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Narrow gauge railways in Lithuania

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Lithuania has 158.8 km of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge railway lines remaining, although only 68.4 km of them (serving five stations) are regularly used, employing 12 locomotives. They are included in the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of Lithuania.

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750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge railways

  • Švenčionėliai–Pastavy–Bereshvetsh; 125 km opened in 1895.
  • Švenčionėliai–Panevėžys; 145 km, opened in 1901

    • 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge military railways

    These railways were built during World War I by the German Empire at the gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in), converted to 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge by the Lithuanian state railways, and expanded to a network of 111 km.

  • Panevėžys–Joniškėlis; 36 km
  • Joniškėlis–Biržai; 42 km
  • Joniškėlis–Žeimelis; 37 km
  • Joniškėlis–Petrašiūnai–Šiauliai; 68 km
  • Petrašiūnai–Linkuva; 7 km

    • Other

  • Vilnius pioneer railway, 1,6 km in the Vingis Park in Vilnius
  • There are also many peat factories, which have private narrow-gauge railways for transportation peat from field to factory.

    • References

    Narrow-gauge railways in Lithuania Wikipedia
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