Train Cemetery

Cool place to visit. Went as part of a tour through to the Salt Flats, this was a neat start. Super busy though as every other tour arrives, imagine at sunrise or sunset it’d produce stunning photography. Time it right and you can pull off some pretty epic poses though :)

A must visit when in Uyuni - a collection of old, rusting locomotives that you can walk around, climb up and down, and inspect - really interesting to see. Some of the locomotives have also been converted to swings! The main region has several locomotives, but beyond this there is another area at least as big (if not bigger) that has dumped train carriages (although not technically part of the “train cemetery” attraction. As this is a popular spot with many tour companies including this as a stop before/after visiting the salt flats, it can be very busy, but their timetables seem to coincide so if you wait a little bit you can have the whole place to yourself!

Imagine Mad Max and Thomas the Tank Engine had a really weird breakup. That’s the Train Graveyard in Uyuni. Located just 3 km outside town, this post-apocalyptic playground of rusted locomotives is the final resting place of Bolivia’s railway dreams… and Instagram’s gritty best friend. Historical stat break: - Trains date back to the late 1800s, imported from Britain during Bolivia’s short-lived railway boom. - The dream? Connect Uyuni to the Pacific. - The reality? Mining collapse in the 1940s left these metal beasts to rot in the salt and wind. - Altitude: 3,656 m above sea level - Entry fee: Free, because nothing says “abandoned dream” like open access. The site stretches across a vast salt-flat edge, where iron giants lie dismembered, tattooed with graffiti, and slowly dissolving into dust. Some carriages are welded into makeshift jungle gyms. Health and safety? Never heard of her. Tour groups roll in daily, snapping “edgy” photos on top of train roofs while dodging tetanus. Meanwhile, local kids treat it like a desert skate park. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ +1 for post-industrial vibes +1 for raw, surreal scenery –1 if you hate sand, rust, or the smell of historical abandonment +1 if you’re into ghost towns, steampunk dreams, or locomotives that gave up

The story of the place is: Chile was supposed to build railways for Bolivia because of war and undesired outcomes. People usually visit this place the first of the few-days-tour on the salt flats. There's a small exhibition of transformers made out of rusty iron parts from the trains - looks very cool. Other than that, there are few small souvenir shops, train tracks, and of course, the trains. One can climb around and take pictures.

This attraction is exactly what it says - a graveyard for old rusting train wrecks. It's interesting enough because of the different types of trains and the shapes and patterns on them. It also has no admission fee. It was, however, completely overrun with people climbing all over them in search of the perfect Instashot. It may be quieter in the afternoon once all the tour vans depart for the Solar. There is also a small seperate area showcasing transformer type sculptures, which is interesting in its own right. There are a handful of vendors and a paid bathroom, which is handy.

It`s an interesting place but I recommend to visit at any time other than the mid-morning when the tour agencies bring hundreds of people there, all at the same time. It`s much nicer to visit at other times of the day. It`s only a short taxi ride or even walk from town...

An eerily beautiful place with an interesting history. Quite busy but if you walk for 10 minutes you can escape the crowds.

Whilst it is absolutely worth a visit, there is very little information about the type of locomotives or engines. I believe most of them were British made. It is must see feature in all trip from Uyuni to the salt flats and a nice place to soak up the atmosphere and remoteness of the Andean plains rather than a tourist hotspot. It is very crowded during the late morning onwards. I have heard the vision is more magical during sunset and sunrise times. There are no entry tickets.