File:Rail gauge world.svg

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Summary

Description

English: Shows the railroad gauge which is currently most used in each country (main colour), with other significant gauges used depicted as small squares on top of the main colour. Grey indicates no railways.

Español: Muestra el ancho de vía más comunmente usado en cada país (color principal), con otros anchos representados con pequeños cuadrados sobre el color principal. El color gris indica que no existen vías férreas en el territorio.

Français : Montre l'écartement le plus utilisé dans chaque pays (couleur principale), les autres écartements significatifs sont illustrés par des petits carrés superposés sur la couleur principale. Le gris indique l'absence de chemins de fer.

Русский: Ширина колеи железных дорог, используемая в настоящее время наиболее часто в разных странах (основной цвет). Прочие используемые ширины колеи изображены в виде маленьких квадратиков поверх основного цвета. Серый цвет — отсутствие железных дорог.

中文：图中各国的主色表示该国最通用的铁路轨距，小色块代表其他重要的轨距，灰色则为尚无铁路的国家

Map legend

597, 600, 603 mm (1 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in, 1 ft 11 ⁵⁄₈ in, 1 ft 11 ³⁄₄ in), 610 mm (2 ft)

750, 760 mm (2 ft 6 in, 2 ft 6 in) Bosnian, 762, 800 mm (2 ft 6 in, 2 ft 7 in)

891 mm (2 ft 11 in) Swedish, 900 mm (2 ft 11 in), 914 mm (3 ft)

1,000 mm (3 ft 3 in) (Metre)

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

1,435 mm (5 ft)

1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ⁷⁄₈ in) Russian standard

1,524 mm (5 ft) Old Russian standard

1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

1,668 mm (5 ft 6 in) Iberian

1,676 mm (5 ft)

1,829 mm (6 ft), 2,140 mm (7 ft ¹⁄₄ in) Brunel

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Date

27 November 2006

Source

Made using the list on CIA Factbook railways, Seabhcan's railmap and OpenRailwayMap. Uses BlankMap-World.svg

Creator

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:25, 17 January 2025	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Akeosnhaoe	Lebanon
	13:47, 16 December 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Rtfroot	Panama and Taiwan updated
	18:48, 15 December 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Akeosnhaoe	Ghana
	18:57, 2 December 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	JNRWorldEngines	Mistake
	18:56, 2 December 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.06 MB)	JNRWorldEngines	Afghanistan has designated 56.5" Gauge as the official Gauge. Plus it's only a few minor parts that are Soviet Gauge.
	22:55, 19 January 2024	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Rtfroot	Mauritius metro (1435mm), Indonesia high speed line (1435mm)
	22:53, 18 November 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Akeosnhaoe	Sakhalin
	10:02, 25 September 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Akeosnhaoe	Tunisia
	14:00, 16 July 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.05 MB)	Wikkiwonkk	added Cape gauge to Lesotho (small spur connecting to South Africa's network); removed Inkscape/Sodipodi cruft
	03:50, 11 March 2023	2,754 × 1,398 (1.06 MB)	Wikkiwonkk	added standard gauge to Tanzania