Narrow-gauge railways in Cyprus

There are currently no operational railways in Cyprus, but narrow-gauge railways operated in the country in the past:

• 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]

The Cyprus Railway Museum is located at the former CGR Evrychou railway station in Nicosia District, and has a small demonstration track. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Transport in Cyprus

References

1. Cyprus Railway 2006
2. The preservation scene in Cyprus 2011
3. "Cyprus Railway Museum: Tales of an Old Transport System - My Cyprus Travel | Imagine. Explore. Discover". My Cyprus Travel. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
4. "Museum of The Cyprus Railway | Visit Solea". www.visitsolea.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

Bibliography

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