Map of countries' rail network
Rail network divided by area of country
List of countries by rail transport network size
These figures include routes which are not used for passenger services. The correlation between network length and passenger numbers is weak.
| Country |
Railway length
(km) |
Date of
information |
Notes |
 United States |
226,706 |
(2006) |
|
 European Union |
209,895 |
(2007) |
|
 India |
90,569 |
(2007) |
 Russia |
84,158 |
(2007) |
|
 People's Republic of China |
78,000 |
(2007) |
[1] |
 Canada |
57,042 |
(2006) |
|
 Argentina |
35,753 |
(2005) |
 Germany |
33,897 |
(2007) |
 Australia |
33,819 |
(2006) |
 France |
29,488 |
(2007) |
 Brazil |
29,487 |
(2005) |
 Mexico |
26,662 |
(2005) |
 South Africa |
24,487 |
(2007) |
 Ukraine |
21,891 |
(2006) |
 Japan |
20,050 |
(2006) |
Japan Railways Group only |
 Poland |
19,419 |
(2007) |
 Italy |
16,668 |
(2007) |
 United Kingdom |
16,658 |
(2007) |
 Spain |
14,832 |
(2007) |
 Kazakhstan |
14,205 |
(2006) |
 Romania |
10,646 |
(2007) |
 Sweden |
9,821 |
(2007) |
 Czech Republic |
9,491 |
(2006) |
 Turkey |
8,697 |
(2007) |
 Pakistan |
7,791 |
(2006) |
 Hungary |
7,960 |
(2007) |
 Iran |
7,265 |
(2006) |
 Indonesia |
6,458 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Finland |
5,899 |
(2007) |
 Chile |
5,898 |
(2005) |
 Austria |
5,818 |
(2007) |
 Belarus |
5,494 |
(2007) |
 Sudan |
5,478 |
(2005) |
 North Korea |
5,235 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Egypt |
5,195 |
(2005) |
 Cuba |
4,226 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 New Zealand |
4,128 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Norway |
4,087 |
(2007) |
 Thailand |
4,044 |
(2005) |
 Bulgaria |
4,027 |
(2007) |
 Uzbekistan |
4,005 |
(2006) |
 Myanmar |
3,955 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Serbia |
3,809 |
(2007) |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
3,641 |
(2007) |
 Slovakia |
3,629 |
(2007) |
 Switzerland |
3,619 |
(2007) |
|
 Algeria |
3,572 |
(2007) |
 Nigeria |
3,528 |
(2005) |
 Bolivia |
3,504 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 South Korea |
3,399 |
(2007) |
 Belgium |
3,374 |
(2007) |
 Vietnam |
3,147 |
(2007) |
 Zimbabwe |
3,077 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Mozambique |
3,070 |
(2005) |
 Turkmenistan |
3,069 |
(2006) |
 Uruguay |
2,993 |
(2003) |
 Portugal |
2,838 |
(2007) |
 Netherlands |
2,776 |
(2007) |
 Angola |
2,761 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Bangladesh |
2,855 |
(2005) |
 Tanzania |
2,722 |
(2006) |
 Croatia |
2,722 |
(2007) |
 Greece |
2,551 |
(2007) |
 Namibia |
2,382 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Latvia |
2,269 |
(2007) |
 Tunisia |
2,218 |
(2007) |
 Peru |
2,177 |
(2004) |
 Colombia |
2,137 |
(2004) |
 Denmark |
2,133 |
(2007) |
 Azerbaijan |
2,122 |
(2004) |
 Syria |
2,043 |
(2007) |
 Republic of Ireland |
1,919 |
(2007) |
 Kenya |
1,917 |
(2004) |
 Morocco |
1,907 |
(2007) |
 Iraq |
1,898 |
(2005) |
 Mongolia |
1,810 |
(2006) |
 Lithuania |
1,766 |
(2007) |
 Malaysia |
1,667 |
(2007) |
| Georgia |
1,513 |
(2007) |
 Sri Lanka |
1,449 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Saudi Arabia |
1,412 |
(2007) |
 Zambia |
1,237 |
(2006) |
 Slovenia |
1,228 |
(2007) |
 Moldova |
1,154 |
(2006) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,103 |
(2007) |
 Taiwan |
1,093 |
(2007) |
 Ghana |
977 |
(2003) |
 Cameroon |
974 |
(2007) |
 Ecuador |
966 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Estonia |
962 |
(2006) |
 Israel |
958 |
(2007) |
 Senegal |
906 |
(2004) |
 Botswana |
888 |
(2007) |
|
 Guatemala |
885 |
(2004) |
 Madagascar |
883 |
(2002) |
 Guinea |
837 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Gabon |
810 |
(2006) |
 Malawi |
797 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Republic of the Congo |
795 |
(2006) |
 Djibouti |
781 |
(2005) |
 Benin |
758 |
(2006) |
 Mali |
733 |
(2002) |
 Armenia |
732 |
(2004) |
 Mauritania |
717 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Honduras |
699 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Republic of Macedonia |
699 |
(2007) |
 Ethiopia |
699 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Cambodia |
650 |
(2003) |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
639 |
(2007) |
 Burkina Faso |
622 |
(2006) |
 Tajikistan |
616 |
(2004) |
 Fiji |
597 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Togo |
568 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 El Salvador |
562 |
(2007) |
 Dominican Republic |
517 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Jordan |
508 |
(2005) |
 Philippines |
491 |
(2006) |
 Liberia |
490 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Albania |
423 |
(2007) |
 Kyrgyzstan |
417 |
(2004) |
 Lebanon |
401 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Panama |
355 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Venezuela |
336 |
(2006) |
 Eritrea |
306 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Swaziland |
301 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Costa Rica |
278 |
(2007) |
[2] |
 Luxembourg |
275 |
(2007) |
 Jamaica |
272 |
(2003) |
[2] |
 Uganda |
259 |
(2002) |
 Montenegro |
248 |
(2006) |
 Guyana |
187 |
2001 est. |
[2] |
 Singapore |
177 |
(2006)[citation needed] |
includes MRT and LRT networks |
 Suriname |
166 |
(2001) |
[2] |
 Puerto Rico |
96 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Sierra Leone |
84 |
(2001) |
[2] |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
77 |
(2001 est.) |
[2] |
 Nepal |
59 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
50 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Haiti |
40 |
(2001 est.) |
[2] |
 Paraguay |
36 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Afghanistan |
24 |
(2004) |
[2] |
 Brunei |
13 |
(2001 est.) |
[2] |
 Liechtenstein |
9 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Nicaragua |
6 |
(2006) |
[2] |
 Nauru |
5 |
(2001) |
[2] |
 Laos |
4 |
(2005) |
see Friendship Bridge |
 Lesotho |
3 |
(1995) |
[2] |
 Monaco |
2 |
(2002) |
|
 Holy See (Vatican City) |
1 |
(2001 est.) |
[2] |
| World |
1,370,782 |
(2006) |
[2] |
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Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
[edit] References
Primary source: UIC data
- ^ http://www.tieliu.com.cn/Article/2008/200807/2008-07-31/20080731112934_148062.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq CIA data, last updated on 15 April, 2008
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