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This template accepts a track gauge and returns that defined track gauge well formatted, plus the converted size value by another unit:

{{Track gauge|1520 mm}} → 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
{{Track gauge|4 ft}} → 4 ft (1,219 mm)

Extra options are available:

{{Track gauge|1520 mm|lk=on}} → 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
{{Track gauge|1520 mm|al=on}} → 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
{{Track gauge|1520 mm|allk=on}} → 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge

Input options

The first parameter specifies the gauge:

{{Track gauge|1435 mm}} → 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
{{Track gauge|4 ft 8.5 in}} → 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
{{Track gauge|4 ft 8 1/2 in}} → 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
{{Track gauge|56.5 in}} → 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
{{Track gauge|Standard gauge}} → 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Rail track gauges can be entered as they are defined: in units mm or ft in. Also common accepted names can be used, see below.

The input value (a length, in metric or imperial units) must be a defined track gauge. Currently 135 gauges are defined by metric units, and 148 by imperial units. Some are defined in both unit systems, such as the standard gauge.

When an input value is not recognised by the template, the template simply returns the input as it is: {{Track gauge|25in}} → 25in

The page with this unknown input is also listed in a maintenance category, in the background, that signals interested editors that there is a new rail gauge used in Wikipedia. More on this below.

Some gauges in metric are defined in metres: 1 m is recognised. However, it is not available for all metric defined gauges. Using mm is a safer bet.

List of defined track gauges

This table:

Track gauges in bold font are definitions. Track gauges in regular font are merely conversions (calculations).

Track gauges (purge)
Gauge (mm)	Gauge (ft, in)	Alt name	Gauge (inch)	Def unit	Aliases (input options)	Class	Source article

