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Different {{wp|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.
Different {{wp|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.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Gauge
! Gauge
!Name
! Name
!Usage
! Installation (km)
! Installation (miles)
! Usage
|-
|-
|style="background:#c55e8d; color:white;"| {{Track gauge|1000mm}}
| style="background:#c55e8d; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1000mm}}
| [[Metre gauge]]
|[[Metre gauge]]
|{{convert|95000|km|mi|disp=table}}
|
|  
|-
|-
|style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;"| {{Track gauge|1067mm}}
| style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|1067mm}}
| [[Three foot six inch gauge railways|Three foot six inch gauge]]
|[[Three foot six inch gauge railways|Three foot six inch gauge]]
|{{convert|112000|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{flag|Metzetta}} (vestigial), {{flag|Jinju}} (MZ)
|
|-
|-
|style="background:#568dd0;"| {{Track gauge|1435mm}}
| style="background:#6a51b7; color:white;" |{{Track gauge|4ft}}
| {{nowrap|[[Standard gauge]]}}
|{{nowrap|[[Hendalarskische Urspurweite]]}}
|{{convert|720000|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{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")
| [[Alstin]], [[Caphiria]], [[Cartadania]], [[Diamavya]], [[Nolis]], [[Orenstia]], [[Urcea]], [[Yonderre]], [[Pelaxia]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#305c31;"| {{Track gauge|1520mm}}
| style="background:#568dd0;" |{{Track gauge|1435mm}}
| [[5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways|Five foot and 1520 mm gauge]]
|{{nowrap|[[Standard gauge]]}}
|{{convert|220000|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{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>
 
-Same measurements, called Audonian Economized Rail Gauge:
{{flag|Battganuur}}, {{flag|Bulkh}}, {{flag|United Audonian Emirates}}, {{flag|Umardwal}}, {{flag|Yanuban}}, {{flag|Zaclaria}}
 
-Same measurements, called Levantine Informed Gauge:
{{flag|Pursat}}, {{flag|Kandara}}, {{flag|Tapakdore}}, {{flag|Peshabiwar}}, {{flag|Pukhgundi}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#148a37;"| {{Track gauge|1524mm}}
| style="background:#305c31;" |{{Track gauge|1520mm}}
| Meridian Gauge/Northern Standard
|[[5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways|Five foot and 1520 mm gauge]]
|{{convert|102023|km|mi|disp=table}}
|
| [[Meridia]] ([[Kirav|KR]]), [[Fhainnaeran]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#5abf56;"| {{Track gauge|1600mm}}
| style="background:#148a37;" |{{Track gauge|1524mm}}
| [[Five foot three inch gauge railways|Five foot three inch gauge]]
|Northern Standard
|{{convert|9800|km|mi|disp=table}}
|[[File:KoskenkorvaFlag.png|25px]] [[Koskenkorva]] ([[Kiravia|KR]]), {{flag|Faneria}}, {{flag|Vithinja}}
| [[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Meridia]])
|-
|-
|style="background:#83dc76;"| {{Track gauge|1668mm}}
| style="background:#5abf56;" |{{Track gauge|1600mm}}
| Pelaxian gauge
|[[Five foot three inch gauge railways|Five foot three inch gauge]]
|{{convert|15394|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{flagicon|Kiravia}}[[Kiravian Federacy]] (except [[Koskenkorva]]), {{flag|Metzetta}} (main network)
| [[Pelaxia]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#bbdf94;" | {{Track gauge|1676mm}}
| style="background:#83dc76;" |{{Track gauge|1668mm}}
| [[Five foot six inch gauge railways|Five foot six inch gauge]]
|Pelaxian gauge
|{{convert|134008|km|mi|disp=table}}
|{{flag|Pelaxia}}
|
|-
| style="background:#bbdf94;" |{{Track gauge|1676mm}}
|[[Five foot six inch gauge railways|Five foot six inch gauge]]
|{{flag|Daxia}}, {{flag|Huoxia}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 9 November 2023

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
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Three foot six inch gauge  Metzetta (vestigial),  Jinju (MZ)
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")
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Standard gauge  Alstin,  Burgundie,  Caphiria,  Cartadania,  Eldmora-Regulus,  Hendalarsk (key mainlines and international connections),  Pelaxia, Urcea 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.

-Same measurements, called Audonian Economized Rail Gauge:  Battganuur,  Bulkh,  United Audonian Emirates,  Umardwal,  Yanuban,  Zaclaria

-Same measurements, called Levantine Informed Gauge:  Pursat,  Kandara,  Tapakdore,  Peshabiwar,  Pukhgundi

1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Five foot and 1520 mm gauge
1,524 mm (5 ft) Northern Standard Koskenkorva (KR),  Faneria,  Vithinja
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Five foot three inch gauge KiraviaKiravian Federacy (except Koskenkorva),  Metzetta (main network)
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Pelaxian gauge  Pelaxia
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Five foot six inch gauge  Daxia,  Huoxia