{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Standard Gauge","description":"Standard gauge is the railway track width of 1,435 millimetres (4 feet 8½ inches), the most widely used track standard in the world. Approximately 60 percent of global rail networks operate on this gauge, including most of continental Europe, North America, and large parts of Asia and Australia. Its origins lie in early 19th-century British railway practice; widespread adoption across trading nations made it the de facto international benchmark. Where standard gauge meets broad gauge or narrow g","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/standard-gauge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:55:54.611610","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_gauge","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/standard-gauge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Standard Gauge · Standard gauge is the railway track width of 1,435 millimetres (4 feet 8½ inches), the most widely used track standard in the world. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_gauge"}