3 mm	0.118 in		0.118	met	3mm	scaled	T gauge
4 mm	0.157 in		0.157	met	4mm	scaled	Rail transport modelling scales#Scales
4.5 mm	0.177 in		0.177	met imp	4.5mm 0.177in	scaled
4.8 mm	0.189 in		0.189	met	4.8mm	scaled	ZZ scale
6.35 mm	0.25 in		0.25	imp	0.25in; 1/4in	scaled
6.5 mm	0.256 in		0.256	met imp	6.5mm 0.256in	scaled
7 mm	0.276 in		0.276	met imp	7mm 0.276in	scaled
8 mm	0.315 in		0.315	met	8mm	scaled
8.97 mm	0.353 in		0.353	imp	0.353in	scaled	N scale
9 mm	0.354 in		0.354	met	9mm	scaled	HOn30 gauge
9.42 mm	0.371 in		0.371	met	9.42mm	scaled
10.5 mm	0.413 in		0.413	met imp	10.5mm 0.413in	scaled
11.94 mm	0.470 in		0.47	imp	0.47in	scaled
12 mm	0.472 in		0.472	met imp	12mm 0.472in; 0.473in	scaled	TT scale
12.7 mm	0.5 in		0.5	met	12.7mm	scaled	On2 gauge
13 mm	0.512 in		0.512	met	13mm	scaled
13.5 mm	0.531 in		0.531	met	13.5mm	scaled
14 mm	0.551 in		0.551	met	14mm	scaled
14.125 mm	0.556 in		0.556	met	14.125mm	scaled
14.2 mm	0.559 in		0.559	met	14.2mm	scaled
14.28 mm	0.562 in		0.562	met	14.28mm	scaled
14.3 mm	0.563 in		0.563	met imp	14.3mm 0.563in	scaled
15.75 mm	0.620 in		0.62	met	15.75mm	scaled
16.2 mm	0.638 in		0.638	met	16.2mm	scaled
16.5 mm	0.65 in		0.65	met imp	16.5mm 0.65in	scaled
18 mm	0.709 in		0.709	met	18mm	scaled
18.2 mm	0.717 in		0.717	met	18.2mm	scaled
18.83 mm	0.741 in		0.741	met	18.83mm	scaled
19 mm	0.748 in		0.748	met	19mm	scaled
19.05 mm	0.75 in		0.75	imp	0.75in; 3/4in	scaled
19.4 mm	0.764 in		0.764	met	19.4mm	scaled
20.5 mm	0.807 in		0.807	met	20.5mm	scaled
21 mm	0.827 in		0.827	met	21mm	scaled
21.97 mm	0.865 in		0.865	imp	0.865in	scaled
22 mm	0.866 in		0.866	met	22mm	scaled
22.2 mm	0.874 in		0.874	met	22.2mm	scaled
22.43 mm	0.883 in		0.883	imp	0.883in	scaled	S scale
22.5 mm	0.886 in		0.886	met	22.5mm	scaled
23 mm	0.906 in		0.906	met	23mm	scaled
24 mm	0.945 in		0.945	met	24mm	scaled
28.08 mm	1.106 in		1.106	met	28.08mm	scaled
28.6 mm	1.125 in		1.125	imp	1.125in; 11/8in	scaled
29.9 mm	1.177 in		1.177	imp	1.177in	scaled
30 mm	1.181 in		1.181	met	30mm	scaled
31.75 mm	1.25 in		1.25	imp	1.25in; 11/4in	scaled
32 mm	1.26 in		1.26	met	32mm	scaled
32.96 mm	1.298 in		1.298	met	32.96mm	scaled
33 mm	1.3 in		1.3	met	33mm	scaled
35 mm	1.378 in		1.378	met	35mm	scaled
36.75 mm	1.447 in		1.447	met	36.75mm	scaled
37.5 mm	1+15⁄32 in	Lego Trains	1.4688	met	37.5mm; lego; l scale; lego trains	scaled	Lego Trains
44.45 mm	1.75 in		1.75	imp	1.75in; 13/4in	scaled
44.85 mm	1.766 in		1.766	imp	1.766in	scaled
45 mm	1.772 in		1.772	met imp	45mm 1.772in	scaled
49.2 mm	1.937 in		1.937	met	49.2mm	scaled
50.8 mm	2 in		2	imp	2in	scaled
53.975 mm	2+1⁄8 in		2.125	imp	2.125in; 21/8in	scaled
64 mm	2+1⁄2 in		2.5	met imp	64mm 2.5in; 21/2in	scaled	64 mm gauge railway
70.69 mm	2.781 in		2.781	met imp	70.64mm; 70.69mm 2.781in	scaled
89 mm	3+1⁄2 in	3 gauge	3.5	met imp	89mm 3.5in; 31/2in	scaled	List of rail transport modelling scale standards#NEM
121 mm	4+3⁄4 in		4.75	imp	4.75in; 43/4in	min
127 mm	5 in		5	imp	5in	min
159 mm	6+1⁄4 in		6.25	imp	6.25in; 61/4in	min	Ridable miniature railway
184 mm	7+1⁄4 in		7.25	imp	7.25in; 71/4in	min	7 1/4 in gauge railway
190.5 mm	7+1⁄2 in		7.5	imp	7.5in; 71/2in	min
210 mm	8+1⁄4 in		8.25	imp	8.25in; 81/4in	min
229 mm	9 in		9	imp	9in	min
240 mm	9+7⁄16 in		9.4375	imp	9.4375in; 97/16in	min
241 mm	9+1⁄2 in		9.5	imp	9.5in; 91/2in	min
254 mm	10 in		10	imp	10in	min
260 mm	10+1⁄4 in		10.25	imp	10.25in; 101/4in	min	Ten and a quarter inch gauge
267 mm	10+1⁄2 in		10.5	imp	10.5in; 101/2in	min
305 mm	12 in		12	imp	12in	min
311 mm	12+1⁄4 in		12.25	imp	12.25in; 121/4in	min
318 mm	12+1⁄2 in		12.5	imp	12.5in; 121/2in	min	Miniature Railway Company
321 mm	12+5⁄8 in		12.625	imp	12.625in; 125/8in	min	Midland Beach Railway Company
340 mm	13+3⁄8 in		13.375	met	340mm	min	DierenPark Amersfoort
350 mm	13+25⁄32 in		13.7813	met	350mm	min	Narrow gauge railways in the Netherlands
356 mm	14 in		14	imp	14in	min
362 mm	14+1⁄4 in		14.25	imp	14.25in; 141/4in	min	Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
368 mm	14+1⁄2 in		14.5	imp	14.5in; 141/2in	min	Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway
381 mm	15 in		15	met imp	381mm 15in; 1ft3in	min	Fifteen-inch gauge railway
387 mm	15+1⁄4 in		15.25	imp	15.25in; 151/4in	min
400 mm	15+3⁄4 in		15.75	met	400mm	min	400 mm gauge railway
406 mm	16 in		16	imp	16in; 1ft4in	min	List of ridable miniature railways#16 in
410 mm	16+5⁄32 in		16.1563	met	410mm	min	Narrow gauge railways in Germany#410 mm
419 mm	16+1⁄2 in		16.5	imp	1ft4.5in; 16.5in; 161/2in	min
432 mm	17 in		17	imp	17in; 1ft5in	min
