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| 2140 mm |
7 ft 1⁄4in |
United Kingdom |
Brunel's Great Western Railway until re-gauged by May 1892, see Great Western Railway The "gauge war" |
| 2000 mm |
6 ft 63⁄4 in |
United Kingdom |
Cairngorm Mountain Railway |
| 1945 mm |
6 ft 412⁄21 in |
Netherlands |
1839–1864 [1] |
| 1880 mm |
6 ft 2 in |
United Kingdom |
Northern Ireland Railways, 1839–1846 |
| 1750 mm |
5 ft 89⁄10 in |
France |
on one line, 1891 [2] |
| 1676 mm |
5 ft 6 in |
Argentina |
Almost all lines, but Urquiza and Belgrano |
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Canada |
Grand Trunk Railway, St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad until 1873, see also Broad gauge overview, Specific names, Provincial gauge The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. See also Canada |
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Pakistan |
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United States of America |
BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit - San Francisco Bay Area |
| 1668 mm |
5 ft 55⁄6 in |
Portugal |
Adjusted from the original 1664 mm |
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Spain |
Adjusted from the original 1672 mm All RENFE national railways, except High-Speed AVE line Sevilla-Madrid-Barcelona) |
| 1600 mm |
5 ft 3 in |
Ireland |
Both Republic and North |
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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 |
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Australia |
States of South Australia, Victoria, 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 (1067 mm) in 1888) |
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New Zealand |
Canterbury Provincial Railways (All routes gauge converted to 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm) in the 19th century) |
| 1588 mm |
5 ft 21⁄2in |
United States of America |
Pennsylvania Trolley gauge (?), Cincinnati (nl:Lijst van spoorwijdten) and New Orleans See Broad gauge overview and Railroad Gauge Width |
| 1581 mm |
5 ft 21⁄4in |
United States of America |
Pennsylvania Trolley gauge (?) and Baltimore See Broad gauge overview and Railroad Gauge Width |
| 1575 mm |
5 ft 2 in |
Ireland |
Dublin and Drogheda Railway, 1844–1846 |
| 1524 mm |
5 ft |
Finland |
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USA |
The South - prior to and after the Civil War |
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Panama Canal |
prior to conversion to standard gauge in 2000 to suit off-the-shelf supply. |
| 1520 mm |
4 ft 115⁄6 in |
Armenia |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belarus |
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Estonia |
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Georgia |
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Kazakhstan |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Latvia |
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Lithuania |
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Moldova |
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Mongolia |
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Poland |
almost exclusively on one line, see Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa |
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Russia |
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Tajikistan |
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Turkmenistan |
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Ukraine |
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Uzbekistan |
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| 1495 mm |
4 ft 105⁄6 in |
Canada |
Toronto Transit Commission subway, light rail and streetcars). See Broad gauge overview, Toronto subway gauge and Toronto streetcar gauge |
| 1473 mm |
4 ft 10 in |
USA |
The Midwest - until after the Civil War |
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imperial |
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Notes |
| 1400 mm |
4 ft 8 in |
USA |
Mount Washington Cog Railway |
| 1372 mm |
4 ft 6 in |
Japan |
Keio Line, Toei Shinjuku Line, Toden Arakawa Line, Tokyu Setagaya Line |
| 1219 mm |
4 ft |
Wales |
Padarn Railway |
| 1100 mm |
3 ft 71⁄3in |
Brazil |
Santa Teresa streetcar in Rio de Janeiro |
| 1093 mm |
3 ft 7 in |
Sweden |
the Köping-Uttersberg-Riddarhyttan Railway, 1864-1968. The gauge was by mistake |
| 1067 mm |
3 ft 6 in
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Australia |
Queensland - first 1067 mm gauge railway, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania |
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Canada |
New Brunswick until 1880s, Newfoundland until September 1988 and Prince Edward Island until 1930, standard gauge until abandonment, see Canada |
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Congo |
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Costa Rica |
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Ecuador |
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Ghana |
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Haiti |
One of two track gauges known to be used in Haiti |
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Honduras |
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Indonesia |
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Japan |
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Malawi |
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Mozambique |
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Namibia |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua |
now lifted |
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Nigeria |
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Norway |
A number of main lines were in the 19th century built with 1067 mm, later rebuilt. Also some secondary railways. A few still are operated as museum railways, specifically Thamshavnbanen, Urskog-Hølandsbanen and Setesdalsbanen. |
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Russia |
Sakhalin Island |
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South Africa |
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Sudan |
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Sweden |
several during the 19th century, now all closed |
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Taiwan |
Taiwan Railway Administration system |
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Tanzania |
TAZARA only |
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Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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| 1050 mm |
3 ft 51⁄3in |
Jordan |
Hejaz railway |
