Dominant Gauges
| ft′ in″ | mm |
|---|---|
| 5′ 6″ | 1676 |
| 5′ 5⅔″ | 1668 |
| 5′ 3″ | 1600 |
| 5′ | 1524 |
| 4′ 11⅚″ | 1520 |
| 4′8½″ | 1435 |
| 4′6″ | 1372 |
| 3′6″ | 1067 |
| 3′5⅓″ | 1050 |
| 3'3⅜″ | 1000 |
| 3′1⅜″ | 950 |
| 3′ | 914 |
| 2′6″ | 762 |
| 2′ 5½″ | 750 |
| 2′ | 610 |
| 1′ 11⅝″ | 600 |
| Gauge | Name | Installation (km) | Installation (miles) | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | Indian gauge | 78,500 | 48,800 | India (42,000 km/26,000 mi; increasing with Project Unigauge), Pakistan, Argentina 24,000 km/15,000 mi, Chile, Sri Lanka 1,508 km/937 mi (approx. 6.67% of the world's railways) |
| 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2⁄3 in) | Iberian gauge | 15,394 | 9,565 | Portugal, Spain. In Spain as of the Iberian gauge 21 km/13 mi are of three-rail dual Iberian and standard gauges, more to come in the future |
| 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | Irish gauge | 9,800 | 6,100 | Ireland (1,800 km/1,100 mi), and in Australia mainly Victoria and some South Australia Victorian gauge (4,017 km/2,496 mi), Brazil (4,057 km/2,521 mi) |
| 1,524 mm (5 ft) | Russian gauge | 5,865 | 3,644 | Finland (contiguous to and generally compatible with 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in)) |
| 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in) | Russian gauge | 220,000 | 140,000 | CIS states, also Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia (approx. 17% of the world's railways; all contiguous — redefined from 1,524 mm (5 ft) ) |
| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Standard gauge | 720,000 | 450,000 | Europe, Argentina, United States, Canada, China, Korea (South), Korea (North), Australia, Indonesia (only at Aceh), Middle East, North Africa, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay and Philippines. Also high-speed lines in Japan, Taiwan and Spain. (approx. 60% of the world's railways) |
| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | Cape gauge | 112,000 | 70,000 | Southern and Central Africa, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, New Zealand, Queensland Australia Queensland Rail (approx. 9% of the world's railways) |
| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | Metre gauge | 95,000 | 59,000 | SE Asia, India (17,000 km/11,000 mi, decreasing with Project Unigauge), Argentina (11,000 km/6,800 mi), Brazil (23,489 km/14,595 mi), Bolivia, northern Chile, Switzerland (RhB, MOB, BOB, MGB), East Africa (approx. 7% of the world's railways) |
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