450 mm	17+23⁄32 in		17.7188	met	450mm	min
457 mm	18 in		18	imp	18in; 1ft6in	min	18 in gauge railway
470 mm	18+1⁄2 in		18.5	imp	18.5in; 1ft6.5in; 181/2in	min
480 mm	18+7⁄8 in		18.875	met	480mm	min	Permanent way (history)
483 mm	19 in		19	imp	19in; 1ft7in	min	19 in gauge railway
495 mm	19+1⁄2 in		19.5	imp	19.5in; 1ft7.5in; 191/2in	min
500 mm	19+3⁄4 in		19.75	met	500mm	min	500 mm gauge railway
508 mm	20 in		20	imp	20in; 1ft8in	narrow
520 mm	20+15⁄32 in		20.4688	met	520mm	narrow	List of track gauges#520 mm
533 mm	21 in		21	imp	21in; 1ft9in	narrow
550 mm	21+21⁄32 in		21.6563	met	550mm	narrow
557 mm	21+15⁄16 in		21.9375	met	557mm	narrow
559 mm	1 ft 10 in		22	imp	22in; 1ft10in	narrow
560 mm	22+1⁄16 in		22.0625	met	560mm	narrow	List of track gauges#560 mm
575 mm	22+5⁄8 in		22.625	met	575mm	narrow	List of track gauges#575 mm
578 mm	1 ft 10+3⁄4 in		22.75	imp	1ft10.75in; 22.75in; 1ft103/4in; 223/4in	narrow
580 mm	22+27⁄32 in		22.8438	met	580mm	narrow	List of track gauges#580 mm
584 mm	1 ft 11 in		23	imp	1ft11in; 23in	narrow
591 mm	1 ft 11+1⁄4 in		23.25	imp	23.25in; 1ft11.25in; 1ft111/4in; 231/4in	narrow	Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
597 mm	1 ft 11+1⁄2 in		23.5	imp	23.5in; 1ft11.5in; 1ft111/2in; 231/2in	narrow	2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
600 mm	1 ft 11+5⁄8 in		23.625	met	600mm	narrow	2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
603 mm	1 ft 11+3⁄4 in		23.75	imp	23.75in; 1ft11.75in; 1ft113/4in; 233/4in	narrow	2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
610 mm	2 ft		24	met imp	610mm 2ft; 24in	narrow	2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways
613 mm	2 ft 1⁄8 in		24.125	imp	24.125in; 2ft0.125in; 2ft1/8in; 241/8in	narrow	British quarrying and mining narrow gauge railways#Sand and gravel extraction
620 mm	2 ft 13⁄32 in		24.4063	met	620mm	narrow
622 mm	2 ft 1⁄2 in		24.5	imp	24.5in; 2ft0.5in; 2ft1/2in; 241/2in	narrow	Penrhyn Quarry Railway
630 mm	24+13⁄16 in		24.8125	met	630mm	narrow	List of track gauges#630 mm
655 mm	2 ft 1+25⁄32 in		25.7813	met	655mm	narrow	List of track gauges#655 mm
660 mm	2 ft 2 in		26	imp	26in; 2ft2in	narrow	Cwt y Bugail Quarry
686 mm	2 ft 3 in		27	imp	27in; 2ft3in	narrow	List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways
693 mm	2 ft 3+9⁄32 in		27.2813	met	693mm	narrow	Narrow gauge railways in Sweden
699 mm	2 ft 3+1⁄2 in		27.5	imp	2ft3.5in; 27.5in	narrow
700 mm	2 ft 3+9⁄16 in		27.5625	met	700mm	narrow	Narrow gauge railways in the Netherlands
705 mm	2 ft 3+3⁄4 in		27.75	imp	27.75in; 2ft3.75in; 2ft33/4in; 273/4in	narrow
711 mm	2 ft 4 in		28	imp	28in; 2ft4in	narrow	Snailbeach District Railways
716 mm	2 ft 4+3⁄16 in		28.1875	met	716mm	narrow	Narrow gauge railways in Poland
724 mm	2 ft 4+1⁄2 in		28.5	imp	28.5in; 2ft4.5in; 2ft41/2in; 281/2in	narrow	Glyn Valley Tramway
737 mm	2 ft 5 in		29	imp	29in; 2ft5in	narrow	British industrial narrow gauge railways#General freight
740 mm	2 ft 5+1⁄8 in		29.125	met	740mm	narrow	List of track gauges#740 mm
750 mm	2 ft 5+1⁄2 in		29.5	met imp	750mm 29.5in; 2ft5.5in; 2ft51/2in; 291/2in	narrow	750 mm gauge railways
760 mm	2 ft 5+15⁄16 in	Bosnian gauge	29.9375	met	760mm; bosnian	narrow	Bosnian gauge
762 mm	2 ft 6 in		30	met imp	762mm 2ft6in; 30in	narrow	2 ft 6 in gauge railways
765 mm	2 ft 6+1⁄8 in		30.125	met	765mm	narrow
775 mm	2 ft 6+1⁄2 in		30.5	imp	30.5in; 2ft6.5in; 2ft61/2in; 301/2in	narrow
780 mm	2 ft 6+23⁄32 in		30.7188	met	780mm	narrow	Hohenzollern Locomotive Works
785 mm	2 ft 6+29⁄32 in		30.9063	met	785mm	narrow
787 mm	2 ft 7 in		31	imp	2ft7in; 31in	narrow	Dyserth branch line
791 mm	2 ft 7+5⁄32 in		31.1563	met	791mm	narrow
800 mm	2 ft 7+1⁄2 in		31.5	met	800mm	narrow	800 mm gauge railways
802 mm	2 ft 7+9⁄16 in		31.5625	met	802mm	narrow
813 mm	2 ft 8 in		32	imp	32in; 2ft8in	narrow
820 mm	2 ft 8+9⁄32 in		32.2813	met	820mm	narrow
825 mm	2 ft 8+1⁄2 in		32.5	imp	2ft8.5in; 32.5in; 2ft81/2in; 321/2in	narrow
838 mm	2 ft 9 in		33	imp	2ft9in; 33in	narrow
840 mm	2 ft 9+1⁄16 in		33.0625	met	840mm	narrow	Hohenzollern Locomotive Works
850 mm	2 ft 9+15⁄32 in		33.4688	met	850mm	narrow	Menaggio–Porlezza railway
860 mm	2 ft 9+7⁄8 in		33.875	met	860mm	narrow
864 mm	2 ft 10 in		34	imp	34in; 2ft10in	narrow	Porthgain Railway#2 ft 10 in
876 mm	2 ft 10+1⁄2 in		34.5	imp	2ft10.5in; 34.5in; 2ft101/2in; 341/2in	narrow
880 mm	2 ft 10+21⁄32 in		34.6563	met	880mm	narrow	List of track gauges#880 mm
889 mm	2 ft 11 in		35	imp	35in; 2ft11in	narrow	List of track gauges#889 mm
