raudteerööbaste siseservade vaheline kaugus millimeetrites
distance between the interior surfaces of the two railheads of a single track, measured on a given distance below the upper rail surface
the smallest distance between a pair of rails measured between the inside surfaces of the rail heads.
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Vt ka kirjet „railhead - rööpapea“. [29.05.2017]
It is distinguished between broad/large (more than 1,435 mm), standard (1,435 mm) and narrow (less than 1,435 mm) gauge railway track.
Baltimaades, Venemaal ja muudes SRÜ riikides on laiarööpmelise raudtee rööpmelaiuseks 1520 mm, Soomes 1524 mm, enamikus Euroopa riikides, USA-s ja Hiinas on raudtee rööpmelaiuseks 1435 mm.
Raudtee sirge teeosa rööpmelaius rööpapeade sisemiste servade vahel on 1520 mm. Vabariigi Valitsuse otsusega võib kasutusele võtta ka muu rööpmelaiusega avalikuks kasutamiseks määratud raudteid.
The railway networks located in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have 1 520 mm track gauge, which is the same as in neighbouring third countries, but is different from that of the main rail network within the Union.
