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 urban/suburban mass-transport systems; as well as lines which are not used for passenger services.

Rank [edit]

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 224,792 (2011) [1] <1,600[2] 408,833 43.40 1379
2  Russia 87,157 (2011) [3][4] 50,000 133.58 1117
3  China (PRC) 86,000 (2011) [5] 48,000[6] 105.46 14722
4  India 63,974 (2011) [7][8] 23,541[9] 114,500 51.19 18846
5  Canada 46,552 (2011) 129 174.51 468
6  Germany 41,981 (2011) [10] 20,497[10] 9.47 2210
7  Australia 38,445 (2011) 2,715[11] 199.94 572
8  Argentina 36,966 (2011) 136[11] 47,000 77.45 1117
9  France 29,640 (2011) 15,140 21.53 2201
10  Brazil 28,538 (2011) 1,122 285.57 6397
11  South Africa 20,247 (2013) 24,800[12] 49.79 2066
12  Mexico 26,704 (2009) [13] 73.56 4207
13  Italy 24,179 (2007) 16,683[14] 12.46 2507
14  Japan 23,474 (2007) [15] 16,702[16] 16.10 5451
15  Ukraine 22,300 (2010) 9,752 27.07 2048
16  Romania 22,298 (2008) 3,971 10.69 854
17  Poland 19,627 (2008) 17,358 about 24000 before 1989[17] 15.93 1946
18  United Kingdom 16,321 (2008) 5,328[14] 34,000 15.00 3825
19  Kazakhstan 15,079 (2010) [18] 4,000 180.71 1061
20  Spain 15,064 (2008) 8,760 33.55 3062
21  Sweden 12,821 (2010) 7,918 35.12 732
22  Turkey 12,000 (2011) [19] 3,159[20] 71.29 6708
23  Iran 11,106 (2008) [21][22] 146 (additional 2,200 km in construction since February, 2012) 148.41 6816
24  Czech Republic 9,487 (2008) 2,592[23] 8.31 1111
25  Indonesia 8,529 (2008) [15] 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) 3,067[11] 57.13 911
30  Chile 5,898 (2006) 128.2 2931
31  Austria 5,927 (2008) 3,863[11] 14.57 1460
32  Belarus 5,491 (2008) 874[24] 37.81 1731
33  Sudan 5,478 (2006) 339.81 5640
34  North Korea 5,235 (2006) [15] ~3,500 23.03 4595
35  Cuba 5,076 (2007) 21.84 2215
36  Switzerland 5,063 (2010) 5,063[14] 8.15 1554
37  Algeria 4,316 (2012) 283[11] 551.83 8595
38  Uzbekistan 4,230 (2007) 105.77 6488
39  Bulgaria 4,159 (2008) 2,831[11] 26.66 1771
40  New Zealand 4,128 (2006) [15] 64.64 1070
41  Norway 4,114 (2008) 2622 78.71 1209
42  Thailand 4,071 (2012) [25] 29 126.04 16084
43  Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,007 (2008) 585.19 16463
44  Myanmar (Burma) 3,955 (2006) [15] 171.07 12127
45  Serbia 3,809 (2008) 20.34 1918
46  Slovakia 3,658 (2010) 1577 13.4 1486
47  Nigeria 3,528 (2006) 261.84 44904
48  Belgium 3,513 (2008) 2,950[11] 8.69 3108
49  South Korea 3,381 (2008) 2,031 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  Croatia 2,974 (2009) 1228 19.03 1443
56  Azerbaijan 2,918 (2009) 1,278[11] 29.68 3207
57  Netherlands 2,896 (2008) 14.34 5767
58  Bolivia 2,866 (2007) 383.32 3638
59  Portugal 2,842 (2008) 32.4 3743
60  Bangladesh 2,835 (2008) 50.79 53392
61  Kenya 2,778 (2010) 208.92 13899
62  Angola 2,761 (2006) [15] 2,764 451.54 6911
63  Tanzania 2,722 (2006) 348.02 15866
64  Denmark 2,667 (2008) 640 16.16 2086
65  Greece 2,552 (2012) 51.73 4229
66  Namibia 2,382 (2006) [15] 346.05 877
67  Latvia 2,269 (2007) 28.47 978
68  Tunisia 2,218 (2007) 73.76 4756
69  Syria 2,139 (2008) 86.57 11078
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  Malaysia 1,849 (2010) [26] 207 178.40 15324
75  Mongolia 1,810 (2008) 864.15 1560
76  Lithuania 1,766 (2007) 36.98 1824
77  Colombia 1,663 (2007) 648.85 27770
78  Taiwan (Republic of China) 1,661 (2010) [27][28][29][30][31] 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) 392[11] 46.42 3484
86  Israel 1,001 (2010) 20.75 7752
87  Cameroon 974 (2007) 488.13 19924
88  Ecuador 966 (2006) [15] 293.54 14810
89  Ghana 953 (2006) 250.30 25429
90  Senegal 906 (2004) 217.13 13724
91  Botswana 888 (2007) 655.10 2027
92  Guatemala 885 (2004) 123.04 16228
93  Madagascar 854 (2007) 687.40 24255
94  Armenia 869 (2012) 818[11] 35.20 3863
95  Guinea 837 (2006) [15] 293.74 11926
96  Estonia 816 (2008) 55.43 1642
97  Gabon 810 (2007) 330.45 1858
98  Malawi 797 (2007) 148.66 18696
99  Republic of the Congo 795 (2006) 430.19 5086
100  Djibouti 781 (2005) 29.71 1138
101  Benin 758 (2006) 148.58 11581
102  Mali 733 (2002) 1691.94 19805
103  Mauritania 728 (2008) 1415.80 4753
104  Honduras 699 (2006) [15] 160.36 11753
105  Macedonia 699 (2007) 36.79 2943
106  Ethiopia 699 (2006) [15] 1579.83 117456
107  Cambodia 650 (2003) 278.52 20609
108  Côte d'Ivoire 639 (2007) 504.64 30889
109  Burkina Faso 622 (2006) 440.84 25291
110  Tajikistan 616 (2007) 232.31 11167
111  Fiji 597 (2006) [15] 30.61 1442
112  Togo 568 (2006) [15] 99.97 10613
113  El Salvador 562 (2007) 37.44 10221
114  Dominican Republic 517 (2006) [15] 94.14 18141
115  Liberia 490 (2006) [15] 227.28 8151
116  Philippines 479 (2008) 626.30 196270
117  Albania 423 (2007) 67.96 7553
118  Kyrgyzstan 417 (2007) 479.50 12860
119  Lebanon 401 (2006) [15] 25.94 10544
120  Panama 355 (2006) [15] 212.45 9594
121  Venezuela 336 (2006) 2714.43 87458
122  Eritrea 306 (2006) [15] 384.31 17170
123  Swaziland 301 (2008) 57.69 3940
124  Costa Rica 278 (2007) [15] 183.81 16416
125  Luxembourg 275 (2007) 9.40 1826
126  Jamaica 272 (2003) [15] 40.41 9948
127  Uganda 259 (2002) 930.65 122780
128  Jordan 251 (2007) 355.94 24649
129  Montenegro 249 (2008) 55.47 2511
130  Hong Kong (People's Republic Of China) 210 (2008) [32] 5.26 33798
131  Singapore 199.4 (2012) [33] 3.94 28682
132  Guyana 187 (2001 est.) [15] 1149.57 4197
133  Suriname 166 (2001) [15] 986.87 3163
134  Puerto Rico (US) 96 (2006) [15] 143.65 38810
135  Sierra Leone 84 (2001) [15] 854.05 69857
136  Antigua and Barbuda 77 (2001 est.) [15] 5.75 1156
137  Afghanistan 75 (2011) [34] 8696.40 418827
138  Nepal 59 (2006) [15] 2494.59 484491
139  United Arab Emirates 52 (2009) [15] 1607.69 158924
140  Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 (2006) [15] 5.22 1040
141  Haiti 40 (2001 est.) [15] 693.75 252130
142  Paraguay 36 (2006) [15] 11298.67 173056
143  Brunei 13 (2001 est.) [15] 443.46 30692
144  Liechtenstein 9 (2006) [15] 17.78 4017
145  Nicaragua 6 (2006) [15] 21728.33 964667
146  Nauru 5 (2001) [15] 4.20 2000
147 Western Sahara 5 (2008) see Mauritania Railway 53200.00 106200
148  Laos 4 (2005) see Friendship Bridge 59200.00 1557550
149  Lesotho 3 (1995) [15] 10118.33 723667
150  Monaco 1.7 (2012) [15] 1.7 1.18 20588
151  Vatican City 0.862 (2001 est.) 0 0.52 969
World 1,370,782 (2006) [15]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