891 mm	2 ft 11+3⁄32 in	Swedish three foot	35.0938	met	891mm; swedish; swedishthreefoot	narrow	Swedish three foot gauge railways
900 mm	2 ft 11+7⁄16 in		35.4375	met	900mm	narrow	900 mm gauge railways
914 mm	3 ft		36	met imp met	914mm 3ft; 36in 915mm	narrow	3 ft gauge railways
925 mm	3 ft 13⁄32 in		36.4063	met	925mm	narrow	Trams in Chemnitz
927 mm	3 ft 1⁄2 in		36.5	imp	3ft0.5in; 36.5in; 3ft1/2in; 361/2in	narrow	British industrial narrow gauge railways#3 ft 1/2 in
940 mm	3 ft 1 in		37	imp	37in; 3ft1in	narrow	British quarrying and mining narrow gauge railways
943 mm	3 ft 1+1⁄8 in		37.125	imp	37.125in; 3ft11/8in; 371/8in	narrow
946 mm	3 ft 1+1⁄4 in		37.25	met	946mm	narrow	Kaprun disaster
950 mm	3 ft 1+3⁄8 in		37.375	met	950mm	narrow	Track gauge in Italy
955 mm	3 ft 1+19⁄32 in		37.5938	met	955mm	narrow	Polybahn funicular
965 mm	3 ft 2 in		38	imp	38in; 3ft2in	narrow	Clifton Rocks Railway
972 mm	3 ft 2+1⁄4 in		38.25	imp	38.25in; 3ft2.25in; 3ft21/4in; 381/4in	narrow	British quarrying and mining narrow gauge railways
985 mm	3 ft 2+25⁄32 in		38.7813	met	985mm	narrow	Zugerbergbahn funicular
991 mm	3 ft 3 in		39	imp	3ft3in; 39in	narrow	Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway
1,000 mm	3 ft 3+3⁄8 in	metre gauge	39.375	met	1000mm; metre; meter; 1m	narrow	Metre gauge
1,009 mm	3 ft 3+23⁄32 in	metre gauge	39.7188	met	1009mm	narrow	Metre gauge
1,016 mm	3 ft 4 in		40	imp	40in; 3ft4in	narrow	Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
1,029 mm	3 ft 4+1⁄2 in		40.5	imp	40.5in; 3ft4.5in; 3ft41/2in; 401/2in	narrow	Herne Bay Pier
1,035 mm	3 ft 4+3⁄4 in		40.75	imp	40.75in; 3ft4.75in; 3ft43/4in; 403/4in	narrow	Lake Lock Rail Road
1,040 mm	3 ft 5 in		41	met	1040mm	narrow	Festungsbahn (Salzburg)
1,050 mm	3 ft 5+11⁄32 in		41.3438	met	1050mm	narrow	Hejaz Railway
1,055 mm	3 ft 5+1⁄2 in		41.5	met imp	1055mm 41.5in; 3ft5.5in; 3ft51/2in; 411/2in	narrow	National Company for Rail Transport
1,065 mm	3 ft 5+15⁄16 in	Cape gauge	41.9375	met	1065mm	narrow	3 ft 6 in gauge railways
1,067 mm	3 ft 6 in	Cape gauge	42	met imp imp	1067mm 3ft6in; 42in cape	narrow	3 ft 6 in gauge railways
1,093 mm	3 ft 7 in		43	met imp	1093mm 43in; 3ft7in	narrow	Köping–Uttersberg–Riddarhyttan Railway
1,099 mm	3 ft 7+1⁄4 in		43.25	met	1099mm	narrow	Narrow gauge railways in Sweden
1,100 mm	3 ft 7+5⁄16 in		43.3125	met	1100mm	narrow	Santa Teresa Tram
1,106 mm	3 ft 7+1⁄2 in		43.5	met imp	1106mm 43.5in; 3ft7.5in; 3ft71/2in; 431/2in	narrow
1,124 mm	3 ft 8+1⁄4 in		44.25	imp	44.25in; 3ft8.25in; 3ft81/4in; 441/4in	narrow
1,130 mm	3 ft 8+1⁄2 in		44.5	imp	44.5in; 3ft8.5in; 3ft81/2in; 441/2in	narrow	London Pneumatic Despatch Company
1,143 mm	3 ft 9 in		45	imp	45in; 3ft9in	narrow	Middlebere Plateway
1,156 mm	3 ft 9+1⁄2 in		45.5	imp	45.5in; 3ft9.5in; 3ft91/2in; 451/2in	narrow	Arcata and Mad River Railroad
1,168 mm	3 ft 10 in		46	imp	46in; 3ft10in	narrow	Fajardo, Puerto Rico
1,188 mm	3 ft 10+25⁄32 in		46.7813	met	1188mm	narrow	Engelsberg-Norberg Railway
1,194 mm	3 ft 11 in		47	imp	47in; 3ft11in	narrow
1,200 mm	3 ft 11+1⁄4 in		47.25	met	1200mm	narrow	Narrow-gauge railway#Four foot and 1200 mm gauge
1,217 mm	3 ft 11+29⁄32 in		47.9063	met	1217mm	narrow
1,219 mm	4 ft		48	imp	48in; 4ft	narrow	Four foot gauge railway
1,245 mm	4 ft 1 in		49	imp	49in; 4ft1in	narrow
1,257 mm	4 ft 1+1⁄2 in		49.5	imp	49.5in; 4ft1.5in; 4ft11/2in; 491/2in	narrow
1,270 mm	4 ft 2 in		50	imp	50in; 4ft2in	narrow
1,283 mm	4 ft 2+1⁄2 in		50.5	imp	50.5in; 501/2in; 4ft2.5in; 4ft21/2in	narrow	Saltburn Cliff Lift
1,295 mm	4 ft 3 in		51	imp	51in; 4ft3in	narrow	Delaware and Hudson Gravity Railroad
1,300 mm	4 ft 3+3⁄16 in		51.1875	met	1300mm	narrow	Reisszug
1,321 mm	4 ft 4 in		52	imp	52in; 4ft4in	narrow
1,333 mm	4 ft 4+1⁄2 in		52.5	imp	52.5in; 4ft4.5in; 4ft41/2in; 521/2in	narrow
1,350 mm	4 ft 5+5⁄32 in		53.1563	met	1350mm	narrow
1,372 mm	4 ft 6 in	Scotch gauge	54	met imp imp	1372mm 54in; 4ft6in scotch	narrow	4 ft 6 in gauge railway
1,384 mm	4 ft 6+1⁄2 in		54.5	imp	54.5in; 4ft6.5in; 4ft61/2in; 541/2in	narrow	Dundee and Newtyle Railway
1,397 mm	4 ft 7 in		55	imp	4ft7in; 55in	narrow	List of track gauges#4 ft 7 in
1,410 mm	4 ft 7+1⁄2 in		55.5	imp	4ft7.5in; 55.5in; 4ft71/2in; 551/2in	narrow	Standard gauge#Origins
1,416 mm	4 ft 7+3⁄4 in		55.75	imp	55.75in; 4ft7.75in; 4ft73/4in	narrow	Glasgow Corporation Tramways
1,422 mm	4 ft 8 in		56	imp	56in; 4ft8in	narrow	4 ft 8 in gauge railways
1,429 mm	4 ft 8+1⁄4 in		56.25	imp	56.25in; 4ft8.25in; 4ft81/4in; 561/4in	narrow	Washington Metro rolling stock
1,432 mm	4 ft 8+3⁄8 in		56.375	met	1432mm	narrow	Standard-gauge railway#Modern almost standard gauge railways
