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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".

  • Glacier Express
    8.2/1019 votes
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    #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

  • Rocky Mountaineer
    8.2/1018 votes
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    #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

  • The Shinkansen
    8.1/1017 votes
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    #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

  • AVE 103
    8.1/1015 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Kiwi Rail
    8.1/1018 votes
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    #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

  • Maharajas' Express
    7.9/1016 votes
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    #6 - Maharajas' Express

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2018

    Passengers are treated like royalty on Indian Railways Maharajas Express.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thai Rail and Death Railway
    7.9/1014 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • The Canadian
    7.8/1022 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • White Pass and Yukon Route
    7.8/1017 votes
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    #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

  • The Ghan
    7.8/1013 votes
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    #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

  • Tren Crucero
    7.8/1019 votes
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    #11 - Tren Crucero

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2018

    Passengers on Ecuadors Tren Crucero experience a dangerous rail journey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Joey Case

  • Bernina Express
    7.8/1013 votes
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    #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

  • North Rail Express
    7.7/1015 votes
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    #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

  • Frecciarossa 1000 and Italo EVO
    7.5/1010 votes
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    #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

    Writer: N/A

  • Tren Turistico
    7.4/1013 votes
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    #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

  • Seven Stars
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #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

  • Indian Pacific
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #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

  • Bergen Railway and Nordland Lines
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rovos Rail
    7.2/1014 votes
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    #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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Belgrade to Bar Railway
    7.2/109 votes
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    #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

  • Reunification Express
    7.2/109 votes
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    #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

  • Hector Rail
    7.0/1017 votes
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    #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

  • Coastal Pacific
    7.0/107 votes
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    #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

  • Transcantábrico Clásico
    6.8/1010 votes
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    #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