List of countries by rail transport network size
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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.
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| Rank | Country | Railway length (km) |
Date of information |
Notes | Electrified length (km) |
Historic peak length (km) |
Area (km2) per km track | Population per km track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
226,427 | (2007) | [1] | 408,833 | 43.40 | 1379 | |
| 2 |  Russia |
128,000 | (2006) | [2][3] | 50,000 | 133.58 | 1117 | |
| 3 |  People's Republic of China |
91,000 | (2010) | [4] | 42,000 | 105.46 | 14722 | |
| 4 |  India |
84,215 | (2011) | [5] | 61,015 | 51.19 | 18846 | |
| 5 |  Canada |
72,912 | (2007) | 174.51 | 605 | |||
| 6 |  Germany |
41,896 | (2008) | 8.52 | 1951 | |||
| 7 |  Australia |
41,461 | (2006) | [6] | 2,940 | 186.71 | 548 | |
| 8 |  Argentina |
35,897 | (2007) | 47,000 | 77.45 | 1117 | ||
| 9 |  France |
29,901 | (2008) | 15,140 | 21.53 | 2201 | ||
| 10 |  Brazil |
29,817 | (2008) | 285.57 | 6397 | |||
| 11 |  Mexico |
26,704 | (2009) | [7] | 73.56 | 4207 | ||
| 12 |  South Africa |
24,487 | (2007) | 49.79 | 2066 | |||
| 13 |  Italy |
24,179 | (2010) | 12.46 | 2507 | |||
| 14 |  Japan |
23,474 | (2007) | [6] | 16.10 | 5451 | ||
| 15 |  Ukraine |
22,300 | (2010) | 9,752 | 27.07 | 2048 | ||
| 16 |  Romania |
22,298 | (2008) | 3,971 | 10.69 | 960 | ||
| 17 |  Poland |
19,627 | (2008) | 15.93 | 1946 | |||
| 18 |  United Kingdom |
16,321 | (2008) | 34,000 | 14.93 | 3825 | ||
| 19 |  Spain |
15,064 | (2008) | 8,760 | 33.55 | 3062 | ||
| 20 |  Kazakhstan |
15,000 | (2010) | 181.66 | 1101 | |||
| 21 |  Sweden |
12,821 | (2010) | 7,918 | 35.12 | 736 | ||
| 22 |  Iran |
11,106 | (2008) | [8][9] | 146 | 148.41 | 6816 | |
| 23 |  Turkey |
10,991 | (2008) | [10] | 71.29 | 6708 | ||
| 24 |  Czech Republic |
9,487 | (2008) | 8.31 | 1111 | |||
| 25 |  Indonesia |
8,529 | (2008) | [6] | 550 | 223.31 | 27853 | |
| 26 |  Hungary |
7,942 | (2008) | 11.71 | 1257 | |||
| 27 |  Pakistan |
7,791 | (2008) | 102.18 | 22759 | |||
| 28 |  Egypt |
6,700 | (2010) | 149.47 | 12075 | |||
| 29 |  Finland |
5,919 | (2008) | 57.13 | 911 | |||
| 30 |  Chile |
5,898 | (2006) | 128.2 | 2931 | |||
| 31 |  Austria |
5,755 | (2008) | 14.57 | 1460 | |||
| 32 |  Belarus |
5,491 | (2008) | 37.81 | 1731 | |||
| 33 |  Sudan |
5,478 | (2006) | 339.81 | 5640 | |||
| 34 |  North Korea |
5,235 | (2006) | [6] | ~3,500 | 23.03 | 4595 | |
| 35 |  Cuba |
5,076 | (2007) | 21.84 | 2215 | |||
| 36 |  Switzerland |
5,063 | (2010) | 1353 | 8.15 | 1554 | ||
| 37 |  Thailand |
4,429 | (2007) | 115.8 | 15137 | |||
| 38 |  Uzbekistan |
4,230 | (2007) | 105.77 | 6488 | |||
| 39 |  Bulgaria |
4,159 | (2008) | 26.66 | 1771 | |||
| 40 |  New Zealand |
4,128 | (2006) | [6] | 64.64 | 1070 | ||
| 41 |  Norway |
4,114 | (2008) | 2622 | 78.71 | 1209 | ||
| 42 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
4,007 | (2008) | 585.19 | 16463 | |||
| 43 |  Myanmar |
3,955 | (2006) | [6] | 171.07 | 12127 | ||
| 44 |  Serbia |
3,809 | (2008) | 20.34 | 1918 | |||
| 45 |  Slovakia |
3,658 | (2010) | 1577 | 13.4 | 1486 | ||
| 46 |  Algeria |
3,572 | (2008) | 666.78 | 10162 | |||
| 47 |  Nigeria |
3,528 | (2006) | 261.84 | 44904 | |||
| 48 |  Belgium |
3,513 | (2008) | 8.69 | 3108 | |||
| 49 |  South Korea |
3,381 | (2008) | 29.49 | 14489 | |||
| 50 |  Turkmenistan |
3,181 | (2007) | 153.44 | 1585 | |||
| 51 |  Vietnam |
3,147 | (2007) | 105.25 | 27765 | |||
| 52 |  Mozambique |
3,116 | (2008) | 256.54 | 6604 | |||
| 53 |  Zimbabwe |
3,000 | (2010) | 313 | 130.25 | 4190 | ||
| 54 |  Uruguay |
2,993 | (2006) | 58.88 | 1121 | |||
| 55 |  Netherlands |
2,896 | (2008) | 14.34 | 5767 | |||
| 56 |  Bolivia |
2,866 | (2007) | 383.32 | 3638 | |||
| 57 |  Portugal |
2,842 | (2008) | 32.4 | 3743 | |||
| 58 |  Bangladesh |
2,835 | (2008) | 50.79 | 53392 | |||
| 59 |  Kenya |
2,778 | (2010) | 208.92 | 13899 | |||
| 60 |  Angola |
2,761 | (2006) | [6] | 2,764 | 451.54 | 6911 | |
| 61 |  Tanzania |
2,722 | (2006) | 348.02 | 15866 | |||
| 62 |  Croatia |