1,435 mm	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in	standard gauge standard gauge	56.5	met imp	1435mm; sg; standard; metsg; sgmet 4ft8.5in; 56.5in; 4ft81/2in; 561/2in; ussg; sgus; usstandard; uksg; sguk; impsg; sgimp	s.g.	Standard gauge
1,440 mm	4 ft 8+11⁄16 in		56.6875	met	1440mm	broad	St. Moritz–Corviglia funicular
1,445 mm	4 ft 8+7⁄8 in		56.875	met	1445mm	broad	Track gauge in Italy
1,448 mm	4 ft 9 in		57	imp	57in; 4ft9in	broad	Manchester and Leeds Railway
1,450 mm	4 ft 9+3⁄32 in		57.0938	met	1450mm	broad	Trams in Dresden
1,457 mm	4 ft 9+3⁄8 in		57.375	imp	57.375in; 573/8in; 4ft93/8in; 4ft9.375in	broad	Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad
1,458 mm	4 ft 9+13⁄32 in		57.4063	met	1458mm	broad	Trams in Leipzig
1,461 mm	4 ft 9+1⁄2 in		57.5	imp	4ft9.5in; 57.5in; 4ft91/2in; 571/2in	broad	Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad#Construction of the line
1,473 mm	4 ft 10 in	Ohio gauge	58	imp	58in; 4ft10in; ohio	broad	four foot ten inch gauge railways
1,492 mm	4 ft 10+3⁄4 in		58.75	imp	58.75in; 4ft10.75in; 4ft103/4in; 583/4in	broad
1,495 mm	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in	Toronto gauge	58.875	imp	58.875in; 4ft10.875in; 4ft107/8in; 587/8in; toronto	broad	Toronto-gauge railways
1,499 mm	4 ft 11 in	Toronto gauge	59	imp	59in; 4ft11in	broad	Toronto-gauge railways
1,500 mm	4 ft 11+1⁄16 in		59.0625	met	1500mm	broad
1,520 mm	4 ft 11+27⁄32 in	Russian gauge	59.8438	met	1520mm; russian	broad	5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways
1,522 mm	4 ft 11+29⁄32 in		59.9063	met	1522mm	broad	5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways
1,524 mm	5 ft		60	met imp	1524mm 60in; 5ft	broad	5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways
1,537 mm	5 ft 1⁄2 in		60.5	imp	60.5in; 5ft0.5in; 5ft1/2in; 601/2in	broad
1,575 mm	5 ft 2 in		62	imp	62in; 5ft2in	broad
1,581 mm	5 ft 2+1⁄4 in		62.25	imp	62.25in; 5ft2.25in; 5ft21/4in; 621/4in	broad	SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines
1,588 mm	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in	Pennsylvania trolley gauge	62.5	imp imp	62.5in; 5ft2.5in; 5ft21/2in; 621/2in pennsylvania; pennsylvaniatrolley; pennsylvanian; pennsylvaniantrolley	broad	five foot two and a half inch gauge railways
1,600 mm	5 ft 3 in	Victorian broad gauge Irish gauge	63	met imp met imp	1600mm 5ft3in; 63in victorian irish	broad	5 ft 3 in gauge railways
1,613 mm	5 ft 3+1⁄2 in		63.5	imp	63.5in; 5ft3.5in; 5ft31/2in; 631/2in	broad
1,638 mm	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in	Baltimore streetcar gauge	64.5	imp	64.5in; 5ft4.5in; 5ft41/2in; 641/2in; baltimore; baltimorestreetcar	broad	5 ft 4½ in gauge railways
1,664 mm	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in		65.5	met	1664mm	broad	Iberian gauge#1664 mm
1,668 mm	5 ft 5+21⁄32 in	Iberian gauge	65.6563	met	1668mm; iberian	broad	Iberian gauge
1,672 mm	5 ft 5+13⁄16 in		65.8125	met	1672mm	broad	Iberian gauge#1672 mm
1,676 mm	5 ft 6 in	Indian gauge	66	met imp imp	1676mm 5ft6in; 66in indian	broad	5 ft 6 in gauge railway
1,727 mm	5 ft 8 in		68	imp	68in; 5ft8in	broad
1,750 mm	5 ft 8+7⁄8 in		68.875	met	1750mm	broad
1,800 mm	5 ft 10+7⁄8 in		70.875	met	1800mm	broad	List of track gauges#1800 mm
1,829 mm	6 ft		72	imp	6ft; 72in	broad	Erie Gauge War
1,850 mm	6 ft 27⁄32 in		72.8438	met	1850mm	broad
1,880 mm	6 ft 2 in		74	met imp	1880mm 6ft2in; 74in	broad	Taipei Metro Ulster Railway
1,945 mm	6 ft 4+9⁄16 in		76.5625	met	1945mm	broad	De Arend (locomotive)
1,980 mm	6 ft 6 in		78	met imp	1980mm 78in; 6ft6in	broad	Carmelit Scarborough funiculars#St Nicholas Cliff Lift
2,000 mm	6 ft 6+3⁄4 in		78.75	met	2000mm; 2m	broad
2,134 mm	7 ft	Brunel gauge	84	imp	84in; 7ft; brunel	broad	7-foot gauge railway
2,140 mm	7 ft 1⁄4 in	Brunel gauge	84.25	imp	84.25in; 7ft0.25in; 7ft1/4in; 841/4in	broad	7-foot-¼-inch gauge railway
2,286 mm	7 ft 6 in		90	imp	90in; 7ft6in	broad
2,440 mm	8 ft		96	imp	96in; 8ft	broad
2,743 mm	9 ft		108	imp	108in; 9ft	broad
3,000 mm	9 ft 10+1⁄8 in		118.125	met	3000mm; 3m	broad	Breitspurbahn
3,048 mm	10 ft		120	imp	120in; 10ft	broad
3,327 mm	10 ft 11 in		131	imp	10ft11in; 131in	broad	List of track gauges#3327 mm
3,696 mm	12 ft 1+1⁄2 in		145.5	imp	12ft1.5in; 145.5in; 12ft11/2in; 1451/2in	broad	Hamilton Incline Railway
5,486 mm	18 ft		216	imp	18ft; 216in	broad	List of track gauges#18 ft
8,200 mm	26 ft 10+27⁄32 in		322.8438	met	8200mm	broad	List of track gauges#8200 mm
9,000 mm	29 ft 6+5⁄16 in		354.3125	met	9000mm	broad	Krasnoyarsk Dam

