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Dual gauge between Russian gauge and another similar gauge can make these bonus gauges. 1,829 mm (6 ft) 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in) 2,134 mm (7 ft) 2,140 mm (7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) (Brunel gauge) 2,503 mm (8 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (the maximum bonus gauge from the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge gauntlet tracks).
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) used by standard-gauge railways.. Broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in), more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries (CIS states, Baltic states, Georgia, Ukraine) and Mongolia.
Russian and 5 ft gauge. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in): former Soviet Union states; 1,524 mm (5 ft): Finland and Estonia (The difference is within tolerance limits, so it is possible to exchange trains between 1520 mm and 1524 mm networks without changes to the wheelsets, however sometimes issues like stuck rolling stock might occur.)
Standard-gauge Rail Baltica railway is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by 2026. Cost studies have been undertaken for a potential overhaul of entire rail network to standard gauge. [41] Ethiopia: Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway; Addis Ababa Light Rail: 659 km (409 mi) Other standard gauge lines under construction. Finland
See Category:Standard gauge railways: Standard gauge is defined both in metric and in imperial units. It is the most widely-used gauge worldwide, ab out 60% of the world uses this track. [92] 1,440 mm 4 ft 8 + 11 ⁄ 16 in: Switzerland
The standard gauge lines of New South Wales Government Railways allowed for a width of 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) until 1910, after a conference of the states created a new standard of 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m), with corresponding increase in track centres.
Also, the line connecting to the Trans-Siberian Railway from Rason to Tumangang and the Korea-Russia Friendship Bridge is dual gauged for standard gauge and Russian gauge. [26] Originally the dual gauge may have reached as far as Khasan, but as of 2021 the standard gauge track has been taken up on the Russian side of the bridge. [27]
In part of Poland under Russian control (Russian Partition), some railways were Russian broad gauge. These were converted to standard gauge after Poland gained independence, to unify the national system. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) 1924 Poland World War I field railway connecting Nasielsk and Sierpc, 88 km long.