2,974 | (2009) | 1228 | 19.03 | 1443 | ||
| 63 |  Greece |
2,551 | (2007) | 51.73 | 4229 | |||
| 64 |  Namibia |
2,382 | (2006) | [6] | 346.05 | 877 | ||
| 65 |  Latvia |
2,269 | (2007) | 28.47 | 978 | |||
| 66 |  Tunisia |
2,218 | (2007) | 73.76 | 4756 | |||
| 67 |  Syria |
2,139 | (2008) | 86.57 | 11078 | |||
| 68 |  Denmark |
2,667 | (2008) | 640 | 16.16 | 2086 | ||
| 69 |  Azerbaijan |
2,099 | (2008) | 41.26 | 4366 | |||
| 70 |  Iraq |
2,032 | (2006) | 215.71 | 15587 | |||
| 71 |  Peru |
2,020 | (2008) | 636.25 | 14585 | |||
| 72 |  Morocco |
1,989 | (2008) | 224.51 | 16227 | |||
| 73 |  Republic of Ireland |
1,919 | (2007) | 36.62 | 2387 | |||
| 74 |  Mongolia |
1,810 | (2008) | 864.15 | 1560 | |||
| 75 |  Lithuania |
1,766 | (2007) | 36.98 | 1824 | |||
| 76 |  Malaysia |
1,665 | (2008) | 198.11 | 17017 | |||
| 77 |  Colombia |
1,663 | (2007) | 648.85 | 27770 | |||
| 78 |  Taiwan (Republic of China) |
1,661 | (2010) | [11][12][13][14][15] | 1,300 | 5,000 | 21.66 | 13960 |
| 79 |  Georgia |
1,513 | (2007) | 46.07 | 2932 | |||
| 80 |  Sri Lanka |
1,508 | (2010) | 43.51 | 13696 | |||
| 81 |  Saudi Arabia |
1,412 | (2007) | 1522.44 | 19219 | |||
| 82 |  Zambia |
1,237 | (2006) | 608.42 | 10547 | |||
| 83 |  Slovenia |
1,228 | (2007) | 16.51 | 1672 | |||
| 84 |  Moldova |
1,156 | (2008) | 29.28 | 3083 | |||
| 85 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,103 | (2007) | 46.42 | 3484 | |||
| 86 |  Israel |
1,001 | (2010) | 20.75 | 7752 | |||
| 87 |  Cameroon |
974 | (2007) | |||||
| 88 |  Ecuador |
966 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 89 |  Ghana |
953 | (2006) | |||||
| 90 |  Senegal |
906 | (2004) | |||||
| 91 |  Botswana |
888 | (2007) | |||||
| 92 |  Guatemala |
885 | (2004) | |||||
| 93 |  Madagascar |
854 | (2007) | |||||
| 94 |  Armenia |
845 | (2006) | |||||
| 95 |  Guinea |
837 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 96 |  Estonia |
816 | (2008) | |||||
| 97 |  Gabon |
810 | (2007) | |||||
| 98 |  Malawi |
797 | (2007) | |||||
| 99 |  Republic of the Congo |
795 | (2006) | |||||
| 100 |  Djibouti |
781 | (2005) | |||||
| 101 |  Benin |
758 | (2006) | |||||
| 102 |  Mali |
733 | (2002) | |||||
| 103 |  Mauritania |
728 | (2008) | |||||
| 104 |  Honduras |
699 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 105 |  Macedonia |
699 | (2007) | |||||
| 106 |  Ethiopia |
699 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 107 |  Cambodia |
650 | (2003) | |||||
| 108 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
639 | (2007) | |||||
| 109 |  Burkina Faso |
622 | (2006) | |||||
| 110 |  Tajikistan |
616 | (2007) | |||||
| 111 |  Fiji |
597 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 112 |  Togo |
568 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 113 |  El Salvador |
562 | (2007) | |||||
| 114 |  Dominican Republic |
517 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 115 |  Liberia |
490 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 116 |  Philippines |
479 | (2008) | |||||
| 117 |  Albania |
423 | (2007) | |||||
| 118 |  Kyrgyzstan |
417 | (2007) | |||||
| 119 |  Lebanon |
401 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 120 |  Panama |
355 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 121 |  Venezuela |
336 | (2006) | |||||
| 122 |  Eritrea |
306 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 123 |  Swaziland |
300 | (2008) | |||||
| 124 |  Costa Rica |
278 | (2007) | [6] | ||||
| 125 |  Luxembourg |
275 | (2007) | |||||
| 126 |  Jamaica |
272 | (2003) | [6] | ||||
| 127 |  Uganda |
259 | (2002) | |||||
| 128 |  Jordan |
251 | (2007) | |||||
| 129 |  Montenegro |
249 | (2008) | |||||
| 130 |  Hong Kong |
210 | (2008) | [16] | ||||
| 131 |  Guyana |
187 | (2001 est.) | [6] | ||||
| 132 |  Singapore |
177 | (2006)[citation needed] | includes MRT and LRT networks | ||||
| 133 |  Suriname |
166 | (2001) | [6] | ||||
| 134 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
96 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 135 |  Sierra Leone |
84 | (2001) | [6] | ||||
