Metre-gauge railways (US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.[1]
Metre gauge is used in around 95000km (59,000miles) of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and Germany in their colonies. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although some still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were built in some cities. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Another similar gauge is . __TOC__
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| Argentina | 11080km (6,890miles) Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano |
| Austria |
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| Bangladesh | 1830km (1,140miles), out of which 365km (227miles) are dual gauge with gauge |
| Belgium |
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| Benin | 578km (359miles) |
| Bolivia | 3600km (2,200miles) |
| Brazil | 23489km (14,595miles)
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| Bulgaria | 154km (96miles) of gauge
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| Burkina Faso |
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3200km (2,000miles) 160km (100miles)
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| Cambodia | 612km (380miles) |
| Cameroon | 1104km (686miles) |
| Chile | 2923km (1,816miles) |
| China |
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| Croatia |
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| Czech Republic | Like other Sudeten cities, the trams of Liberec used metre gauge in the past. All lines however have been rebuilt to standard gauge. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Several metre gauge railways |
| Denmark | A few local railways. Only one remains, but regauged to standard gauge.
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| Egypt |
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| Finland |
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| France | Historically used in many local and regional railways, only a few of which remain today.
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| Germany |
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| Greece | The Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways used to be the largest metre-gauge network in Europe but are now largely abandoned. Only the suburban rail service of Patras, and the Olympia–Katakolo tourist railway still use the network. |
| Hungary |
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| India | Nilgiri Mountain Railway (operating)Mailani - Nanpara Railway (operating) |
| Iraq | Mesopotamian Railways |
| Israel | Sections of railways, later converted to or gauge |
| Italy |
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| Ivory Coast |
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| Kenya |
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| Laos | A 3.5 km extension of the metre-gauge State Railway of Thailand network across the border into Laos |
| Latvia | Liepāja tramway (operating) |
| Madagascar | 875km (544miles). There are two unconnected systems operated by Madarail |
| Malaysia | |
| Mali | 641km (398miles) Dakar–Niger Railway |
| Malta | Malta Railway |
| Morocco | Several industrial railways in former Spanish Morocco |
| New Zealand | Wellington Cable Car (operating) |
| Norway |
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| Pakistan |
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| Poland |
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| Portugal | Several mainly mountainous branch lines, mostly abandoned in the 1990s, never fully interconnected — connected to the REFER network by means of shared stations and some dual-gauge stretches. Metro de Mirandela and Vouga line remain in use. Other metric networks include Funchal rack railway (defunct in 1943), Coimbra trams (defunct in 1980), and Sintra trams. |
| Puerto Rico | Full network of Puerto Rican 1000mm railways in 1920: 654km (406miles)[2]
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| Romania |
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| Russia |
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| Senegal | Dakar–Niger Railway – 1287km (800miles) |
| Serbia | Belgrade Tram (operating) |
| Singapore | Singapore span of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway) for shuttle service. |
| Slovakia |
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| Spain |
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| Sweden | Skansens bergbana (operating) |
| Switzerland |
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| Tanzania | Tanzania Railways Corporation – about 2600km (1,600miles) (break of gauge with TAZARA Railway) |
| Thailand | State Railway of Thailand, 4346km (2,700miles). |
| Togo | 568km (353miles). |
| Tunisia | 1674km (1,040miles) used along with standard gauge (471km (293miles)) |
| Turkey |
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| Uganda |
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| Ukraine |
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| United Kingdom |
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| United States |
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| Vietnam | Vietnam Railways and KunHe Railway |