Metre gauge
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Metre gauge is the system of medium gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe huge metre gauge networks remain in continuous use in Switzerland, northern Spain and for many European urban trams, although most metre gauge local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium closed down in the mid 20th century. With the revival of urban rail transport, in some cities metre gauge light metros were established, while in other cities metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge.
Present metre gauge railroad and tram systems [edit]
Asia [edit]
South-east Asia [edit]
- Vietnam and joined
- Malaysia
- Thailand (long haul-train)
- Burma. Except for about 100 miles (160 km) of hill railway, the 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of Burmese railways is metre gauge.
South Asia [edit]
- Bangladesh - 1,830 km (1,140 mi) (mostly in the central and eastern regions) and 365 km (227 mi) are dual gauge with 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian gauge.
- India - 6,000 km (3,700 mi) in 2012. The length was 24,158 km (15,011 mi) in 1951 rising to about 30,000 km (19,000 mi) in 1991 and has decreased considerably since then as metre gauge is being converted to Indian gauge of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) under Project Unigauge because of poor connectivity issue with Metre Gauge routes. Indian Railways is executing the task to convert all Metre Gauge to Indian Gauge except Heritage Route like Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
- Pakistan inherited 506 route kilometers of metre gauge (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3 3/8 in) railway lines at the time of partition of India in 1947. Of this, Hyderabad-Mirpur Khas 67 km railway line was converted into broad gauge during the mid 1960s. Mirpur Khas-Khokhrapar 126 km metre gauge railway line was converted to broad gauge in February 2006. The remaining Jamrao-Pithoro 184 km (loop line) and Mirpur Khas-Nawabshah 129 km metre gauge railway lines were closed in 2005.[1]
Americas [edit]
- Argentina - 11,080 km (6,880 mi)
- Bolivia - 3,600 km (2,200 mi)
- Brazil - 23,489 km (14,595 mi)
- Chile - 2,923 km (1,816 mi)
Africa [edit]
Eastern Africa [edit]
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways - 780 km (480 mi)
- Kenya
- Tanzania Railways Corporation - about 2,600 km (1,600 mi) (break of gauge to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway)
- Uganda
Northern Africa [edit]
- Egypt
- Trams of Cairo
- Tunisian Railways - 1,674 km (1,040 mi) (besides standard gauge 471 km (293 mi))
Western Africa [edit]
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Dakar–Niger Railway (Senegal – Mali) - 1,287 km (800 mi)
- Abidjan – Burkina Faso railway, see Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire and Rail transport in Burkina Faso
- Niger
- Togo
Europe [edit]
Austria [edit]
- Trams of Innsbruck and Gmunden
- Few of the local railways, such as Stubaitalbahn and Achenseebahn
Belgium [edit]
- Trams of Antwerp, Charleroi (Charleroi Pre-metro) and Ghent and the Belgian Coast Tram
Bulgaria [edit]
- Tram of Sofia Tramway
Czech Republic [edit]
- Like other Sudeten cities, the tram of Liberec used Metre gauge in the past. The inner city lines however, have been rebuilt to the Standard gauge and the only line that still uses the Metre gauge is the 13 km long line connecting the city with Jablonec nad Nisou.
