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Minimum
  Minimum
  Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in)

Narrow
 
  • 600 mm
  • Two foot
  • Two foot three inch
  • 600 mm
  • 610 mm
  • 686 mm
  • (1 ft 11+58 in)
  • (2 ft)
  • (2 ft 3 in)
 
  • 750 mm
  • Bosnian gauge
  • Two foot six inch
  • 750 mm
  • 760 mm
  • 762 mm
  • (2 ft 5+12 in)
  • (2 ft 5+1516 in)
  • (2 ft 6 in)
 
  • Swedish three foot
  • 900 mm
  • Three foot
  • Italian metre
  • 891 mm
  • 900 mm
  • 914 mm
  • 950 mm
  • (2 ft 11+332 in)
  • (2 ft 11+716 in)
  • (3 ft)
  • (3 ft1+1332 in)
  Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
  Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  Four foot 1,219 mm (4 ft)
  Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)
  1432 mm 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)

  Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

Broad
 
  • Italian broad gauge
  • Dresden gauge
  • 1,445 mm
  • 1,450 mm
  • (4 ft 8+78 in)
  • (4 ft 9+332 in)
  Leipzig gauge 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+1332 in)
  Toronto gauge 1,495 mm (4 ft 10+78 in)
 
  • 1520 mm
  • Five foot
  • 1,520 mm
  • 1,524 mm
  • (4 ft 11+2732 in)
  • (5 ft)
 
  • Pennsylvania gauge
  • Pennsylvania gauge
  • Five foot three inch
  • 1,581 mm
  • 1,588 mm
  • 1,600 mm
  • (5 ft 2+14 in)
  • (5 ft 2+12 in)
  • (5 ft 3 in)
  Baltimore gauge 1,638 mm (5 ft 4+12 in)
 
  • Iberian gauge
  • Five foot six inch
  • 1,668 mm
  • 1,676 mm
  • (5 ft 5+2132 in)
  • (5 ft 6 in)
  Six foot 1,829 mm (6 ft)
  Brunel 2,140 mm (7 ft 14 in)
  Breitspurbahn 3,000 mm (9 ft 1018 in)
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Most railways in Europe use the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in). Some countries use broad gauge, of which there are three types. Narrow gauges are also in use.

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Track gauge in Europe

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Variable gauge

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5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways

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List of tram systems by gauge and electrification

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with their track length, track gauge, electrification system. The vast majority of tram systems use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Generally...

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O scale

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Track gauge conversion

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Track gauge in Ireland

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The track gauge adopted by the mainline railways in Ireland is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). This unusually broad track gauge is otherwise found only in Australia...

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Loading gauge

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between different countries, and gauges may vary across a network, even if the track gauge is uniform. The term loading gauge can also be applied to the maximum...

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Break of gauge

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Dual gauge

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different gauges meet in marshalling yards or passenger stations. Dual-gauge tracks are by far the most common configuration, but triple-gauge tracks have...

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Track gauge in North America

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portal Narrow-gauge rail transport Narrow-gauge railways in Canada Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States Rail gauge in Europe Rail gauge in South America...

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Track gauge in the United States

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Originally, various track gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others...

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5 ft 6 in gauge railway

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5 ft 6 in / 1,676 mm is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART in the San Francisco...

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Track gauge in South America

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In South America, Argentina and Chile use 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) track gauge, as well as 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) or metre gauge. Brazil uses 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)...

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Track gauge in Switzerland

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highest station in Europe. Dual gauge (combined metre- and standard gauge trackway) also exists in many areas. Also, nearly all street tramways in Switzerland...

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List of rail transport modelling scale standards

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Rapid transit track gauge

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3 ft 6 in gauge railways

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HOn30 gauge

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