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List of track gauges



	Minimum
	Fifteen inch	381 mm	(15 in)

	Narrow
	600 mm	600 mm	(1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
	Two foot	610 mm	(2 ft)
	Two foot three inch	686 mm	(2 ft 3 in)
	750 mm	750 mm	(2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
	Bosnian gauge	760 mm	(2 ft 5+15⁄16 in)
	Two foot six inch	762 mm	(2 ft 6 in)
	Swedish three foot	891 mm	(2 ft 11+3⁄32 in)
	900 mm	900 mm	(2 ft 11+7⁄16 in)
	Three foot	914 mm	(3 ft)
	Italian metre	950 mm	(3 ft1+13⁄32 in)
	Metre	1,000 mm	(3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
	Three foot six inch	1,067 mm	(3 ft 6 in)
	Four foot	1,219 mm	(4 ft)
	Four foot six inch	1,372 mm	(4 ft 6 in)
	1432 mm	1,432 mm	(4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)

	Standard	1,435 mm	(4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

	Broad
	Italian broad gauge	1,445 mm	(4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
	Dresden gauge	1,450 mm	(4 ft 9+3⁄32 in)
	Leipzig gauge	1,458 mm	(4 ft 9+13⁄32 in)
	Toronto gauge	1,495 mm	(4 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
	1520 mm	1,520 mm	(4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
	Five foot	1,524 mm	(5 ft)
	Pennsylvania gauge	1,581 mm	(5 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
	Pennsylvania gauge	1,588 mm	(5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
	Five foot three inch	1,600 mm	(5 ft 3 in)
	Baltimore gauge	1,638 mm	(5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
	Iberian gauge	1,668 mm	(5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
	Five foot six inch	1,676 mm	(5 ft 6 in)
	Six foot	1,829 mm	(6 ft)
	Brunel	2,140 mm	(7 ft 1⁄4 in)
	Breitspurbahn	3,000 mm	(9 ft 101⁄8 in)

World map, rail gauge by region

Map of the world's railways showing the different major gauges in use.
  3 ft gauge (914 mm)

  Meter gauge (1,000 mm)

  Cape gauge (1,067 mm)

  Standard gauge (1,435 mm)

  Russian gauge (1,520 mm)
      Five foot gauge (1,524 mm)
  Irish gauge (1,600 mm)

  Iberian gauge (1,668 mm)

  Indian gauge (1,676 mm)

This list presents an overview of railway track gauges by size. A gauge is measured between the inner faces of the rails.

Narrow gauge (1,067 mm)

  Standard gauge (1,435 mm)

  Broad gauge (1,600 mm)
The large network of narrow-gauge sugar cane light railways, almost all 610 mm (2 ft) gauge, is not shown, Rail gauge in Australia.

A world map with countries colored by which track gauge railways in that country use

A key for the above map

Map of rail gauge by country

Triple-gauge track on turntable, Gladstone, South Australia.

Broad gauge and standard gauge track.

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