This list presents an overview of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails.
Track gauges by size
Minimum and ridable miniature railways
For ridable miniature railways and minimum-gauge railways, the gauges are overlapping. There are also some extreme narrow-gauge railways listed. See: Distinction between a ridable miniature railway and a minimum-gauge railway for clarification.
Model railway gauges are covered in rail transport modelling scales.
Narrow gauge
Railways with a track gauge between 500 mm (19 3⁄4 in) and 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.
Standard gauge
Standard gauge is 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge. It is the most widely-used gauge: about 60% of the world's railway mileage is standard gauge.
Several railways use gauges very close to standard gauge, including:
Broad gauge
See also
- List of tram track gauges
- Loading gauge
- Minimum-gauge railway
- Rail transport
- Rapid transit track gauge
References
External links
- Jane's World Railways
- "Railroad Gauge Width". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. site
- The Indian Railways FAQ: Gauges
- Extensive list of two-foot–gauge railways worldwide
