MINIATUR WUNDERLAND - THE LARGEST MODEL

RAILROAD IN THE WORLDFabian Samuel

Introduction Fabian Samuel, the co-founder of the League of

Extraordinary Gamers in Bangalore, India, serves as chief operating officer of Indfrag Limited, also in Bangalore. Outside of his professional life, Fabian Samuel enjoys model trains as a hobby.

With over eight miles of track, Hamburg, Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland is the world’s largest model railroad. Due to its magnitude and level of detail, it took 230 staff members more than 580,000 hours to complete.

Miniatur Wunderland More than 930 model trains make their way

through the track’s construction areas. Each section of the track is themed, creating lifelike versions of Hamburg, Switzerland, and the Alps. There is even a small American section, which features a tiny Las Vegas comprised of 30,000 lights.

Frederik Braun, inspired by a lifelong passion for both model trains and incredible collections, conceptualized the Miniatur Wunderland. In 2000, with the help of his twin brother Gerrit, he set out to build the world’s largest model railway.