Tag:railway=narrow_gauge
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Passenger or freight trains on narrower tracks than the typical gauge for the country or state. ![]() |
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Group: railways |
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Status: de facto |
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railway=narrow_gauge
is used for passenger or freight trains on narrower tracks than the typical gauge considered for the country or a railway network, often tourist routes or mine railways. This implies that it is a less common value than railway=rail
.
You are highly encouraged to use gauge=*
to specify the actual track width of rails. If you don't know the exact gauge, just use gauge=narrow
.
Narrow gauge railways can have mainline railway service like the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland or can be a small light industrial railway.
- For railways that carry miniature scale-model trains like those found in parks,
railway=miniature
is used instead. - For tracks of a roller coaster
roller_coaster=track
is used instead.