8.2/1019 votesLoading...#1 - Glacier Express
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2016
The Glacier Express features cutting-edge versions of old technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.
Director: Leah Borkwood
Writer: Gail Gallant
8.2/1018 votesLoading...#2 - Rocky Mountaineer
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2018
The Rocky Mountaineer travels across western Canada and over the Rocky Mountains.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1017 votesLoading...#3 - The Shinkansen
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2016
Japans Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 285 km/h.
Director: Christine Nielsen
Writer: N/A
8.1/1015 votesLoading...#4 - AVE 103
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2018
On Europes high-speed rail network, between Barcelona and Madrid, crews work to expand the infrastructure for a new train.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1018 votesLoading...#5 - Kiwi Rail
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2018
Two magnificent journeys with New Zealands KiwiRail: the TranzAlpine, a five-hour journey across 223 kilometers, and Northern Explorer, an 11-hour trip through five unique regions of the North Island.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1016 votesLoading...#6 - Maharajas' Express
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2018
Passengers are treated like royalty on Indian Railways Maharajas Express.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1014 votesLoading...#7 - Thai Rail and Death Railway
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2019
Mighty Trains takes viewers on a backpackers dream. Jump aboard the colourful trains of the State Railway of Thailand where we'll travel over historic bridges, snake alongside the ocean and continue past swamps, canyons and mountains. It's an incredible rail journey that burrows through ancient areas, through historic tunnels, and over raging rivers and beautiful but deadly landscapes that make up this incredible railway.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1022 votesLoading...#8 - The Canadian
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2016
The iconic Canadian travels between Vancouver and Toronto; passengers travel in vintage streamliner cars built in the 1950s.
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7.8/1017 votesLoading...#9 - White Pass and Yukon Route
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2016
The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields, and was the worlds first containerized freight railway.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1013 votesLoading...#10 - The Ghan
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2016
The Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.
Director: Leah Borkwood, Karen Pinker
Writer: Karen Pinker
7.8/1013 votesLoading...#12 - Bernina Express
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2019
Mighty Trains takes you to Switzerland – home of the Bernina Express. It's one of the most beautiful train journeys on earth – especially in the winter. Traveling along the highest railway line in Europe, this passenger train navigates 55 tunnels, nearly 200 viaducts and bridges. The engineering feats along the line are so spectacular it's the first of three railway lines on the planet to make the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1015 votesLoading...#13 - North Rail Express
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2016
The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik in the Norwegian Arctic Circle to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1010 votesLoading...#14 - Frecciarossa 1000 and Italo EVO
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2019
Mighty Trains goes behind the scenes with NTV's two Italo trains – the AGV and the EVO – as they expand to cover more of the Italian railway network, connecting passengers from Turin to Venice and Naples to Milan on two of the fastest trains in the world.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1013 votesLoading...#15 - Tren Turistico
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2021
Enjoy a trek through urban chaos, arid deserts, and cloud-topped mountains on Peru's legendary Tren Turistico.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1011 votesLoading...#16 - Seven Stars
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2021
Enjoy 5-star meals, accommodations, and excursions on a luxury tour through Kyushu's volcanoes, hot springs, and more.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1012 votesLoading...#17 - Indian Pacific
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2019
Mighty Trains takes viewers to Australia! Hop aboard the Indian Pacific –a bucket list train journey – for an epic adventure across southern Australia. Along the way, passengers will be transported through the harsh Australian desert, the rolling countryside, beneath lush mountain ranges and everything in between over a four day, 4,352 kilometer transcontinental journey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1010 votesLoading...#18 - Bergen Railway and Nordland Lines
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2019
Mighty Trains rolls through Norway along the Bergen Line – described as one of the most amazing railway journeys in Europe. The Bergensbanen stretches nearly 500km from Oslo to Bergen, passing through an astonishing 182 tunnels, and some of the most scenic vistas in the world. Along the way, we take a side trip on the Flam Railway, which boasts one of the steepest railway climbs on Earth. Once we arrive in Bergen, we travel north for a ride on the famous Nordland Line, which stretches from Trondheim to Bodø - an Arctic railway that is an important part of Norway's infrastructure, transporting passengers and freight across the North.
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7.2/1014 votesLoading...#19 - Rovos Rail
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2019
Mighty Trains hops aboard South Africa's most luxurious train for a breathtaking journey from Pretoria to Cape Town across historic routes and past impressive scenery. We travel aboard classic carriages that are pulled by a series of steam, diesel and electric locomotives making Rovos Rail a bucket list trip for passengers from around the world.
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Writer: N/A
7.2/109 votesLoading...#20 - Belgrade to Bar Railway
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2021
Take a ride from the capital of Serbia to the beaches of Montenegro aboard the rugged Belgrade to Bar train.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/109 votesLoading...#21 - Reunification Express
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/22/2021
Hop aboard the Reunification Express and embark on a three-day rail odyssey that runs the length of Vietnam.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1017 votesLoading...#22 - Hector Rail
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2018
Hector Rails powerful trains haul timber for paper products giant SCA to their $1.2-billion pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden; this challenging route takes trains along some of the most difficult railways in the country.
Director: Leah Borkwood
Writer: N/A
7.0/107 votesLoading...#23 - Coastal Pacific
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/29/2021
Hop aboard New Zealand's Coastal Pacific on its triumphant return after a massive earthquake shut it down for two years.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1010 votesLoading...#24 - Transcantábrico Clásico
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2021
Witness spectacular scenery and excursions as we ride Northern Spain's luxury tourist train Transcantábrico Clásico.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Mighty Trains
Every episode of Mighty Trains ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mighty Trains!
A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Glacier Express" is the best rated episode of "Mighty Trains". It scored 8.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Leah Borkwood and written by Gail Gallant, it aired on 10/16/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rocky Mountaineer".
