NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Rail Gauges

The dominant rail gauge in each country shown Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... For other uses, see Gauge. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ... Minimum Gauge Railways are narrow gauge railways that run on extremely narrow gauged rail tracks, below 2 ft (610 mm). ... Sunlight reflects off dual-gauge tracks near Chur, Switzerland Mixed-gauge track and pointwork (4 ft 8Â½ in (1435 mm) and 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm)) at Odawara in Japan Dual-gauge tram tracks in Katwijk, The Netherlands Dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway is a special configuration of... Gauge convertible is a term applies to railway tracks than can be easily converted from one gauge to another. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... Rail tracks. ... Light rail tracks with concrete railroad ties. ...

Broad gauge railways, by gauge and country

Gauge		Country	Notes
Metric mm	Imperial	Country	Notes
2,140	7 ft 0¹⁄₄in	Portugal (Azores)	Ponta Delgada harbour
		South Africa	East London and Table Bay harbour railways
		United Kingdom	Brunel's Great Western Railway until standard gauged by May 1892, see Great Western Railway The "gauge war". Also harbour railways at the Isle of Portland (England), Holyhead (Wales), and Port Erin (Isle of Man).
2,008	7 ft ⁵⁄₆ in	Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	^{[citation needed]}
2,000	6 ft 6³⁄₄ in	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Cairngorm Mountain Railway - Funicular
1,945	6 ft 4¹²⁄₂₁ in	Netherlands till 1866	1839–1866 [1] Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij
1,880	6 ft 2 in	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)	Ulster Railway, 1839–1846
1,829	6 ft 0 in	United States	Erie Railroad until about 1880
1,800	5ft 10⅞ in	Germany	Oberweißbacher Bergbahn (funicular section only) [2]
1,750 [3]	5 ft 8⁹⁄₁₀ in	France	Line from Paris to Limours via Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (Ligne de Sceaux), until 1891 1750 mm
1,676	5 ft 6 in	Argentina	Almost all lines America Latina Logistica [4], (Railroad Development Corporation, ALL Central) (former San Martín line), Nuevo Central Argentino (former Mitre line) and Ferrosur Roca (former Ferrocarril General Roca), except Urquiza and Belgrano
		Bangladesh
		Canada	Grand Trunk Railway, St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad until 1873, Specific names, Provincial gauge The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Intercolonial Railway of Canada until 1875. See also Canada
		Chile	Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado
		India
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka
		United States	Maine Central Railroad until 1871, BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Francisco Bay Area
1,672	5 ft 5⁷⁄₈ in (six Castilian feet)	Spain	Original gauge
1,668	5 ft 5⁵⁄₆ in	Portugal	Adjusted from the original 1664 mm
1,668	5 ft 5⁵⁄₆ in	Spain	Adjusted from the original 1,672 mm Barcelona Metro L1 line and all RENFE national railways (except High-Speed AVE lines Sevilla-Madrid-Tarragona-Barcelona and Madrid-Valladolid). For other uses, see Gauge. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos CÃ©sar Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 kmÂ² (n/a) 911 sq mi... This article is about a city in Sao Miguel Island, Azores. ... East London Town Hall East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: eMonti) is a city on the southeast coast of South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ... Cape Town, False Bay (top) and Table Bay (right) from space, February 1995. ... Brunel can mean: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Marc Isambard Brunel, Isambards father Brunel Bridge Brunel University Shlomo Ben Avraham Ole Brunell This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... For other uses, see Harbor (disambiguation). ... The Isle of Portland is a long by wide limestone island in the English Channel. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... This article is about the country. ... Seafront at Port Erin Bradda Head with Milners Tower Port Erin (Manx: Purt Chiarn) is a town in the south of the Isle of Man. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1] - City 141. ... This article is about the country. ... External links Official website Photos Categories: Stub ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The GÃ¼tschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland â€“ from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Former headquarters of the HSM, build across the street from their main station in Amsterdam. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... 