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Estonia mainly uses a track gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) or 1,524 mm (5 ft), inherited from the Russian Empire times.

Russian and 5 ft gauges

See also: Russian gauge
Soviet Union

Estonia converted relatively late from the Soviet Union's redefinition of the gauge from 1,524 mm (5 ft) to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in).

Post-independence

Since post-independence all renovated tracks owned by Eesti Raudtee have gauge 1,524 mm. Other tracks have gauge 1,520 mm.

Standard gauge proposals

Main article: Rail Baltica

There has been a proposal from the EU to build a standard gauge railway from Tallinn to Warsaw, the Rail Baltica.

Narrow gauge

See also: Narrow gauge railways in Estonia

Historically Estonia had 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge installations. The tram network in Tallinn has a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).

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