Around 1935, Latvian narrow-gauge railways consisted of 536 km (335 miles) of gauge, 432 km (270 miles) of gauge, and 48 km (30 miles) of meter gauge.The state lines of LatviaThe TU2 Pages
One public, one museum, and some industrial peat railways survive.
Common carrier Track gauges were gauge unless otherwise specified. First Russian Supply Railway Company Valka–Rūjiena–Mõisaküla–Pärnu, branch of the Gulbene Line Liepāja–Alsunga line, , opened in 1932, extended to Kuldīga () Liepāja–Rucava line, , narrow-gauge military line, converted to narrow gauge Liepāja–Aizpute railway, Livonian Supply Railway Company Gulbene line, Pļaviņas–Gulbene–Alūksne–Ape–Mõniste–Valga, , opened in 1903, partially closed in stages, leaving only the Gulbene–Alūksne Railway still open. Pāle–Staicele, , opened 1927 Puikule–Aloja, . Riisselja–Ainaži, , closed 1975. Valmiera supply railway company, gauge, 1912: Valmiera–Smiltene, , closed 1969. Valmiera–Ainaži Harbour, , closed in 1979.
Peat railway The peat companies mainly use gauge, but and gauge were also used. Peat railway based at Ozoli Peat railway based at Seda Peat railway based at Misa Peat railway based at Puikule Peat railway based at Zilaiskalns Peat railway based at Strūžāni Peat railway based at Līvāni Peat railway based at Baloži, , closed in 2011 and now operates passenger trains on some Saturdays.
Other There is an historic train in Ventspils. The track gauge is and the length is a circle and a branch. The locomotives are former steam locomotives built for the German army. From 1918 until the early 1960s they ran a regular service from Ventspils along the coast to Mazirbe and further down to Talsi and Stende. The Riga Pioneer Railway, long, was in existence from 1956 to 1997.
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