Narrow-gauge railways in Turkey
There are currently no common-carrier narrow-gauge railways in Turkey.
Historical
- Samsun–Çarşamba Railway Line, 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge, 37 km of a planned 150 km line was actually built, from Samsun to Çarşamba and was closed in 1971.[1]
- Chemin de Fer Moudania Brousse (Mudyana Bursa Railway) in Bursa, 42 km 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and closed in 1948.[2]
- A 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge railway for the construction of the standard-gauge Baghdad Railway.[3]
Park railway
Children's railways
Three 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge children's railways were built in Turkey.[5]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.