Railway to heaven, 15/02/09

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Kalavrita is a peloponnesian village famous for its ski center and for its so-called Odontotos Train, that connects it with the coastal town of Diakopto.

"Odontotos" comes from the greek word "donti", which means "tooth" as well as "cog". Apparently the trains owes its name to the second meaning, since its cogs helps it climb the mountain, all the way through the steep canyon of Vouraikos River.

The route Kalavrita-Diakopto by train is spectacular itself, you can see waterfalls, tunnels, forests and traditional villages, but there are also two spectacular facts about it. Firstly, the railway was completed in 1896 and, of course, it was a technological miracle (though a very expensive one). Secondly, it is regarded as the narrowest railway in the world, since its width is no more than 75 cm.

I travelled by Odontotos Train on February, when the river was full of water, the landscape was green and spring had just started to emerge.

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Photos

Odontotos Train
It is regarded as the narrowest railway in the world (75 cm)

A bit scary
We passed through that bridge..