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3 ft 6 in gauge railways

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Track gauge By transport mode Tram  · Rapid transit Miniature  · Scale model By size (list) Minimum   Fifteen inch 381 mm (15 in) Narrow   600 mm, Two foot 597 mm 600 mm 603 mm 610 mm (1 ft ​ 11   1 ⁄ 2 in) (1 ft ​ 11   5 ⁄ 8 in) (1 ft ​ 11   3 ⁄ 4 in) (2 ft)   750 mm, Bosnian, Two foot six inch, 800 mm 750 mm 760 mm 762 mm 800 mm (2 ft ​ 5   1 ⁄ 2 in) (2 ft ​ 5   15 ⁄ 16 in) (2 ft 6 in) (2 ft ​ 7   1 ⁄ 2 in)   Swedish three foot, 900 mm, Three foot 891 mm 900 mm 914 mm (2 ft​ 11   3 ⁄ 32 in) (2 ft ​ 11   7 ⁄ 16 in) (3 ft)   Metre 1,000 mm (3 ft ​ 3   3 ⁄ 8 in)   Three foot six inch 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)   Four foot six inch 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)   Standard 1,435 mm (4 ft ​ 8   1 ⁄ 2 in) Broad   1520 mm, Five foot 1,520 mm 1,524 mm (4 ft ​ 11   27 ⁄ 32 in) (5 ft)   Five foot three inch 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)   Iberian ...

Transandine Railway

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Transandine Railway Uspallata station, c. 1900. Overview Other name(s) A16 Branch Native name Ferrocarril Trasandino Type Inter-city Status Inactive Termini Mendoza, Argentina Los Andes, Chile Stations 17 Operation Opened 1910 ; 109 years ago  ( 1910 ) Closed 1984 ; 35 years ago  ( 1984 ) Owner Government of Argentina Government of Chile Technical Line length 248 km (154 mi) Number of tracks Single track with passing loops Track gauge 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3   3 ⁄ 8  in ) metre gauge Old gauge ` Minimum radius 100 m (328.1 ft) Electrification 3000 V DC Overhead line Highest elevation 3,176 m (10,420 ft) Maximum incline 8% Rack system Abt Route map .mw-parser-output .RMbox{box-shadow:0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12),0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.mw-parser-output .RMinline{float:none;width:100%;margin:0;border:none}.mw-parser-output table.routemap{padding:0;border:0;bo...