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The total length of rail in Paraguay is 971 kilometres (603 mi). 441 kilometres (274 mi) of that is standard gauge at 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). Another 60 kilometres (37 mi) is narrow-gauge at 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ), and 470 kilometres (290 mi) of the total railway is privately owned.
Map of the railways in Paraguay. The rail system in Paraguay consisted primarily of a 376 km main line of standard gauge between Asunción and Encarnación (with a connection to Posadas, Argentina). The infrastructure was administered by Ferrocarriles del Paraguay S.A. (FEPASA), corporation established in 2002. Early in the 21st century, rail ...
Had from 1890 until 1970 (future projects to build a railway from Tyr to Tripoli) 422 Libya: 1912 to 1965 (peak length of 399 km [15]); (network under construction in 2008–2011, but works stopped, see Libyan Railways) 434 Malta: Had a railway line from 1883 until 1931 (11 km) and a three line tramway network from 1905 until 1929 (circa 14 km)
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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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Previous rail gauge (use template {{Track gauge}}), shown as Previous gauge: electrification: No: Type and voltage of electrification system. Leave blank if no electrification exists. length: No: Total length of the railway system speed: No: Maximum operating speed of the railway's services, and where possible, the service type in parentheses ...