Railway coupling by country

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The railcar couplers or couplings listed, described, and depicted below are used worldwide on legacy and modern railways. Compatible and similar designs are frequently referred to using widely differing make, brand, regional or nick names, which can make describing standard or typical designs confusing. Dimensions and ratings noted in these articles are usually of nominal or typical components and systems, though standards and practices also vary widely with railway, region, and era. Transition between incompatible coupler types may be accomplished using dual couplings, a coupling adapter or a barrier wagon.

Coupler types

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Africa

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Algeria

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  • English, Russian couplers on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge track[6]
  • English couplers on 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+12 in) gauge track[6]

Angola

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Botswana

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Benin

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Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire

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Cameroon

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Congo~Brazzaville

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  • AAR couplers

Egypt

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Eritrea

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Ethiopia

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Gabon

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Ghana

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Kenya

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Liberia

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Malawi

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Mauritania

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Nigeria

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Senegal

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South Africa

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Sudan

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Tanzania

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Bangladesh

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Cambodia

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China

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  • AAR couplers on most passenger and freight stock
  • A variation of Shibata couplers between 25T passenger coaches (AAR couplers between Bombardier-built coaches)
  • Scharfenberg couplers on high speed (CRH) and subway trains

Hong Kong

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India

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Indonesia

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Israel

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Japan

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North Korea

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South Korea

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Malaysia

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Russia

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Singapore

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Turkey

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Vietnam

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Europe

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Austria

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Belgium

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Finland

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  • English couplers (UIC) on passenger cars and most freight cars and on historical locomotives
  • Russian SA3 couplers on Russian cars and some heavy-duty freight cars
  • "Unilink couplers" (SA3 clone with UIC-style screw link) or "Vapiti" (SA3 clone with movable link arm for English couplers) couplers on the majority of locomotives; compatible with SA3 and English (UIC) center hook
  • Scharfenberg couplers (some made by Dellner) on multiple unit passenger stock

France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Ireland

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Italy

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Isle of Man

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Caribbean

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Jamaica

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Central America

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Belize

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Costa Rica

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  • AAR couplers on freight stock and locomotive-hauled passenger stock.
  • Scharfenberg on DMUs (Spanish Apollo type and Chinese CRRC type).

El Salvador

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Guatemala

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Honduras

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Nicaragua

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Panama

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North America

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Canada

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Mexico

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United States

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Alaska

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Puerto Rico

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Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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South America

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Chile

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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Paraguay

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Suriname

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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See also

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