Track gauge data statistics
Sources Data pages: Module:Track gauge/data Data Listed: 3 mm – 9000 mm (252 rows) Entries (defined gauges, per unit): 286 Gauges (defined gauges, per size): 252 Entries defined metric: 136 Entries defined imperial: 150 Gauge sizes defined both metric and imperial: 22 Gauge sizes with multiple entries in one unit: 914 mm (3); 1067 mm (3); 1372 mm (3); 1588 mm (2); 1600 mm (4); 1676 mm (3); Aliases (input options): 527 Named definitions (as output link; 23): 37.5: Lego Trains; 89: 3 gauge; 760: Bosnian gauge; 891: Swedish three foot; 1000: metre gauge; 1009: metre gauge; 1065: Cape gauge; 1067: Cape gauge; 1372: Scotch gauge; 1435: standard gauge; 1435: standard gauge; 1473: Ohio gauge; 1495: Toronto gauge; 1499: Toronto gauge; 1520: Russian gauge; 1588: Pennsylvania trolley gauge; 1600: Victorian broad gauge; 1600: Irish gauge; 1638: Baltimore streetcar gauge; 1668: Iberian gauge; 1676: Indian gauge; 2134: Brunel gauge; 2140: Brunel gauge Entries with an article link: 163 Categories Content categories: 66 Size classes 60 scaled or model gauges (0 mentionings) 35 minimum gauges (0 mentionings) 109 narrow gauges (0 mentionings) 1 standard gauge (0 mentionings) 47 broad gauges (0 mentionings)

