Metre gauge

Metre gauge refers to narrow 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 it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland and northern Spain do huge metre gauge networks remain in continuous use. Also, many European urban trams run on metre gauge. 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

Asia

South-east Asia

• Vietnam and joined
  • Yunnan–Vietnam Railway
• 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

• 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 - 9,000 km (5,600 mi) in 2011. 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. The length is planned to decrease more in the next few years.

Americas

• 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

Eastern Africa

• 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

• Egypt
  • Trams of Cairo
• Tunisian Railways - 1,674 km (1,040 mi) (besides standard gauge 471 km (293 mi))

Western Africa

• 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

Austria

• Trams of Innsbruck and Gmunden
• Few of the local railways, such as Stubaitalbahn and Achenseebahn

Belgium

• Trams of Antwerp, Charleroi (Charleroi Pre-metro) and Ghent and the Belgian Coast Tram

Bulgaria

• Tram of Sofia Tramway

Czech Republic

• Tram of Liberec

Croatia

• Trams of Osijek and Zagreb

Finland

• Helsinki tram

France

• Chemins de fer de Corse
• Panoramique des Domes
• Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway
• Tramway de Lille
• Train des pignes
• Yellow train

Germany

• Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
• Bavarian Zugspitzbahn
• Many tram networks

Greece

• Peloponnese (formerly SPAP) network

Italy

• Centovalli railway

Latvia

• Tram of Liepāja

Norway

• Trondheim Tramway

Poland

• Trams of
  • Bydgoszcz
  • Elbląg
  • Grudziądz
  • Łódź
  • Toruń

Portugal

• Tram of Oporto

Romania

• Trams of Arad
• Trams of Iaşi

Russia

• Tram of Kaliningrad
• Tram of Pyatigorsk

Serbia

• Tram of Beograd

Slovakia

• Tram of Bratislava
• Tatra Electric Railways (Tatranské elektrické železnice)
• Children's Railway, Košice (Detská železnica, Košice)

Spain

• Metro Bilbao
• EuskoTren
• FEVE
• FGC
• Palma de Mallorca Metro
• Valencia Metro
• FGV
• Tram of Vitoria-Gasteiz

Switzerland

• Most of the numerous Swiss narrow gauge railways, e.g.:
  • Berner Oberland Bahn
  • Brünigbahn
  • Centovalli railway
  • Furka–Oberalp-Bahn
  • Chemins de fer du Jura - 74.3 km (besides 10.9 km in standard gauge)
  • Montreux-Oberland Bernois
  • Rhaetian Railway
  • Zentralbahn
  • most of the Appenzell railways
• Most Swiss Trams: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Zürich

Ukraine

• Trams of Lviv, Molochne, Vinnytsia, Yevpatoria and Zhytomyr

See also

• Narrow gauge railways

External links

• http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php