Rail transport in Nauru

In Nauru, rail transport is used for moving calcium pyrophosphate from the island's interior to the cantilever jetties on the island's western coast.

For this purpose, a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) long, 610 mm (2 ft) gauge was built by the Pacific Phosphate Company in 1907.

The line passes through the districts of Aiwo, Buada, Denigomodu, Nibok, Uaboe and Anibare.

[1] The gauge was upgraded to 914 mm (3 ft) by the British Phosphate Commission in 1920.

[citation needed] With Nauru's phosphate deposits almost depleted, the future of the railway is uncertain.