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Formatting input

When entering a track gauge (like {{Track gauge|1435mm}}, these are formatting options. Keep in mind that only defined gauges are recognised.

Spacing is free, and fractions can be used in imperial units. Primes (' and ") may be used for [foot, inch]. Any [foot, inch] size can be entered in all-inches (4 ft 8 1/2 in equals 56 1/2 in and 56.5 in).

Input options, examples
Parameter input	Result	Note
`1435 mm`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	standard gauge
`standard gauge`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	standard gauge, by name
`4 ft 8.5 in`	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	standard gauge, this way puts imperial units first
`UK sg`	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	standard gauge, this way puts imperial units first
`56.5 in`	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	standard gauge, by all-inches
`56.5"`	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	standard gauge, using primes
`56 1/2 in`	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)	standard gauge, using slash for fraction
`1 m`	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	1 m is recognised, but not many more in `m`. Better use `mm`
`16.5 mm`	16.5 mm (0.65 in)	HO scale model railway
`16.5 in`	16+1⁄2 in (419 mm)	Miniature railway
`7 ft 0.25 in`	7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)	Brunel
`2140 mm`	2140 mm	Not recognised (so no converted value). This track gauge, Brunel's, is not defined in mm.
`65 in`	65 in	Input not recognised (so no converted value); output copies the input. This is a good way to enter an uncovered rail gauge on a page: other editors will notice (and can add a new gauge to the template!).

Parameters

{{Track gauge
|
| lk=on
| first=imp, met
| disp= s, /, 1, br, [], &lt;any literal text>
| al=on
| allk=on
| nowrap=off (default), on, all
| addcat=no
| unitlink=on
}}

Optional parameters
Parameter	What it does	Example (code)	Example (output)
lk=on	Links the defining measure (first measure) "defined size" depends on input	`{{Track gauge\|3ft6in\|lk=on}}` `{{Track gauge\|1067mm\|lk=on}}`	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
al=on	Adds the alternate name after the gauge measurement values	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|al=on}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
allk=on	Adds a wikilink to the alternate name where applicable	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|allk=on}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
first=imp first=met	Puts the requested measure first (metric, imperial)	`{{Track gauge\|1000mm\|first=imp}}`	3 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1,000 mm)
disp=any text	The text will be written between the measurements, two spaces added. Brackets are omitted. Text must be 2 characters or more. (codes for `\|disp=` are processed as described: 1, s, /, br).	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|disp=also defined as being}}`	1,435 mm also defined as being 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in
disp=s or /	Uses a slash as a separator rather than parentheses	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|disp=s}}`	1,435 mm / 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in
disp=[]	Uses a square brackets rather than parentheses	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|disp=[]}}`	1,435 mm [4 ft 8+1⁄2 in]
disp=1	Only shows the first measure (may be used when repeated on a page or in conjunction with `first=` to display the output only)	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|disp=1}}`	1,435 mm
disp=br	Forces a line break after the first size (and also before any gauge name)	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|disp=br}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
nowrap=off (default), on, all	Sets possible line break (line wrap): after between the measurements (off=defalt), not (on, all), or not at all when named gauge is present. (note: until May 2014, default behaviour was no break between the measurements. This has changed.)	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|nowrap=on}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
addcat=no	Will not add a maintenance category	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|addcat=no}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
unitlink=on	Adds wikilinks to the measurement unit labels	`{{Track gauge\|sg\|unitlink=on}}`	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Names can be universal, being defined worldwide. For example: Iberian gauge, 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge. Other names can be localor culturally restricted, for example the name "Cape gauge" is used in South Africa for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), but not in Japan (in Japan that same track gauge is not named).
Also, two sizes can lead to one gauge name.

Named gauges

Established gauge names can be entered. The word "gauge" can be omitted. Case-insensitive (A=a). See also the |al=, |allk= parameters (below), to show a gauge name in the outcome.

