🚞 Narrow-Gauge Railways of the World

These are notable narrow-gauge railways — lines built to gauges narrower than standard so they could climb mountains, thread gorges and serve mines, plantations and resorts more cheaply, from Darjeeling’s Himalayan toy trains and the Balkan šarganska čisma to Queensland sugar tramways. Each profile shows where the railway runs, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

103 narrow-gauge railways from 27 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any narrow-gauge railway for its full profile.

Americas (8) Asia (8) Europe (83) Oceania (4)

Americas (8 narrow-gauge railways)

Asia (8 narrow-gauge railways)

Europe (83 narrow-gauge railways)

Oceania (4 narrow-gauge railways)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.