Narrow gauge railways in Cyprus

There are currently no operational railways in Cyprus,

Cyprus Government Railway, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm), 76 miles (122 km), closed in 1951.
Cyprus Mines Corporation also operated a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway in the Solea Valley until the Turkish invasion of 1974. Near Xeros, on a former shunting yard, various rolling stock items are rusting away.^[1]
The Vasilikos-Drapia copper mine railway from Kalavasos to a harbour, closed in 1976.^[2]

Currently, the Cyprus Railway Museum is being formed at the former CGR Evrychou railway station.

Nicosia tram will be created by the Cyprus government, about 2019 ^[3] .

References

Ballantyne, Hugh (2007). Cyprus Narrow Gauge. Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781906008130.

Narrow gauge railways in Europe

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