Narrow gauge railways in Latvia

Narrow gauge train at Alūksne.

Around 1935 narrow gauge railways consisted of 536 km (335 miles) of 600 mm (1 ft 11 58 in) narrow gauge, 432 km (270 miles) of 750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in) narrow gauge, and 48 km (30 miles) of meter gauge.[1][2]

One public, one museum and some industrial peat railways survive.

Common Carrier

Track gauges are 750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in) narrow gauge unless otherwise specified.

Peat railway

The peat companies mainly use 750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in) narrow gauge, but there also exists 700 mm (2 ft 3 916 in) and 600 mm (1 ft 11 58 in) narrow gauge railways.

Other

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