1906 reference Rail Map Northern Ireland Railways (NIR or NI Railways) â€“ formerly, and very briefly, known as Ulster Transport Railways (UTR) â€“ is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. ... The Erie Railroad (AAR reporting mark ERIE) was a railroad that operated in New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, connecting New York City with Lake Erie, and extending west to Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The GÃ¼tschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland â€“ from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... This article is about the capital of France. ... Limours is a town and commune of the Essonne département, in France. ... Saint-RÃ©my-lÃ¨s-Chevreuse is a commune of the Yvelines dÃ©partement, in France. ... La Ligne de Sceaux is the traditional (unofficial) designation of a railway line connecting Paris with some of its southern suburbs. ... The Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, USA, operates short lines in several countries. ... The Railroad Development Corporation of Pittsburgh, USA, operates short lines in several countries. ... NCAs headquarters on Alberdi Avenue, Rosario. ... 1885 map The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... The St. ... The Champlain and St. ... Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives awaiting scrapping in 1892 after the conversion to standard gauge. ... The Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC or ICR), also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway. ... Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (de Chile) (in Spanish only) [1] and go to quienes somos (who we are) . A user who is comfortable in Spanish may want to translate from Spanish to English. ... 1923 map The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central Maine. ... A westbound BART train with aerodynamic design A car in downtown San Francisco. ... PlaÃ§a de Catalunya station The Barcelona Metro, part of the mass transit public transport system of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the citys suburbs. ... Line 1, currently known as Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo, coloured red and often simply called LÃnia vermella (Red Line), is the second oldest metro line in Barcelona. ... RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ... For other uses, see AVE (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in Spain. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... Tarragona (IPA: in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia, northeastern Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001â€“08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... For the city in Mexico, see Valladolid, YucatÃ¡n. ...
1,664	5 ft 5¹⁄₂ in (five Portuguese feet)	Portugal	Original gauge
1,638	5 ft 4¹⁄₂ in	United States	Baltimore Streetcar System (defunct) [5]
1,600	5 ft 3 in	Australia	States of South Australia, Victoria (Victorian broad gauge), New South Wales (a few routes entering from Neighbouring Victoria only) and Tasmania, Australia (one line, Deloraine to Launceston, opened in 1871 and converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) in 1888)
		Brazil	Lines connecting the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais; E.F.Carajás in Pará and Maranhão states, and Ferronorte in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul states
		Germany	Baden 1838 - 1854
		Ireland	Both Republic and North, Irish broad gauge
		New Zealand	Canterbury Provincial Railways (All routes gauge converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) by 1876)
1,588	5 ft 2¹⁄₂in	United States	Pennsylvania Trolley gauge, see Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority subway cars, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority streetcars and New Orleans streetcars, Cincinnati (nl:Lijst van spoorwijdten and Railroad Gauge Width)
1,581	5 ft 2¹⁄₄in	United States	Philadelphia streetcars and Baltimore See Railroad Gauge Width
1,575	5 ft 2 in	Ireland	Dublin and Drogheda Railway, 1844–1846
1,524	5 ft 0 in	Finland
		USA	The South - prior to and after the Civil War
		Panama Canal	prior to conversion to standard gauge in 2000 to suit off-the-shelf supply.
1,520	4 ft 11⁵⁄₆ in	Armenia
		Azerbaijan
		Belarus
		Estonia
		Georgia
		Hong Kong	Peak Tram
		Kazakhstan
		Kyrgyzstan
		Latvia
		Lithuania
		Moldova
		Mongolia
		Poland	almost exclusively on one line, see Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa
		Russia
		Slovakia	Only on one line ("Širokorozchodná trať" Maťovce - Haniska pri Košiciach) and from the border station of Čierna nad Tisou to the state border with Ukraine, both operated by ZSSK Cargo.
		Tajikistan
		Turkmenistan
		Ukraine
		Uzbekistan
1,495	4 ft 10⁷⁄₈ in	Canada	Toronto Transit Commission subway, light rail and streetcars). See Toronto subway gauge and Toronto streetcar gauge
1,473	4 ft 10 in	USA	The Midwest - until after the Civil War (Ohio gauge)
1,448	4 ft 9 in	England	Manchester and Leeds Railway
1,445		Italy	Tramway networks in Milan, Turin and Rome, and until 1930 the railway network
1,445		Spain	Madrid Metro

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Standard gauge railways 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in), by country

This is the Standard or international gauge As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...

