Luxembourg has a rich history of narrow-gauge railways. A few industrial and mining railways survive.
Metre-gauge railways, the Jhangeli The name Jhangeli was commonly used for the metre-gauge network in Luxembourg. The lines were operated by different companies. Some lines were financed by the state of Luxembourg by means of granting exploration rights of iron ore to the railway companies. In the case of the Luxembourg–Remich line, for example, 3.3 ha of iron ore fields was granted per km built.
Luxemburger Sekundärbahnen (LSB) / Chemins de fer Secondaires Luxembourgeois (CSL), 1880–1934 Luxembourg (city)–Remich S 27,15 km, 1882–1955 Cruchten–Larochette (Fels) S 12,12 km, 1882–1948 Larochette–Carrières Ernzen S 4,12 km, 1930–1948 Kantonalbahngesellschaft / Chemins de Fer Cantonaux (CC), 1880–1923 Diekirch–Vianden C 14,11 km, 1889–1948 Noerdange–Martelange C 29,54 km, 1890-1953 Vizinalbahnen / Chemins de Fer Vicinaux (CV), 1899–1934 Bettembourg–Aspelt V 10,19 km, 1899–1952 Luxembourg–Echternach V 45,85 km, 1904–1954 Prinz Heinrich Eisenbahn / Chemins de fer Prince Henri (PH) 1868–1877 – 1940–1948 Grundhof–Beaufort PH 7,4 km 1904–1948
Industrial railways Numerous industrial railways were constructed at Differdange, Dudelange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Petange, Rumelange, Wasserbillig and others. Industrial railways
Mining railways Hundreds of kilometers of mining railways were created, above and underground, for companies like ARBED (now ArcelorMittal), predominantly at the gauge of , also electrified. Mining railways
Decauville railways Several dozens Decauville railways of Decauville railways served local communities, forests and, for example, the Saint-Maurice and Saint Maur Abbey near Clervaux. Abbaye Clervaux
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