Track gauges around the world: Difference between revisions
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| style="background:#305c31;" |{{Track gauge|1520mm}} | | style="background:#305c31;" |{{Track gauge|1520mm}} | ||
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|Meridian Gauge/Northern Standard | |Meridian Gauge/Northern Standard | ||
|{{convert|102023|km|mi|disp=table}} | |{{convert|102023|km|mi|disp=table}} | ||
|[[Koskenkorva]] ([[Kirav|KR]]), | |[[Koskenkorva]] ([[Kirav|KR]]), {{flag|Faneria}}, {{flag|Vithinja}} | ||
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| style="background:#5abf56;" |{{Track gauge|1600mm}} | | style="background:#5abf56;" |{{Track gauge|1600mm}} | ||
|[[Five foot three inch gauge railways|Five foot three inch gauge]] | |[[Five foot three inch gauge railways|Five foot three inch gauge]] | ||
|{{convert|9800|km|mi|disp=table}} | |{{convert|9800|km|mi|disp=table}} | ||
|[[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Koskenkorva]]) | |{{flagicon|Kiravia}}[[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Koskenkorva]]) | ||
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| style="background:#83dc76;" |{{Track gauge|1668mm}} | | style="background:#83dc76;" |{{Track gauge|1668mm}} | ||
|Pelaxian gauge | |Pelaxian gauge | ||
|{{convert|15394|km|mi|disp=table}} | |{{convert|15394|km|mi|disp=table}} | ||
| | |{{flag|Pelaxia}} | ||
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| style="background:#bbdf94;" |{{Track gauge|1676mm}} | | style="background:#bbdf94;" |{{Track gauge|1676mm}} |
Revision as of 16:00, 18 September 2021
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 | Installation (km) | Installation (miles) | Usage |
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1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Metre gauge | 95,000 | 59,000 | |
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | Three foot six inch gauge | 112,000 | 70,000 | |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Standard gauge | 720,000 | 450,000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | Five foot and 1520 mm gauge | 220,000 | 140,000 | |
1,524 mm (5 ft) | Meridian Gauge/Northern Standard | 102,023 | 63,394 | Koskenkorva (KR), ![]() ![]() |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | Five foot three inch gauge | 9,800 | 6,100 | ![]() |
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) | Pelaxian gauge | 15,394 | 9,565 | |
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | Five foot six inch gauge | 134,008 | 83,269 |