Country	Companies	Notes
Albania
Algeria
Argentina	Railroad Development Corporation (ALL Mesopotamica) - Former Urquiza Line
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil	Estrada de Ferro do Amapá	1,440 mm or 4 ft 8.69 in
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
England	Liverpool and Manchester Railway	Possibly the first railway built to standard gauge from the start
Estonia		Re-gauging all existing system from 1524 mm and mounting some industrial raiways during the WW II; 1944-45 all railways re-gauged to 1524 mm
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong	Rail transport in Hong Kong	including 1,432 mm (4 ft 8⅜ in) on the MTR
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Ireland	Railway Procurement Agency	Luas in Dublin
Israel
Italy
Japan	Shinkansen, Keisei Line, Keikyu Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Hankyu Railway, Hanshin Railway, Kyoto Municipal Subway, Osaka Municipal Subway, etc.
Korea
Latvia
Lebanon
Macedonia
Malaysia	RapidKL LRT systems, KLIA Ekspres
Montenegro
Morocco
Mexico		[6]
Netherlands
Norway
Panama Canal		since 2000
Paraguay	Ferrocarril Presidente Don Carlos Antonio Lopez	Now working on 36 km out of Asuncion, as a tourist steram line; also on 5 km from Encarnacion to the border with the Argentine, carrying mainly exported soy; the rest of the 441 km of the line awaits its fate, while redevelopment plans come and go with regularity.
Peru	Railroad Development Corporation [7], Ferrocarril del sur de Peru Arequipa - Puno
Philippines	Manila Light Rail Transit and Manila Metro Rail Transit
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa	proposed for the Gautrain
Spain	AVE High-Speed Train lines Sevilla-Madrid-Barcelona, Barcelona Metro L2, L3, L4, L5 lines. Barcelona FGC lines L6, L7, and Metro Vallès S1, S2, S5, S55	All other broad gauge and some narrow gauge
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan	(Taipei Rapid Transit System and Taiwan High Speed Rail)
Thailand	In Bangkok: Skytrain, Underground and Airport Express
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
United States
Uruguay
Vietnam		north of Hanoi, see The length of Vietnam railway network

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Medium gauge railways, by gauge and country

Medium gauge railways are narrow gauge railways of approximately 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge and above. Although technically narrow gauge these railways are often built to substantial standards allowing much higher train speeds and capacity than narrow gauge lines of a smaller gauge.

Gauge		Country	Notes
Metric mm	Imperial	Country	Notes
1,422	4 ft 8 in	USA	Mount Washington Cog Railway
1,422	4 ft 8 in	England	prior to 1846 (proto standard gauge)
1,416	4 ft 7¾ in	Scotland	List of Tramways in Scotland
1,384	4 ft 6½ in	Scotland	various railways in Scotland
1,372	4 ft 6 in	Japan	Keiō Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Toden Arakawa Line, Tokyu Setagaya Line, Hakodate tramway
1,372	4 ft 6 in	Scotland	various railways in Scotland
1,245	4 ft 1 in	England	Middleton Railway (standard gauge after 1881)
1,219	4 ft 0 in	Wales	Padarn Railway, Saundersfoot Railway
		Scotland	Glasgow Subway, Falkirk
		England	Furzebrook Railway, Redruth and Chasewater Railway
1,106	3 ft 7½ in	Austria	from Gmunden in the Salzkammergut to Budweis, now in the Czech Republic
1,100	3 ft 7¹⁄₃in	Brazil	Santa Teresa streetcar in Rio de Janeiro
1,100	3 ft 7¹⁄₃in	Italy	SVIE network near Varese
1,093	3 ft 7 in	Sweden	the Köping-Uttersberg-Riddarhyttan Railway, 1864-1968. The gauge was by mistake
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		Australia	Queensland , Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania
		Botswana
		Canada	western New Brunswick until 1880s, all of Newfoundland until abandonment in September 1988 and Prince Edward Island until 1930, standard gauge until abandonment in December 1989, see Canada
		Republic of Congo
		Democratic Republic of Congo
		Costa Rica
		Ecuador
		Estonia	Tramway/ streetcar in Tallinn
		Ghana
		Haiti	One of two track gauges known to be used in Haiti
		Honduras
		Indonesia
		Japan
		Malawi
		Mozambique
		Namibia
		New Zealand
		Nicaragua	now lifted
		Nigeria
		Norway	The gauge 1,067 mm was invented bye C A Piehl and the first line was open 1861. The nickname CAP-gauge is from his initals. There is a missunderstandment that CAP-gauge (Cape-gauge) is named after the Cape Province in South Africa. A number of main lines were in the 19th century built with 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), later rebuilt to normal gauge. Also some secondary railways. One is operated (about 8 km) as a museum railway, the Setesdalsbanen.
		Russia	Sakhalin Island
		South Africa
		Sudan
		Sweden	several during the 19th century, now all closed
		Taiwan	Taiwan Railway Administration system
		Tanzania	TAZARA only
		USA	former Los Angeles Railway, The San Francisco cable car system
		Zambia
Zimbabwe	National Railways of Zimbabwe
1055	3 ft 5¹⁄₂in	Algeria
1,050	3 ft 5¹⁄₃in	Jordan	Hejaz railway
1,050	3 ft 5¹⁄₃in	Syria	Hejaz railway

