All Estonian narrow-gauge railways were built at the gauge of . Four museum lines and some industrial peat railways survive.
Railways
- Kunda cement factory, the first narrow-gauge railway in Estonia, built 1886.
- PärnuâÂÂMõisakülaâÂÂValga line, , opened 1896.
- TallinnâÂÂLelleâÂÂTüriâÂÂViljandiâÂÂMõisaküla line. , opened in several stages between 1897 and 1900. Short branch line from Türi to Paide, , opened 1901.
- ValgaâÂÂMõnisteâÂÂApeâÂÂAlÃ
«ksneâÂÂGulbene line, opened in 1903.
- LiivaâÂÂVääna, , part of Peter the Great's Naval Fortress' railway network around Tallinn. The line to Vääna was built in several stages in 1913.
- PaideâÂÂTamsalu, , built during World War I as a military railway, opened to public passenger and freight traffic in 1918.
- RiisseljaâÂÂOrajõe, , opened 1923. In 1928 extended to Ikla, on the border to Latvia (). In 1942 extension across the border to Ainazi, terminus of the gauge Valmiera supply railway.
- LelleâÂÂPapiniidu (Pärnu), , opened 1928. branch from Viluvere to Vändra.
- RaplaâÂÂVirtsu, , opened 1931.
- SondaâÂÂMustvee line in northeastern Estonia, with several branches.
- Järvakandi glassworks, , industrial
Museums
- The Lavassaare railway museum houses a large collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives with a gauge railway. http://www.museumrailway.ee
- There is a museum with a gauge, line in Avinurme which houses one locomotive and a collection of wagons.
- An underground museum with a short electric line is located in Kiviõli in the Northeast-Estonian industrial area.
- A former military railway line with a gauge is located on Naissaar island in the northern Estonia.
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