Primary source: UIC data

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
  2. ^ http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/Articles%202005/SuperiorRail.pdf
  3. ^ Russian State Statistics Service (Russian)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ http://finance.people.com.cn/n/2013/0117/c70846-20234529.html
  6. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-12/04/c_132019195.htm
  7. ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/Stat_0910/Year%20Book%202009-10-Sml_size_English.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1: Website of Indian Railways
  9. ^ http://ehitavada.com/News_Paper_Images/2013/04/07/news_images/news_213499.jpg
  10. ^ a b https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/Wirtschaftsbereiche/TransportVerkehr/UnternehmenInfrastrukturFahrzeugbestand/Tabellen/Schieneninfrastruktur.html
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2121.html
  12. ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/555568/South-Africa/260130/Services
  13. ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/uploads/media/3erIL_SCT.pdf
  14. ^ a b c http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/5892821/Electrified-rail-network-the-benefits.html
  15. ^ 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 CIA data, last updated on 15 April 2010
  16. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
  17. ^ http://niezalezna.pl/38484-zamkna-2-tys-km-torow-w-polsce
  18. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html
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  20. ^ http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/Upload/Files/ContentFiles/2010/istatistik/20072011yillik.pdf
  21. ^ http://www.rai.ir/Site.aspx?ParTree=A01011
  22. ^ The figure includes passenger, commercial and industrial railroads; More information can be found at Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
  23. ^ http://mapa.rychnovsky.cz/indexe.htm
  24. ^ http://canada.mfa.gov.by/eng/rb/parliament/
  25. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
  26. ^ "Malaysia". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2010-10-26. 
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  28. ^ [3]
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  32. ^ http://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/hk_highway.htm
  33. ^ http://app.mot.gov.sg/Land_Transport/Making_Public_Transport_a_Choice_Mode/Rail.aspx
  34. ^ name=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8970647/Afghanistan-opens-first-ever-train-route.html
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