light railways
Narrow gauge transit
Light railways are rail systems built to lower specifications than standard railways—narrower gauges, lighter rails, tighter curves, and lower speeds.
They serve areas where full-scale railways would be impractical or uneconomical: rural regions, industrial sites, or urban transit corridors.
The term encompasses everything from mining tramways to modern light rail transit systems.
The light railway wound through the mountain villages where no conventional train could go.
- narrow-gaugeSubstandard rail spacing
- single trackSolitary rail or path
- interurbanSpanning multiple municipalities
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- funicularsCable-drawn incline trains
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Full-size train infrastructure
intercity rail · high-speed rail · trunk lines · cargo trains · metro systems
light railwaysbuses
Multi-passenger road vehicles
automobiles · highway systems · road transport · air travel · waterways
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Self-propelled road vehicles
private cars · highways · road transport · air travel · walking
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