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Distance Between Tracks Indian Railway?

  • I found that the distance between the tracks in the US railway is 143.5 cm or 4ft and 8.5 inches and reason is historical. Anybody knows is the Distance Between Tracks Indian Railway same? Please give me an answer with the relevant link to authenticate your answer.

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    The distance between tracks in Indian Railway is 1676 millimetres (5 ft. 6 inches) Please check the following links for details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_gauge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_gauges

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Broad Gauge Distance between Tracks is - 5'6" (1676mm) This is now found all over the country, and all major passenger and freight routes are now broad gauge. This is the widest gauge in regular use anywhere in the world. (In the past, though, an 8' gauge was used in Oregon, USA, and a 7'¼" gauge was used for the Great Western Railway in the UK.) Outside India, the 5'6" gauge is found in Pakistan, a spur from Pakistan into Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Argentina, Chile, and the BART rapid transit system in the USA. The decision to use a gauge wider than the one in use in Great Britain was made with an eye towards economies in freight movement, and also to ensure stability in the face of Indian weather and the perceived threat of cyclonic winds. About 42,000 route km of IR's network are broad-gauge.

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