Biggest Train Set 

 In the World

This is the world’s biggest train set which covers 1,150 square meters (12,380 square feet), features almost six miles of track and is still not complete.

It is expected to be finished in 2014, when the train set will cover more than 1,800 square meters (19, 376 sq ft) and feature almost 13 miles of track, by which time detailed models of parts of France, Italy and the UK will have been added. The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars, many with illuminated headlights… The set covers six regions including America, Switzerland , Scandinavia, Germany and the Austrian Alps. It comprises 700 trains with more than 10,000 carriages and wagons. The longest train is 46 ft long. The scenery includes 900 signals, 2,800 buildings, 4,000 cars – many with illuminated headlights and 200,000 individually designed figures. Thousands of kilograms of steel and wood were used to construct the scenery. The set is on display to the public and is so big that they employ more than 160 people to show visitors around their creation.

The Wunderland is hard to describe in words. There are only so many times you can say 'big!', 'amazing!', 'detailed!', etc.

The Miniatur Wunderland grows steadily. There are currently 7 complete construction areas, with the 8th area, KnuffingenAirport, scheduled for opening in approximately Februrary 2011.
 

The 250,000 lights are rigged up to a system which mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off

This is unbelievable, I’ve never seen anything like it ever. Check it out, you will be amazed and please make sure to watch the video at the bottom to see this in action, you won’t believe it.

1st - 3rd Section Harz, Knuffingen, and Austria

Highlights: Beautiful landscapes, revolutionary Car system with fire engines actually operating. Beautiful Alps with functional lifts. A large carnival, a very long highspeed route for the ICE-train, and much more.

4th Section Hamburg and the coast

Highlights: Busy train operation, unique city with Hamburg’s landmarks such as St. Michaels Church (Michel), Imtec  Arena (with 12,000 figures), Köhlbrandbridge, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken (harbour piers), Historic warehouse district, the harbour, Hagenbecks Zoo and so on…

5th Section America

Highlights: Grand Canyon, Las Vegas with its more than 30,000 lights, the Rocky Mountains, the amazing Carsystem with American fire engines, Miami, the Everglades, Area 51, Cape Canaveral, Pueblo villages, logging camps and so on…

6th Section Scandinavia

Highlights: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Real water, Northern lights, high and low tide, Artic Sea, moose, navigating ships and snow…

7th Section Switzerland

This section was the most demanding from a modeller's point of view. The 5-6 meters high summits of Switzerland's Alps loom through a 100 sqm large hole in the ceiling. Trains snake through stunning canyons to the third floor, where the bulk of the Switzerland Alps is emerging. On a twined metal staircaise which leads through the inner of the Alps passing stalactite caves and grottos, you will reach the new floor. Here you have an astonishing view on the mountains whose peaks vanish in the clouds. Ticino will only be a few steps away from there. With its characteristic landscape and lake it will definitely be a very special part in the Wunderland world. Not only Ticino will be built in Wunderland, but 3 cantons in total will be established in Wunderland's Switzerland.  

Many different features have been installed in the area of the three cantons such as a functioning chocolate factory and an open air festival featuring DJ Bobo.

Work on our "Mini"-Switzerland started in October 2005 and the modelling team of Gerhard Dauscher worked almost day and night. Finally, on November 12th 2007, our Switzerland was inaugurated with a great ceremony.

Sections under construction

There are open-to-view workshops and construction areas in Miniatur Wunderland. This means that you can actually see our modellers and technicians work on new parts, and you can better understand how much effort we put into this exhibit.

Future Sections

We already have new construction plans until 2020, and we have many more ideas for other building projects. It is certain that we will build Italy and France after having finished the construction of the airport. After that there are different options available. Presently our favourites are Africa, England or a futuristic landscape.

The 250,000 lights are rigged up to a system which mimics night and day by automatically turning them on and off.

This is unbelievable, I’ve never seen anything like it ever. Check it out, you will be amazed and please make sure to watch the video at the bottom  to see this in action, you won’t believe it.

You just have to watch this in action

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