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5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), also known as the Indian gauge is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (San Francisco Bay Area).
In North America, it is called Indian, Provincial, Portland, or Texas gauge (or in the San Francisco Bay Area region of California, BART gauge). In Argentina and Chile, it is known as "trocha ancha" (Spanish for "broad gauge"). In the Indian subcontinent it is simply known as "broad gauge". It is the widest gauge in use of heavy-duty mainline railways in the world.
In India, the initial freight railway lines were built using standard gauge. In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway adopted the gauge of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) for the first passenger railway in India between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane. This was then adopted as the standard for the nationwide network.
Indian Railways today predominantly operates on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and narrow gauge railways have been converted to broad gauge. Small stretches of the network that remain on metre and narrow gauges are also in the process of being converted to broad gauge. Rapid transit lines, such as the Delhi Metro and Mumbai Underground are mostly on standard gauge, although certain early rapid transit lines (namely, the Kolkata Metro) use 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. High speed rail routes, such as HS1 (more commonly known as the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor), use standard gauge.
Bangladesh Railways uses a mix of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and metre gauge. The broad gauge network is primarily located to the west of the Jamuna River, while the metre gauge network is primarily located to its east. The Jamuna Bridge is a mixed-use bridge that contains a dual gauge connection across the river linking both networks.
In Nepal, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only. Its predecessor, Nepal Government Railway used 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge from 1927 to 1965.
In Pakistan, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only, except for the singular 27.1 km (16.8 mi) line of Lahore Metro.
In Sri Lanka, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only.
5 ft 6 in gauge railway
5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), also known as the Indian gauge is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART (San Francisco Bay Area).
In North America, it is called Indian, Provincial, Portland, or Texas gauge (or in the San Francisco Bay Area region of California, BART gauge). In Argentina and Chile, it is known as "trocha ancha" (Spanish for "broad gauge"). In the Indian subcontinent it is simply known as "broad gauge". It is the widest gauge in use of heavy-duty mainline railways in the world.
In India, the initial freight railway lines were built using standard gauge. In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway adopted the gauge of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) for the first passenger railway in India between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane. This was then adopted as the standard for the nationwide network.
Indian Railways today predominantly operates on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and narrow gauge railways have been converted to broad gauge. Small stretches of the network that remain on metre and narrow gauges are also in the process of being converted to broad gauge. Rapid transit lines, such as the Delhi Metro and Mumbai Underground are mostly on standard gauge, although certain early rapid transit lines (namely, the Kolkata Metro) use 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. High speed rail routes, such as HS1 (more commonly known as the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor), use standard gauge.
Bangladesh Railways uses a mix of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge and metre gauge. The broad gauge network is primarily located to the west of the Jamuna River, while the metre gauge network is primarily located to its east. The Jamuna Bridge is a mixed-use bridge that contains a dual gauge connection across the river linking both networks.
In Nepal, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only. Its predecessor, Nepal Government Railway used 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge from 1927 to 1965.
In Pakistan, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only, except for the singular 27.1 km (16.8 mi) line of Lahore Metro.
In Sri Lanka, all services currently operate on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge only.
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