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narrow gauge railways, by gauge and country

Railways with a gauge above 1 ft 10¾ in (578 mm) and below 3 ft 5 in (1,041 mm).

Gauge		Country	Notes
Metric mm	Imperial	Country	Notes
1,009	3 ft 3⁷⁄₁₀ in	Bulgaria	Most of tramways in Sofia, except for two lines with normal gauge
1,000	3 ft 3³⁄₈ in	Argentina	Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano, now Belgrano Cargas, Tren de las Nubes
		Bangladesh
		Benin
		Brazil
		Bolivia	All Railway Lines
		Burkina Faso
		Burma
		Cambodia
		Cameroon
		Chile	Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
		China
		Denmark	A few local railways. None remains
		France	Historically used in many local and regional railways, only a few of which remain today. Includes Saint-Gervais-Vallorcine Line operated by SNCF.
		Germany	common on local railways "Kleinbahnen". Very few left in operation
		Greece	mainly in the Peloponnese
		India
		Ivory Coast
		Iraq
		Kenya
		Laos
		Malaysia
		Mali
		Norway	Thamshavnbanen (heritage railway) and the Trondheim Tramway (Gråkallbanen)
		Pakistan
		Poland
		Portugal
		Romania	tram systems in Arad, Iasi and Sibiu, also in Galati until fully replaced by standard gauge in 1975
		Senegal
		Slovakia	the gauge of Bratislava trams and also of a mountain railroad and a cogwheel railroad in the area of High Tatras
		Spain
		Switzerland	nearly all narrow-gauge railways: suburban railways, mountain railways, rack railways, some long-distance railways and trams
		Tanzania	except for TAZARA
		Thailand
		Tunisia
		Uganda
Vietnam
950	3 ft 1²⁄₅ in	Italy	some regional railways
950	3 ft 1²⁄₅ in	Eritrea
914	3 ft 0 in	Canada	White Pass and Yukon Railroad, Narrow gauge Canada
		Colombia	Colombian Railways
		El Salvador
		Guatemala	Rail transport in Guatemala Ferrovías Guatemala
		Haiti	One of two track gauges known to be used in Haiti
		Ireland	County Donegal Railways Joint Committee (Closed - Part preserved), Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway (Closed), Cavan & Leitrim Railway (Closed - part preserved), West Clare Railway (Closed - part preserved), Ballycastle Railway (Closed), Giant's Causeway Tramway (Closed - part preserved), Ballymena & Larne Railway (Closed), Bord Na Mona - extensive industrial railway network This article is about the capital of Bulgaria. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Locomotive of the Cloud Train Tren de las Nubes (Spanish for Train of the Clouds) is a train service in Salta Province, Argentina, that connects the Argentine Northwest with the border with Chile in the Andes mountain range, over 4,000 meters above mean sea level, the third highest railway... Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (de Chile) (in Spanish only) [1] and go to quienes somos (who we are) . A user who is comfortable in Spanish may want to translate from Spanish to English. ... The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (in English: Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway or for short: FCAB) is a non-government railway operating in the northern provinces of Chile. ... The Saint-Gervais-Vallorcine Line is a single track 36. ... SNCF (SociÃ©tÃ© Nationale des Chemins de fer FranÃ§ais) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Î ÎµÎ»Î¿Ï€ÏŒÎ½Î½Î·ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚ Peloponnesos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... // Railways total: 660 km narrow gauge: 660 km, 1000 mm gauge; 25 km double track (1995 est. ... Norwegian Electric Locomotive No. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Trondheim Tramway located in Trondheim, Norway consists presently of one 8. ... One of the GrÃ¥kallbanen trams at the St. ... Arad may refer to: the following places in the Transylvania Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County. ... Map of Romania showing Iasi Iaşi (also known as Jassy) is a city and a county (see Iasi (county)) in north-eastern Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia. ... County Status County capital Mayor Klaus Johannis, from the Democratic Forum of Germans of Romania, since 2000 Area 121. ... Galaţi is a city in eastern Romania, on the banks of the Danube, very close to Braila. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Nickname: Location of Bratislava within Slovakia Coordinates: , Country Region Districts Bratislava I-V City subdivisions 17 city boroughs Cadastral areas 20 cadastral areas First mentioned 907 Government - Type City council - Mayor (PrimÃ¡tor) Andrej ÄŽurkovskÃ½ - Headquarters Primates Palace Area [1] - City 367. ... A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack. ... Mountain huts such as this one half way up LomnickÃ½ Å¡tÃt are a common sight in the High Tatras. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... TAZARA Train The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority(TAZARA) was established in the 1970s to build a railway to serve landlocked Zambia as an alternative to rail lines via apartheid-controlled Rhodesia and South Africa. ... The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ... // Total 3,380 km Standard gauge 150 km of 1. ... Freight train of FerrovÃas Guatemala in Sanarate on September 3, 2004 Guatemala has 200 miles (322 km) of narrow-gauge (914 mm) railroads as of 2006. ...
