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| style="background:#c55e8d; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1000mm}} | | style="background:#c55e8d; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1000mm}} | ||
| | |{{wp|Metre gauge}} | ||
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| style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1067mm}} | | style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1067mm}} | ||
| | |{{wp|Three foot six inch gauge railways|Three foot six inch gauge}} | ||
|{{flag|Metzetta}} (vestigial), {{flag|Jinju}} (MZ) | |{{flag|Metzetta}} (vestigial), {{flag|Jinju}} (MZ) | ||
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| style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|4ft}} | | style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|4ft}} | ||
|{{nowrap|[[Hendalarskische Urspurweite]]}} | |{{nowrap|[[Hendalarskische Urspurweite]]}} | ||
|{{flag|Hendalarsk}} (many regional lines within Hendalarsk; as the name implies, this was the original Hendalarskara gauge before main lines were standardised for ease of international transit) | |{{flag|Hendalarsk}} (many regional lines within Hendalarsk; as the name implies, this was the original Hendalarskara gauge before main lines were standardised for ease of international transit), {{Flag|Austro-Caldera}} (called "Calderan Standard") | ||
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| style="background:#568dd0;" |{{Track gauge|1435mm}} | | style="background:#568dd0;" rowspan=3|{{Track gauge|1435mm}} | ||
|{{nowrap| | |{{nowrap|{{wp|Standard gauge}}}} | ||
|{{flag|Alstin}}, {{flag|Burgundie}}, {{flag|Caphiria}}, {{flag|Cartadania}}, {{flag|Eldmora-Regulus}}, {{flag|Hendalarsk}} (key mainlines and international connections), {{flag|Pelaxia}}, {{flagicon|Urcea}} [[Rail transportation in Urcea|Urcea]], {{flag|Yonderre}}, {{flag|Lapody}}, {{flag|Rhotia}} | |{{flag|Alstin}}, {{flag|Burgundie}}, {{flag|Caphiria}}, {{flag|Cartadania}}, {{flag|Eldmora-Regulus}}, {{flag|Hendalarsk}} (key mainlines and international connections), {{flag|Pelaxia}}, {{flagicon|Urcea}} [[Rail transportation in Urcea|Urcea]], {{flag|Yonderre}}, {{flag|Lapody}}, {{flag|Rhotia}} | ||
<small>*the wide adoption of standard gauge in [[Levantia]] is based on the guage being used by the hospital trains run by the [[Order_of_the_Obsidian_Sparrow#Logistics|Order of the Obsidian Sparrow]] in the First [[Great War]]. </small> | <small>*the wide adoption of standard gauge in [[Levantia]] is based on the guage being used by the hospital trains run by the [[Order_of_the_Obsidian_Sparrow#Logistics|Order of the Obsidian Sparrow]] in the First [[Great War]]. </small> | ||
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|Audonian Economized Rail Gauge | |||
{{flag|Battganuur}}, {{flag|Bulkh}}, {{flag| | |{{flag|Battganuur}}, {{flag|Bulkh}}, {{flag|United Audonian Emirates}}, {{flag|Umardwal}}, {{flag|Yanuban}}, {{flag|Zaclaria}} | ||
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|Levantine Informed Gauge | |||
{{flag|Pursat}}, {{flag|Kandara}}, {{flag|Tapakdore}}, {{flag|Peshabiwar}}, {{flag|Pukhgundi}} | |{{flag|Pursat}}, {{flag|Kandara}}, {{flag|Tapakdore}}, {{flag|Peshabiwar}}, {{flag|Pukhgundi}} | ||
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| style="background:#305c31;" |{{Track gauge|1520mm}} | | style="background:#305c31;" |{{Track gauge|1520mm}} | ||
| | |{{wp|5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways|Five foot and 1520 mm gauge}} | ||
| | |{{flag|Tierrador}}, {{flag|Ceylonia}}, {{flag|Porlos}}, {{flag|Istrenya}} | ||
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| style="background:#148a37;" |{{Track gauge|1524mm}} | | style="background:#148a37;" |{{Track gauge|1524mm}} | ||
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| style="background:#5abf56;" |{{Track gauge|1600mm}} | | style="background:#5abf56;" |{{Track gauge|1600mm}} | ||
| | |{{wp|Five foot three inch gauge railways|Five foot three inch gauge}} | ||
|{{flagicon|Kiravia}}[[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Koskenkorva]]), {{flag|Metzetta}} (main network) | |{{flagicon|Kiravia}}[[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Koskenkorva]]), {{flag|Metzetta}} (main network) | ||
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| style="background:#bbdf94;" |{{Track gauge|1676mm}} | | style="background:#bbdf94;" |{{Track gauge|1676mm}} | ||
| | |{{wp|Five foot six inch gauge railways|Five foot six inch gauge}} | ||
|{{flag|Daxia}}, | |{{flag|Daxia}}, {{flag|Huoxia}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 22 August 2024
Different rail gauges are in use around the world. The rail systems of most countries predominantly use one gauge or another as a national standard, in some cases due to a legal mandate.
| Gauge | Name | Usage |
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| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Metre gauge | |
| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | Three foot six inch gauge |  Metzetta (vestigial),  Jinju (MZ)
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| 4 ft (1,219 mm) | Hendalarskische Urspurweite |  Hendalarsk (many regional lines within Hendalarsk; as the name implies, this was the original Hendalarskara gauge before main lines were standardised for ease of international transit),  Austro-Caldera (called "Calderan Standard")
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| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Standard gauge |  Alstin,  Burgundie,  Caphiria,  Cartadania,  Eldmora-Regulus, Hendalarsk (key mainlines and international connections),  Pelaxia,  Urcea,  Yonderre,  Lapody,  Rhotia
*the wide adoption of standard gauge in Levantia is based on the guage being used by the hospital trains run by the Order of the Obsidian Sparrow in the First Great War. |
| Audonian Economized Rail Gauge |  Battganuur,  Bulkh,  United Audonian Emirates,  Umardwal,  Yanuban,  Zaclaria
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| Levantine Informed Gauge |  Pursat,  Kandara,  Tapakdore,  Peshabiwar,  Pukhgundi
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| 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | Five foot and 1520 mm gauge |  Tierrador,  Ceylonia,  Porlos,  Istrenya
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| 1,524 mm (5 ft) | Northern Standard |  Koskenkorva (KR),  Faneria,  Vithinja
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| 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | Five foot three inch gauge |  Kiravian Federacy (except Koskenkorva), Metzetta (main network)
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| 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) | Pelaxian gauge | Pelaxia
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| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | Five foot six inch gauge |  Daxia,  Huoxia
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