Question
Differentiate Between Meter Gauge, Broad Gauge and Narrow Gauge
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Answer
| Basis | Meter Gauge | Broad Gauge | Narrow Gauge |
| Breadth | The distance between rails is one metre. | The distance between rails in broad gauge is 1.676 metre. | The distance between the rails in this case is 0.762 metre or 0.610 metre. |
| Share in total route length | It runs over 13,290 km covering 21.02 per cent of the total route length. | The total length of broad gauge lines is 46,807 km which accounts for 74.14 per cent of the total length of rail routes in the country. | Nearly 4.94 per cent of the total length of the Indian Railways is narrow gauge, which accounts for 3,124 km of route length. It is generally confined to hilly areas. |
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