Input	Result	Note
{{Track gauge\|Baltimore gauge\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge
{{Track gauge\|Baltimore\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	Omitting " gauge", same effect
{{Track gauge\|baltimore\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	Case-insensitive (A=a)
{{Track gauge\|baltimore\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	`\|al=on` shows the alternative name
{{Track gauge\|baltimore\|allk=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	`\|allk=on` shows the alternative name, linked
{{Track gauge\|baltimore\|lk=on\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	`\|lk=on` links the size (as always)
{{Track gauge\|Baltimore streetcar gauge\|al=on}}	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm) Baltimore streetcar gauge	This one has more names

{{Track gauge\|Bosnian\|al=on}}	760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) Bosnian gauge
{{Track gauge\|Brunel\|al=on}}	7 ft (2,134 mm) Brunel gauge
{{Track gauge\|Cape\|al=on}}	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
{{Track gauge\|Iberian\|al=on}}	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
{{Track gauge\|Indian\|al=on}}	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge
{{Track gauge\|Victorian\|al=on}}	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Victorian broad gauge
{{Track gauge\|Irish\|al=on}}	5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Irish gauge
{{Track gauge\|metre\|al=on}}	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
{{Track gauge\|Ohio\|al=on}}	4 ft 10 in (1,473 mm) Ohio gauge
{{Track gauge\|Pennsylvania\|al=on}}	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge
{{Track gauge\|Pennsylvania trolley\|al=on}}	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge
{{Track gauge\|Russian\|al=on}}	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
{{Track gauge\|Scotch\|al=on}}	4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) Scotch gauge
{{Track gauge\|standard gauge\|al=on}}	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge	Also: "sg", "metsg" (metric units first)
{{Track gauge\|US sg\|al=on}}	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge	Also: "imp sg", "UK sg", "NA sg" (imperial units first)
{{Track gauge\|Swedish three foot\|al=on}}	891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot
{{Track gauge\|Swedish\|al=on}}	891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot
{{Track gauge\|Toronto\|al=on}}	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) Toronto gauge
{{Track gauge\|Lego\|al=on}}	37.5 mm (1+15⁄32 in) L (Lego) gauge

English variant (ENGVAR)

This template defaults to UK-English. For articles written in US-English, set parameter |engvar to |engvar=en-US. In this situation, the US-English spelling is shown:

{{track gauge|1000mm|allk=on|engvar=en-US}} → 1,000 mm (3 ft 33⁄8 in) meter gauge

As of 2016, the only two gauges impacted are the 1000 mm and 1009 mm gauges. In UK-English these are spelled metre, in US-English these are spelled meter.

Why not use {{Convert}}?

To convert a track gauge, using {{Convert}} comes to mind. For example, standard gauge:

{{Convert|1435|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} → 1,435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in)

However, this has some disadvantages. First of all, track gauges are defined by an institute, not just measured. The list of those defined track gauges is limited, and overseeable (today some 270 physical sizes are defined).

Using {{Track gauge}} allows us to track (follow) all articles with a specific gauge. This way the list can be made more accurate, correct and complete.

Also, the track definition can be directly linked to the sourcing article: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).

Further more, the template allows to recognise named gauges such as "Russian gauge".

Tracking category

{{Track gauge}} detects that an undefined gauge is entered, and signal the page for maintenance. For example, metre gauge is only defined in metric. Entering an imperial size would categorise that article in Category:Articles using Template:Track gauge with unrecognized input (15).

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Track gauge in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Track gauge

TemplateData

The template formats a track gauge size into standard notation and adds the conversion into the imperial/metric (other) size

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Track gauge definition	`1`	Defined track gauge, in mm or ft in. Also can accept: ' '', m, gauge name	String	required
Link top measurement units	`lk`	=on: adds link to the gauge defining article	String	optional
Alternative name	`al`	=on: Add gauge name (if existing)	String	optional
Alternative name, linked	`allk`	=on: Add gauge name (if existing) and link to its wiki page	String	optional
Display converted gauge	`disp`	Separator for the converted value: 1=none (first value only); =s, /: slash separator; =''Any text'' (2 or more characters): Any literal text written between the two values. Default (...) brackets	String	optional
Which unit to mention first	`first`	=met: metric first; =imp: imperial first (default: input unit) Default By input	String	optional
Allow line wrapping of text	`nowrap`	wrap=off, on, all: allows lin breaking between the two measurements. Default: on. 'all' disallows linebreaking wiothing an alternative name Default off	String	optional
Wikilink units	`unitlink`	=on: do wikilink	String	optional
Categorize page	`addcat`	=no: do not categorize Default yes	String	optional
ENGVAR	`engvar`	When set to en-US, "metRE" is spelled "metER" Default en-UK Example meter gauge only	Unknown	optional
comma	`comma`	no description	Unknown	optional

External links; sources

Sources

Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA)
Morrisson, Allen (2013). "Electric transport in latin america". Latin America is very well covered
"A world of trams and urban transit". Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA)). UK based, covering most countries

de:Liste_der_Spurweiten (checking here in Template talk:Track gauge/dewiki list)

Scaled rail models

"S-3.1 Trackwork, Proto & Fine Scales". NMRA. 2004.
"S-3.2 Trackwork Standard Scales (metric)" (PDF). NMRA. 2010.

DGEG (German) Spurweiten_Auswahl 107-Spurweiten_Auswahl Spurweiten_Auswahl