Croatia [edit]
Finland [edit]
France [edit]
- Chemins de fer de Corse
- Panoramique des Domes
- Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway
- Tramway de Lille
- Train des pignes
- Yellow train
- Chemin de Fer du Finistère
Germany [edit]
- Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
- Bavarian Zugspitzbahn
- Many tram networks
Greece [edit]
- Peloponnese (formerly SPAP) network
Italy [edit]
Latvia [edit]
- Tram of Liepāja
Norway [edit]
Poland [edit]
Portugal [edit]
- Narrow gauge railways in Portugal, of which the Metro de Mirandela and Vouga line are still operating
- Tram of Oporto
Romania [edit]
- Trams of Arad
- Trams of Iaşi
Russia [edit]
- Tram of Kaliningrad
- Tram of Pyatigorsk
Serbia [edit]
- Tram of Belgrade
Slovakia [edit]
- Tram of Bratislava
- Tatra Electric Railways (Tatranské elektrické železnice)
- Children's Railway, Košice (Detská železnica, Košice)
Spain [edit]
Switzerland [edit]
- Most of the numerous Swiss narrow gauge railways, including:
- Most Swiss tramways, including:
- Many Swiss rack railways
- Many Swiss funicular railways
Ukraine [edit]
- Trams of Lviv, Molochne, Vinnytsia, Yevpatoria and Zhytomyr
Table [edit]
| Country/region | Notes |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano, now Belgrano Cargas, Tren de las Nubes |
| Bangladesh | |
| Benin | |
| Brazil | Used in mostly cargo railways in landwide; Used in E.F Vitoria-Minas Passenger/Cargo Line and E.F. Carajás Passagener/Cargo line. In use in Metro and urban train systems of Fortaleza and Teresina cities. |
| Bolivia | All railway lines |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Bulgaria | Most of the Sofia Tramway system, except for three lines with standard gauge. When the condition of tracks vastly deteriorated during World War II, it was formally widened to 1,013 mm (3 ft 3.88 in) in order to avoid loss of the licence. Then it gradually narrowed to 1,009 mm (3 ft 3.72 in) with a tendency to revert to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). All these changes affected only the infrastructure and not the rolling stock.[citation needed] |
| Burma | |
| Cambodia | |
| Cameroon | |
| Chile | Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia. |
| China | Kunhe Railway (formerly the Yunnan–Vietnam Railway) only. |
| Croatia | Tramways in Zagreb and Osijek |
| Denmark | A few local railways. Only one remain, but reguaged to standard gauge. Århus tramway (closed), Danish tramway museum. |
| Djibouti | Djibouti to Addis Abeba |
| Ethiopia | Addis Abeba - Djibouti line |
| Finland | Helsinki tram |
| France | Historically used in many local and regional railways, only a few of which remain today. Includes Saint-Gervais-Vallorcine Line and Villefranche-Vernet-les-Bains - La Tour-de-Carol and Salbris - Luçay-le-Mâle operated by SNCF. Chemins de fer de la Provence (Train des pignes); Chemins de fer de Corse; Chemin de Fer de La Mure. |
| Germany | Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, trams |
| Greece | mainly in the Peloponnese |
| India | Nilgiri Mountain Railway which is a World Heritage Site.
9,000 km (5,600 mi) of track length of Metre Gauge existed in 2011 which is being entirely converted to Indian Gauge under Project Unigauge except Heritage routes. |
| Italy | Trento-Malè-Marilleva railway, owned by Trentino Trasporti, Ferrovia Genova-Casella, Domodossola-Locarno international railway, Trieste-Opicina tramway, Rittnerbahn-ferrovia del Renon tramway, Laas-Lasa marble quarry railway |
| Ivory Coast | |
| Iraq | |
| Kenya | |
| Laos | |
| Latvia | Liepāja tramway |
| Madagascar | |
| Malaysia | KTM line |
| Mali | |
| Norway | Thamshavn Line and Trondheim Tramway |
| Pakistan | Pakistan inherited 506 route kilometers of metre gauge (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3 3/8 in) railway lines at the time of Independence in 1947. Of this, Hyderabad-Mirpur Khas 67 km and Mirpur Khas-Khokhrapar 126 km track have been converted into Broad gauge. Remaining 313 km including Jamrao-Pithoro 184 km (loop line) and Mirpur Khas-Nawabshah 129 km metre gauge railway lines have been closed in 2005.[1] |
| Poland | City trams of: Łódź (including suburban lines), Bydgoszcz and Toruń (planned to be interconnected), Grudziądz, and Elbląg |
| Portugal | Several mainly mountainous branch lines, partly abandoned, never fully interconnected; connected to the REFER network by means of shared stations and some dual gauge stretches. |
| Romania | Tram systems in Arad, Iaşi and Sibiu, also in Galaţi until fully replaced by standard gauge in 1975. |
| Russia | Kaliningrad and Pyatigorsk tramways |
| Senegal | |
| Serbia | Belgrade Tram, Šargan Eight |
| Singapore | KTM line to Malaysia |
| Slovakia | Bratislava trams/streetcars, mountain railroad and a cogwheel railroad in the area of High Tatras (Tatranské elektrické železnice), Children's railway (Detská železnica) in Košice. |
| Spain | FEVE lines in north-west Spain, including the Transcantábrico Barcelona Metro line 8 and FGC suburban lines S4, S8, R5 and R6 |
| Switzerland | Nearly all narrow-gauge railways: suburban railways, mountain railways, rack railways, some long-distance railways and trams. |
| Tanzania | except for TAZARA |
| Thailand | |
| Tunisia | |
| Turkey | Istanbul nostalgic trams |
| Uganda | |
| Ukraine | Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Eupatoria tramways |
| Vietnam |
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