		Isle of Man	Manx Electric Railway and Isle of Man Railway
		Peru	Huancayo - Huancavelica, Being converted to standard gauge, see Railroad Development Corporation, Cusco - Machu Picchu, Cusco - Machu Picchu RUTA CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU and Ferrocarril Central Andino
		Spain	Palma-Soller-Puerto de Soller line (Balearic Islands)
		USA	in Colorado) Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; in California the Disneyland Railroad, the Ghost Town & Calico Railway and the West Side Lumber Company railway; in Florida the Walt Disney World Railroad
912		Georgia	The 37 km Borjomi - Bakuriani line
900	2 ft 11¹⁄₂ in	Austria	Linz tramways
		Estonia	Vaivara-Viivikonna mine raiway; re-gauged to standard gauge during the WW II; after the war re-gauged to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11⁷⁄₈ in)
		Poland	Cracow tramways (re-gauged to standard gauge in 1953)
		Portugal	Lisboa tramways
891	2 ft 11¹⁄₁₀ in (3 Swedish feet)	Sweden	Many 891 mm lines were built during 19th and early 20th century by private companies. The state railroad company SJ always used 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) gauge during construction of its own railway lines. SJ later bought most of Sweden’s private railroad companies. Some have been converted to 1,435 mm. Of all 891 mm lines that existed, now only the Roslagsbanan (a commuter line going north-east from Stockholm) uses this gauge, and a number of museum railways.
825	2 ft 8¹⁄₂ in	United Kingdom	Volk's Electric Railway
800	2 ft 7¹⁄₂ in	Switzerland	Numerous rack and mountain railways
800	2 ft 7¹⁄₂ in	Wales	Snowdon Mountain Railway
785	2 ft 6⁹⁄₁₀ in	Poland
762	2 ft 6 in	Australia	Victorian narrow gauge lines including Puffing Billy tourist railway east of Melbourne
		Brazil	Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas in Minas Gerais state, now operating only a small section between São João del Rey and Tiradentes)
		Chile	Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (now 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in) )
		Estonia	Industrial raiway in Tamsalu lime factory; during the WW I re-gauged to 750 mm and used as a part of Paide-Tamsalu raiway; now dismounted
		Haiti	One of two track gauges known to be used in Haiti
		India
		Japan	Kintetsu Utsube Line, Kintetsu Hachioji Line, Kurobe Gorge Railway, Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
		Sierra Leone
		Taiwan	Alishan Forest Railway
		USA	Omaha Zoo Railroad, logging railways in California
		United Kingdom	Alford and Sutton Tramway, Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, Almond Valley Light Railway, Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, Great Whipsnade Railway
760	2 ft 5⁹⁄₁₀ in	Austria	Lijst van spoorwijdten
		Bulgaria	Few railways, of which only Septemvri - Dobrinishte remains
		Haiti	Most sources claims, besides the wider gauge of 1,067 mm, the narrower of two gauges being used was 762 mm, but few others (CIA) use 760 mm on their documents.
		Romania	A few railways of this gauge, some of which - e.g. in the Vasar Valley - are renovated for the tourist industry: see Mocăniţă.
750	2 ft 5¹⁄₂ in	Argentina	Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano, see 1969-1970 edition of JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS (now probably 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in) ?)
		Ecuador	See 1969-1970 edition of JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS
		Estonia
		Greece	Rack railway between Diakopto - Kalavryta at northern Peloponnesos
		Latvia
		Poland
		Russia
		Switzerland
		Norway	Only 1 heritage railway left
700	2 ft 3½ in	Denmark	Standard gauge for sugar beet railways; none remain.
686	2 ft 3 in	Wales	Talyllyn Railway, Corris Railway, Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
686	2 ft 3 in	Scotland	Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
610	2 ft 0 in	Australia	Queensland: extensive network of sugar cane tramways
		India	Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
		South Africa	Port Elizabeth to Avontuur (284 km) and Port Shepstone to Harding (122 km)
		United Kingdom	Many lines
		USA	Billerica to Bedford, Massachusetts; Boothbay Harbor, Maine supports a twenty four-inch narrow gauge railroad museum; "C.P. Huntingdon" commercially manufactured 24" park train rides exist in Roswell, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona
600	1 ft 11⁵⁄₈in	Brazil	Estrada de Ferro Perus-Pirapora (abandoned)
		Estonia
		France	Corsica, Chemins de Fer du Calvados
		Greece	Mt. Pelion railway
		Latvia
		Poland
		Sweden	once several, one remaining near Munkedal)
		Wales	Ffestiniog Railway, Welsh Highland Railway

