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Metre-gauge railway


Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in).

The metre gauge is used in around 95,000 kilometres (59,000 mi) of tracks around the world. Historically it was utilized by European colonial powers such as the French, British, and German empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, northern Spain and in many European towns with urban trams, although most metre-gauge local railways in France, in Germany, and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, while in other cities metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge.

Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano

23,489 km (14,595 mi)

Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (Ferronor), Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, Arica–La Paz railway.

A few local railways. Only one remains, but regauged to standard gauge.

1,287 km (800 mi) Dakar–Niger Railway


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