| 136 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
77 | (2001 est.) | [6] | ||||
| 137 |  Afghanistan |
75 | (2011) | [17] | ||||
| 138 |  Nepal |
59 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 139 |  United Arab Emirates |
52 | (2009) | [6] | ||||
| 140 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
50 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 141 |  Haiti |
40 | (2001 est.) | [6] | ||||
| 142 |  Paraguay |
36 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 143 |  Brunei |
13 | (2001 est.) | [6] | ||||
| 144 |  Liechtenstein |
9 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 145 |  Nicaragua |
6 | (2006) | [6] | ||||
| 146 |  Nauru |
5 | (2001) | [6] | ||||
| 147 |  Western Sahara |
5 | (2008) | see Mauritania Railway | ||||
| 148 |  Laos |
4 | (2005) | see Friendship Bridge | ||||
| 149 |  Lesotho |
3 | (1995) | [6] | ||||
| 150 |  Monaco |
1.7 | (2012) | [6] | 1.7 | |||
| 151 |  Vatican City |
0.852 | (2001 est.) | [6] | ||||
| World | 1,370,782 | (2006) | [6] |
[edit] No railways currently
Countries listed in this section either once had railways and/or are planning for future railways.
Andorra - planned 2009
Bahrain - planned 2008
Belize - planned 2007
Bhutan - rail link is expected to come up under Nehru Golden Jubilee project
Burundi - planned 2008
Cape Verde - once had salt-carrying railway to pier at Santa Maria
Central African Republic - proposed from Bangui to Cameroon
Chad - possible connection to Libya
Cyprus - Cyprus Government Railway 1905 to 1974
Gibraltar - There are no railways currently in Gibraltar
The Gambia - Proposals [18]
Guinea-Bissau - planned 1998 to Guinea
Iceland - see Rail transport in Iceland for former and proposed future railways
Kuwait - planned 2008
Libya - 1912 to 1965; (network under construction, see Libyan Railways)
Macau - A light rail network should be operational by 2015. There is also a short cable car on Monte da Guia
Malta - operated 1883 to 1931
Mauritius - 1860s to 1960s
Niger - see Rail transport in Niger for proposals
Oman - planned 2008
Papua New Guinea - planned 2007
Rwanda - planned - 2008
Qatar - planned 2008
San Marino - an electric railway linked Rimini (Italy) and San Marino City until 1944
Somalia - Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway existed from 1914 to 1941
Swaziland - Construction starts mid-2012 with a planned completion late-2015. (See Rail transport in Swaziland)[19]
Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad Government Railway from 1876 until 1968; Trinidad Rapid Railway now planned
Tuvalu
Vanuatu - formerly on Efate
Yemen - planned 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
- ^ Russian State Statistics Service (Russian)
- ^ 128,000 km is the figure for all railway lines in Russia, including non-common, 85,000 km is the figure that Russian State Statistics Service gives for common usage lines in 2006, while CIA World Factbook gives 87,157 km for the same year.
- ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/05/content_11794712.htm
- ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1: Website of Indian Railways
- ^ 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 CIA data, last updated on 15 April 2010
- ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/uploads/media/3erIL_SCT.pdf
- ^ http://www.rai.ir/Site.aspx?ParTree=A01011
- ^ The figure includes passenger, commercial and industrial railroads; More information can be found at Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
- ^ Invest in Turkey: Transportation and logistics
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- ^ http://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/hk_highway.htm
- ^ name=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8970647/Afghanistan-opens-first-ever-train-route.html
- ^ http://www.gambianow.com/news/General/Gambia-News-President-Jammeh-Receives-Railway-Design.html
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-12/transnet-of-south-africa-to-build-1-5-billion-rail-link-through-swaziland.html
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