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Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ... The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) is a narrow gauge heritage railway running between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. ... The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in the U.S. State of Colorado that operates over the 45 miles (72 km) of 36-inch (914 mm) track between Durango in La Plata County and Silverton in San Juan County. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... 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As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, â€³ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population - city - urban - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Statens JÃ¤rnvÃ¤gar, or the Swedish State Railways, was a former enterprise agency of the Swedish government. ... Train on the Roslagsbanan Roslagsbanan is a local narrow-gauge railway line in Stockholm County, Sweden. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Half-way station VER Carriages Detail of the tracks in front of the carriage shed showing the electrified third rail. ... Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack. ... A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... This article is about the country. ... Half way up the Mountain. ... 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The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (in English: Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway or for short: FCAB) is a non-government railway operating in the northern provinces of Chile. ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ... Type 260 trainset at Hinaga Station. ... Nishihino Station. ... Kurobe Gorge Railway The Kurobe Gorge Railway ), or Kurotetsu ) for short, is a private 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. ... Sangi Line train. ... The Alishan Forest Railway (é˜¿é‡Œå±±æ£®æž—éµè·¯) is an 86 km network of narrow gauge (762 mm) railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. ... 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Minimum gauge railways, by gauge and country

Gauge		Country	Notes
Metric mm	Imperial	Country	Notes
578	1 ft 10¾ in	Wales	Penrhyn Quarry Railway
500	1 ft 7¾ in	France	Several Decauville railways
500	1 ft 7¾ in	United Kingdom
482	1 ft 7 in	Isle of Man	Great Laxey Mine Railway
457	18 in	United Kingdom	Sand Hutton Light Railway, Steeple Grange Light Railway, Crewe Works Railway, Royal Arsenal Railway
457	18 in	USA	Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
381	15 in	United Kingdom	Duffield Bank Railway, Eaton Hall Railway, Perrygrove Railway, Bure Valley Railway, Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway

Minimum Gauge Railways are narrow gauge railways that run on extremely narrow gauged rail tracks, below 2 ft (610 mm). ... This article is about the country. ... The Penrhyn Quarry Railway first opened in 1798 as the Llandegai Tramway; it became the Penrhyn Railway in 1801 although on a different route. ... Name plate of the Decauville company Paul Decauville (1846-1922) was a French pioneer in light railways. ... The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Mans Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey. ... The Sand Hutton Light Railway was a minimum gauge estate railway serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Third Baronet of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire. ... The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ... The Crewe Works Railway was a narrow gauge internal tramway system serving Crewe Works, the main locomotive construction works of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and later the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). ... The Royal Arsenal Railway was a private military railway. ... The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on the hillside overlooking Duffield in Derbyshire in 1874. ... The Eaton Hall Railway was an early 15 inch gauge steam railway built in 1896 at Eaton Hall in Cheshire. ... The Perrygrove Railway is a Minimum Gauge Railway running on 15 inch gauge track. ... The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ... Two 15in trains Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ...

External links

Jane's World Railways
Railroad Gauge Width site
The Indian Railways FAQ: Gauges
Extensive list of 2 ft gauge railways worldwide

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