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2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan

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	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

A list of 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan.

Railways

In operation at 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

Anbō Forest Railway [jp] (operational status unknown)
DisneySea Electric Railway (located in Tokyo DisneySea)
Historical Village of Hokkaido
Kurobe Gorge Railway
Kurobe Senyō Railway (private)
Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
Western River Railroad (located in Tokyo Disneyland) (separate 914 mm (3 ft) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley previously present)
Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line
Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line

Defunct or converted

Hidaka Takushoku Railway (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Jōshin Dentetsu Jōshin Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Kabe Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Kintetsu Yunoyama Line (converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge) (operating)
Kiso Forest Railway (defunct)
Kurama-dera Cable (converted to 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) gauge) (operating)
Kurihara Den'en Railway Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
Kururi Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Nagareyama Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line (dual gauge lines with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge track previously present) (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Okinawa Prefectural Railways (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
Ryūgasaki Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Sakagawa Line (defunct)
Tobu Kinugawa Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Tōbu Yaita Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
Tomakomai Light Railway (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Uchiko Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)

Influence in former colonies

Taiwan:

Gallery

260 series train at Hinaga Station
Kurobe Gorge Railway
Nishihino Station on the Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line

See also

References

^ "臺灣鐵路路線建造史". Taiwan Railways Administration. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

External links

World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads

v t e Track gauge (list)
Minimum-gauge Minimum-gauge railways	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15+3⁄4 in) 16 in (406 mm) 18 in (457 mm) 19 in (483 mm) 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) 20 in (508 mm) 21 in (533 mm) 1 ft 10 in (559 mm)
Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 mm 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) 3 ft (914 mm) 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in), 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in), 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1,093 mm (3 ft 7 in), 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in), 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) 4 ft (1,219 mm) 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm), Middleton Railway 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,384 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm), almost standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm) 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Standard gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad gauge	1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in) 4 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1,457 mm) 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm), Toronto gauge 5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), Russian gauge. 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in / 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in / 1,588 mm, Pennsylvania gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm), Baltimore gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 1,945 mm (6 ft 4+9⁄16 in), De Arend 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in), Breitspurbahn 8,200 mm (26 ft 10+27⁄32 in), Lärchwandschrägaufzug 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in), Krasnoyarsk ship lift
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