Back سكة حديد خفيفة Arabic Nærbane Danish Light Railway German Chemin de fer secondaire French 軽便鉄道 Japanese Lokaalspoorweg Dutch Lokalbana Swedish 輕便鐵路 Chinese
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A light railway is a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs. These lighter standards allow lower costs of operation, at the price of lower vehicle capacity.