2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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A list of two foot six inch gauge railways in Japan.

Installations

Abō Forest Train (operational status unknown)

DisneySea Electric Railway (located in Tokyo DisneySea) (operating)

Hidaka Takushoku Railway (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)

Historical Village of Hokkaido (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)

Kurobe Gorge Railway (operating)

Kurobe Senyō Railway (private) (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 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track previously present) (converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 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)

Sangi Railway Hokusei Line (operating)

Tobu Kinugawa Line (converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge) (operating)

Tōbu Yaita Line (converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 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)

Western River Railroad (located in Tokyo Disneyland) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley previously present) (operating)

Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Hachiōji Line (operating)

Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line (operating)

References

2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Japan Wikipedia

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