{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Track Gauge","description":"Track gauge is the perpendicular distance between the inner faces of the two running rails, and it determines which rolling stock can operate on a given line. The most widespread standard is standard gauge at 1,435 mm, used across most of Europe, North America, and China; Russian broad gauge measures 1,520 mm, Iberian broad gauge 1,668 mm, and numerous narrow-gauge variants exist worldwide. Where networks of differing gauges meet, freight must either be transferred to new wagons, have its bogies","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/track-gauge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T19:54:25.737933","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/track-gauge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Track Gauge · Track gauge is the perpendicular distance between the inner faces of the two running rails, and it determines which rolling stock can operate on a given line. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge"}