page_title: Narrow-gauge railways in China
hierarchical_section_title: Narrow-gauge railways in China
caption_attribution_description: English: Jiayang Coal Railway C2 10 Deutsch: Jiayang Coal Railway C2 10
context_page_description: The gauge for the most of the China national railway network is standard gauge. Currently, in the national railway network, only the 1,000 mm metre gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway uses narrow gauge. In addition, there are some industrial lines still using narrow gauge, mostly 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge or 600 mm narrow gauge. As of 2003, 600+ km narrow-gauge railways, 50000+ km standard gauge railways, and 9.4 km broad gauge railways were in use in mainland China.
context_section_description: The gauge for the most of the China national railway network is standard gauge. Currently, in the national railway network, only the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway uses narrow gauge. In addition, there are some industrial lines still using narrow gauge, mostly 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge or 600 mm (1 ft 11 ⁵⁄₈ in) narrow gauge. As of 2003, 600+ km narrow-gauge railways, 50000+ km standard gauge railways, and 9.4 km broad gauge railways were in use in mainland China.
caption: The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Jiayang Coal Railway in Sichuan Province.
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