2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan
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A list of 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan.
Railways[edit]
In operation at 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)[edit]
- Anbō Forest Railway [jp] (operational status unknown)
- DisneySea Electric Railway (located in Tokyo DisneySea)
- Historical Village of Hokkaido
- Kurobe Gorge Railway
- Kurobe Senyō Railway (private)
- Sangi Railway Hokusei Line
- Western River Railroad (located in Tokyo Disneyland) (separate 914 mm (3 ft) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley previously present)
- Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line
- Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line
Defunct or converted[edit]
- Hidaka Takushoku Railway (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Jōshin Dentetsu Jōshin Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Kabe Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Kintetsu Yunoyama Line (converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge) (operating)
- Kiso Forest Railway (defunct)
- Kurama-dera Cable (converted to 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) gauge) (operating)
- Kurihara Den'en Railway Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
- Kururi Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Nagareyama Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line (dual gauge lines with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge track previously present) (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Okinawa Prefectural Railways (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
- Ryūgasaki Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Sakagawa Line (defunct)
- Tobu Kinugawa Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Tōbu Yaita Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (defunct)
- Tomakomai Light Railway (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
- Uchiko Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)
Influence in former colonies[edit]
Taiwan:
Gallery[edit]
- 260 series train at Hinaga Station
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "臺灣鐵路路線建造史". Taiwan Railways Administration. Retrieved 6 August 2020.