List of countries by rail transport network size

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Rail network divided by area of country

This list of countries by rail transport network size based on International Union of Railways data ranks countries by length of rail lines worked at end of year. These figures also include lines which are not used for passenger services. The correlation between network length and passenger numbers may be weak.

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[edit] Rank

Rank Country Railway length
(km)		 Date of
information		 Notes
1  United States 226,612 (2005) [1]
 European Union 209,895 (2007)
2  Russia 84,158 (2007)
3  People's Republic of China 79,687 (2008) [2]
4  India 63,327 (2007)
5  Canada 57,042 (2005)
6  Australia 38,550 (2006) [3]
7  Brazil 37,753 (2006)
8  Argentina 35,897 (2007)
9  Germany 34,074 (2008)
10  France 29,488 (2007)
11  Mexico 26,662 (2006)
12  South Africa 24,487 (2007)
13  Ukraine 21,891 (2005)
14  Japan 23,474 (2007) [3]
15  Poland 19,419 (2007)
16  Turkey 18,697 (2007)
17  Italy 16,668 (2007)
18  United Kingdom 16,208 (2007)
19  Spain 14,832 (2007)
20  Kazakhstan 14,205 (2006)
21  Romania 10,646 (2007)
22  Sweden 9,821 (2007)
23  Czech Republic 9,491 (2006)
24  Pakistan 7,791 (2006)
25  Hungary 7,960 (2007)
26  Iran 7,265 (2006)
27  Indonesia 6,458 (2006) [3]
28  Finland 5,899 (2007)
29  Chile 5,898 (2006)
30  Austria 5,818 (2007)
31  Belarus 5,494 (2007)
32  Sudan 5,478 (2006)
33  North Korea 5,235 (2006) [3]
34  Egypt 5,195 (2006)
35  Cuba 4,226 (2006) [3]
36  New Zealand 4,128 (2006) [3]
37  Norway 4,087 (2007)
38  Thailand 4,044 (2005)
39  Bulgaria 4,027 (2007)
40  Uzbekistan 4,005 (2006)
41  Myanmar 3,955 (2006) [3]
42  Serbia 3,809 (2007)
43  Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,641 (2007)
44  Slovakia 3,629 (2007)
45  Switzerland 3,619 (2007)
46  Algeria 3,572 (2007)
47  Nigeria 3,528 (2006)
48  Bolivia 3,504 (2006) [3]
49  South Korea 3,399 (2007)
50  Belgium 3,374 (2007)
51  Vietnam 3,147 (2007)
52  Zimbabwe 3,077 (2006) [3]
53  Mozambique 3,070 (2006)
54  Turkmenistan 3,069 (2006)
55  Uruguay 2,993 (2003)
56  Portugal 2,838 (2007)
57  Netherlands 2,776 (2007)
58  Angola 2,761 (2006) [3]
59  Bangladesh 2,855 (2005)
60  Tanzania 2,722 (2006)
61  Croatia 2,722 (2007)
62  Greece 2,551 (2007)
63  Namibia 2,382 (2006) [3]
64  Latvia 2,269 (2007)
65  Tunisia 2,218 (2007)
66  Peru 2,177 (2004)
67  Colombia 2,137 (2004)
68  Denmark 2,133 (2007)
69  Azerbaijan 2,122 (2004)
70  Syria 2,043 (2007)
71  Republic of Ireland 1,919 (2007)
72  Kenya 1,917 (2004)
73  Morocco 1,907 (2007)
74  Iraq 1,898 (2005)
75  Mongolia 1,810 (2006)
76  Lithuania 1,766 (2007)
77  Malaysia 1,667 (2007)
78  Georgia 1,513 (2007)
79  Sri Lanka 1,449 (2006) [3]
80  Saudi Arabia 1,412 (2007)
81  Zambia 1,237 (2006)
82  Slovenia 1,228 (2007)
83  Moldova 1,154 (2006)
84  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,103 (2007)
85  Taiwan (Republic of China) 1,093 (2007)
86  Ghana 977 (2003)
87  Cameroon 974 (2007)
88  Ecuador 966 (2006) [3]
89  Estonia 962 (2006)
90  Israel 958 (2007)
91  Senegal 906 (2004)
92  Botswana 888 (2007)
93  Guatemala 885 (2004)
94  Madagascar 883 (2002)
95  Guinea 837 (2006) [3]
96  Gabon 810 (2006)
97  Malawi 797 (2006) [3]
98  Republic of the Congo 795 (2006)
99  Djibouti 781 (2005)
100  Benin 758 (2006)
101  Mali 733 (2002)
102  Armenia 732 (2004)
103  Mauritania 717 (2006) [3]
104  Honduras 699 (2006) [3]
105  Macedonia 699 (2007)
106  Ethiopia 699 (2006) [3]
107  Cambodia 650 (2003)
108  Côte d'Ivoire 639 (2007)
109  Burkina Faso 622 (2006)
110  Tajikistan 616 (2004)
111  Fiji 597 (2006) [3]
112  Togo 568 (2006) [3]
113  El Salvador 562 (2007)
114  Dominican Republic 517 (2006) [3]
115  Jordan 508 (2005)
116  Philippines 491 (2006)
117  Liberia 490 (2006) [3]
118  Albania 423 (2007)
119  Kyrgyzstan 417 (2004)
120  Lebanon 401 (2006) [3]
121  Panama 355 (2006) [3]
122  Venezuela 336 (2006)
123  Eritrea 306 (2006) [3]
124  Swaziland 301 (2006) [3]
125  Costa Rica 278 (2007) [3]
126  Luxembourg 275 (2007)
127  Jamaica 272 (2003) [3]
128  Uganda 259 (2002)
129  Montenegro 248 (2006)
130  Guyana 187 2001 est. [3]
131  Singapore 177 (2006)[citation needed] includes MRT and LRT networks
132  Suriname 166 (2001) [3]
133  Puerto Rico (US) 96 (2006) [3]
134  Sierra Leone 84 (2001) [3]
135  Antigua and Barbuda 77 (2001 est.) [3]
136  Nepal 59 (2006) [3]
137  Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 (2006) [3]
138  Haiti 40 (2001 est.) [3]
139  Paraguay 36 (2006) [3]
140  Hong Kong (PRC) 34 (2002) [4]
141  Afghanistan 24 (2004) [3]
142  Brunei 13 (2001 est.) [3]
143  Liechtenstein 9 (2006) [3]
144  Nicaragua 6 (2006) [3]
145  Nauru 5 (2001) [3]
146  Laos 4 (2005) see Friendship Bridge
147  Lesotho 3 (1995) [3]
148  Monaco 2 (2002)
149  Holy See (Vatican City) 1 (2001 est.) [3]
World 1,370,782 (2006) [3]

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Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.

[edit] References

Primary source: UIC data

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
  2. ^ http://www.china-mor.gov.cn/zwgk/gongbao2008.html
  3. ^ 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 ar as CIA data, last updated on 15 April, 2008
  4. ^ 34 km of 1,435 mm gauge, electrified and double-tracked rail network size according to The World Factbook 2002, CIA [1]; over 200 km according to Hong Kong Fact Sheets of the Hong Kong Government, a figure includes metro, light rail, tram, etc. [2]

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[edit] See also

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Lists of countries by transport rankings
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