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1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) railways are found in the northern half of the country.. The Old Patagonian Express (La Trochita) is a 402 km-long 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) narrow-gauge railway in the Andean foothills of Patagonia, now running as two portions of its original length, and only as a tourist attraction.
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In South America, Argentina and Chile use 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) track gauge, as well as 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) or metre gauge. Brazil uses 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (known as "Irish gauge", most common for passenger services and a few corridors in the Southeast) and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) (known as "narrow gauge" or "metre gauge", most common for cargo services).
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Narrow-gauge railways in South Africa (2 C) Narrow-gauge railways in Spain (5 C, 5 P) ... Category: Narrow-gauge railways by country. 9 languages ...
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PeruRail's routes are divided into two sections. The line between Cusco and Machu Picchu - Ferrocarril Santa Ana - is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line, which boasts a series of five switchbacks called locally 'El Zig-Zag', which enable the train to climb up the steep incline out of Cusco, before it can begin its descent to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and then continue down to Machu Picchu.
Narrow gauge railways in South America (2 C, 2 P) P. ... Pages in category "Rail transport in South America" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.