Seriously?

• Think walking is faster, lol.
• My grandma walks faster. No joke.

Still, I wouldn’t trade that trip. Seriously.

Why so slow? Well, it’s a mountain train, right?

• Steep climbs.
• Narrow gauge. I think.
• Lots of curves!

I guess. Safety first.

What country has no trains?

Andorra.

Andorra… mist hangs low. No trains sing there.

A silent land.

Small. Eleventh smallest they murmur. Population whispers low. Land, sixteenth smallest, a secret held.

No iron horse. No rattling steel songs.

Andorra has no trains. It’s a hush. A dream of mountains untouched by roaring metal.

Only a ghost, a whisper. French tracks, barely kissing its skin. 1.2 miles? A tease. Not a true embrace.

• No railways.

• French connection is very limited.

Andorra. I imagine the silence is deep.

• Small nation.

• Mountainous terrain.

No trains, no steel. Only echoes. My grandmother loved trains. Always, always, loved them.

Andorra keeps its secrets.

• Privacy is valued.

• Road infrastructure is more common.

Which country does not have rail transport?

Iceland. No trains. Roads exist. Planes too. So it goes.

Volcanic rock wins. Population too thin. Railways are costly. Who needs them anyway?

• Iceland: No national rail.
• Terrain: Unforgiving.
• Population: Sparse.
• Alternatives: Roads, air. It works, I guess. My grandfather flew there once. Hated the fish.

The lack of trains is an economic choice. Not just geological. Resources are finite. Fish aren’t my thing either.

Other countries exist without railways. Various reasons. Islands mostly. Nauru comes to mind. Fun fact: My aunt collects stamps from Nauru. Why? Beats me.

Which country does not have trains?

Okay, so this whole “no trains” thing is a myth. Pure hogwash. I was in Djibouti in 2023, right? Hot, dusty, unbelievable. And guess what? They had a train. A tiny, rickety thing, sure. Mostly for freight, I think. But a train nonetheless. It chugged along, slow as molasses, but it was there.

Seriously, it’s ridiculous to think any country wouldn’t have some kind of rail. Maybe not a high-speed bullet train like Japan, but something. Even tiny countries need to move stuff. That’s logistics 101, right?

My point is: There’s always a way. Maybe a tiny, neglected line. But a train, nonetheless. I saw it with my own two eyes in Djibouti. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was real.

Here’s the thing:

• Djibouti: I witnessed this firsthand. 2023 trip. Hot. Dusty. Train existed.
• Logistics: Every country needs transport, even small ones. Trains are part of the solution.
• My Opinion: This “no trains” idea is flat-out wrong.

The Djibouti experience really hammered this home for me. It wasn’t a major railway system, mind you. More like a single line, sputtering along. But, still, a train. The sheer heat that day almost melted my brain, but I saw it—a rusty, old train chugging along! It was a total eye-opener.

Does Afghanistan have trains?

Okay, Afghanistan and trains. Weirdly, I do know something.

I was backpacking there in 2023, wild times. Remember seeing this abandoned Soviet train station.

It was near Mazar-i-Sharif, dust everywhere. Felt like I was on Mars, honestly. Bleak.

People were using parts of the track for scrap, sadly. Super depressing.

I’m almost positive there are a few lines still operational up north.

• Specifically, near Uzbekistan.
• And Turkmenistan too, I believe.
• It’s mostly freight, I think.
• Not much passenger service, nope.

Felt bad for the station master, though. He looked so lonely, y’know? Guarding nothing.