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Syria |
Hejaz railway |
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imperial |
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| 1000 mm |
3 ft 33⁄8in |
Argentina |
Ferrocarril Belgrano |
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Bangladesh |
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Benin |
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Brazil |
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Bolivia |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burma |
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Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
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Chile |
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China |
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Denmark |
A few local railways. None remains |
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France |
historically used in many local and regional railways, only a few of which remain today |
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Germany |
common on local railways "Kleinbahnen". Very few left in operation |
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Greece |
mainly in the Peloponnese |
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India |
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Kenya |
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Laos |
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Malaysia |
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Mali |
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Pakistan |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
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Senegal |
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Spain |
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Switzerland |
nearly all narrow-gauge railways: suburban railways, mountain railways, some long-distance railways and trams |
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Tanzania |
except for TAZARA |
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Thailand |
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Tunisia |
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Uganda |
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Vietnam |
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| 950 mm |
3 ft 41⁄10in |
Italy |
some regional railways |
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Eritrea |
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| 914 mm |
3 ft |
Canada |
White Pass and Yukon Railroad, Narrow gauge Canada |
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Colombia |
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El Salvador |
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Guatemala |
Ferrovías Guatemala |
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Peru |
Huancayo - Huancavelica, RUTA CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU |
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USA |
in Colorado) Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, in California the West Side Lumber Company railway |
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Isle of Man |
Manx Electric Railway and Isle of Man Railway |
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Spain |
Palma-Soller-Puerto de Soller line (Balearic Islands) |
| 900 mm |
2 ft 111⁄2in |
Poland |
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2 ft 111⁄10in (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 1435mm gauge during construction of its own railway lines. SJ later bought most of Sweden’s private railroad companies. Some have been converted to 1435 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. |
| 800 mm |
2 ft 71⁄2in |
Switzerland |
Numerous mountain railways |
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Wales |
Snowdon Mountain Railway |
| 785 mm |
2 ft 69⁄10in |
Poland |
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2 ft 6 in |
Australia |
Victoria) |
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Chile |
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia |
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Haiti |
One of two track gauges known to be used in Haiti |
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India |
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Sierra Leone |
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United Kingdom |
several lines |
| 760 mm |
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Austria |
Lijst van spoorwijdten |
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Brazil |
Perus-Pirapora Railroad, abandoned; E.F. Oeste de Minas in Minas Gerais state, now operating only a small section between São João del Rey and Tiradentes) |
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Haiti |
Most sources claims, besides the wider gauge of 1067mm, the narrower of two gauges being used was 762mm, but few others (CIA) uses 760mm on their documents. |
| 750 mm |
2 ft 51⁄2in |
Ecuador |
See 1969-1970 edition of JANE'S WORLD RAILWAYS |
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Greece |
rack railway between Diakopto - Kalavryta at northern Peloponnesos |
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Poland |
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Russia |
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Switzerland |
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Norway |
Only 1 heritage railway left |
| 686 mm |
2 ft 3 in |
Wales |
Talyllyn Railway, Corris Railway, Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway |
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Scotland |
Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway |
| 610 mm |
2 ft |
Australia |
Queensland: extensive network of sugar cane tramways |
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India |
Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway |
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South Africa |
Port Elizabeth to Avontuur (284 km) and Port Shepstone to Harding (122 km) |
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United Kingdom |
Many lines |
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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 mm |
1 ft 111⁄2in |
France |
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Greece |
Mt. Pelion railway |
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Poland |
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Sweden |
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Wales |
Ffestiniog Railway |
| 578 mm |
1 ft 103⁄4in |
Wales |
Penrhyn Quarry Railway |
