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 updated with other reliable sources. These figures also include urban/suburban mass-transport systems; as well as lines which are not used for passenger services.[1]
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List[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 | Nationalized or Private |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 222,932[2] | 2008 | [3] | <1,600[4] | 409,000[5] | 43.71 | 1,373 | Private | |
| 2 | 121,000 | 2015 | [6][a] | 65,000[7] | Present length | 79.31 | 11,218 | Nationalized | |
| 3 | 86,000 | 2013 | [8] "Commercial operational length" | (50,000) not verified |
198.82 | 1,669 | Nationalized | ||
| 4 | 67,312 | 2015 | [9][10] | 27,999[11] | 48.84 | 17,979 | Nationalized | ||
| 5 | 46,552 | 2008 | [3] | 129 | 214.48 | 716 | Private | ||
| 6 | 43,468 | 2010 | [12] | 19,973 | 58,297 | 8.22 | 1,881 | Nationalized | |
| 7 | 38,445 | 2008 | [3] | 2,715 | 199.94 | 572 | Both | ||
| 8 | 36,966 | 2008 | [3] | 136 | 47,000 | 77.45 | 1117 | Nationalized | |
| 9 | 31,000 | 2014 | ([13]) not verified | 24,800 | 39.39 | 1,742 | Nationalized | ||
| 10 | 29,640 | 2008 | [3] | 15,140 | 21.53 | 2201 | Nationalized | ||
| 11 | 29,303 | (2012) | 1,520 | 285.57 | 6397 | Private | |||
| 12 | 27,182 | 2009 | [3] | 16,702[14] | 16.10 | 5451 | Both | ||
| 13 | 24,179 | (2007) | 16,683[15] | 12.46 | 2507 | Both | |||
| 14 | 22,300 | (2010) | 9,752 | 27.07 | 2048 | Nationalized | |||
| 15 | 22,298 | (2008) | 3,971 | 10.69 | 854 | Both[16] | |||
| 16 | 19,627 | (2008) | 17,358 | about 24000 before 1989[17] | 15.93 | 1946 | Nationalized | ||
| 17 | 17,732 | (2008) | 5,328[15] | 34,000 (before Beeching axe) | 15.00 | 3825 | Both (Franchised)[b] | ||
| 18 | 17,166 | 2008 | [3] | 22 | 114.43 | 6,697 | Private | ||
| 19 | 15,947 | (2012) | [18] | 9,623 | 33.55 | 3062 | Nationalized | ||
| 20 | 15,372 | (2010) | [3] | 4,000 | 180.71 | 1,171 | Nationalized | ||
| 21 | 12,821 | (2010) | 7,918 | 35.12 | 732 | Nationalized | |||
| 22 | 12,000 | (2011) | [19] | 3,159[19] | 71.29 | 6708 | Nationalized | ||
| 23 | 12,998 | (2014) | [20][21] | 146 (additional 2,200 km in construction since February, 2012) | 148.41 | 6816 | Nationalized | ||
| 24 | 9,487 | (2008) | 2,592[22] | 8.31 | 1111 | Nationalized | |||
| 25 | 8,529 | (2008) | [3] | 550 | 223.31 | 27853 | Nationalized | ||
| 26 | 7,942 | (2008) | 11.71 | 1257 | Nationalized | ||||
| 27 | 7,791 | (2008) | 286 (currently inactive) | 102.18 | 22759 | Nationalized | |||
| 28 | 6,700 | (2010) | 149.47 | 12075 | |||||
| 29 | 5,919 | (2008) | [3] | 3,067 | 57.13 | 911 | Nationalized | ||
| 30 | 5,898 | (2006) | 128.2 | 2931 | |||||
| 31 | 5,927 | (2008) | [3] | 3,863 | 14.57 | 1460 | Both | ||
| 32 | 5,537 | 2008 | [3] | 874 | 37.81 | 1731 | |||
| 33 | 5,478 | (2006) | 339.81 | 5640 | |||||
| 34 | 5,242 | (2009) | [3] | 2,522 | 19.08 | 9348 | Nationalized | ||
| 35 | 5,235 | (2006) | [3] | ~3,500 | 23.03 | 4595 | Nationalized | ||
| 36 | 5,232 | 2012 | [23] | 5,232 | ca. 5,232 | 7.89 | 1,532 | Mainly privately operated but thoroughly subsidized (~25%) by taxes and by federal, cantonal, and municipal subsidies. |
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| 37 | 5,076 | (2007) | 21.84 | 2215 | |||||
| 38 | 4,980 | (2014) | 153.44 | 1585 | |||||
| 39 | 4,316 | (2012) | [3] | 283 | 551.83 | 8595 | |||
| 40 | 4,280 | (2011) | 105.77 | 6488 | |||||
| 41 | 4,159 | (2008) | [3] | 2,831 | 26.66 | 1771 | |||
| 42 | 4,128 | (2006) | [3] | 64.64 | 1070 | ||||
| 43 | 4,114 | (2008) | 2622 | 78.71 | 1209 | Nationalized | |||
| 44 | 4,071 | (2012) | [3] | 29 | 126.04 | 16084 | |||
| 45 | 4,007 | (2008) | 585.19 | 16463 | |||||
| 46 | 3,955 | (2006) | [3] | 171.07 | 12127 | ||||
| 47 | 3,809 | (2008) | 20.34 | 1918 | Nationalized | ||||
| 48 | 3,658 | (2010) | 1577 | 13.4 | 1486 | ||||
| 49 | 3,528 | (2006) | 261.84 | 44904 | |||||
| 50 | 3,237 | (2008) | 53 | 5600 | 21.71 | 1424 | Nationalized | ||
| 51 | 3,233 | (2008) | [3] | 2,950 | 8.69 | 3108 | Nationalized | ||
| 52 | 3,147 | (2007) | 105.25 | 27765 | |||||
| 53 | 3,116 | (2008) | 256.54 | 6604 | |||||
| 54 | 3,013 | (2015) | [24] [25] | 2,302 | 13.71 | 5576 | Semi privatised | ||
| 55 | 3,000 | (2010) | 313 | 130.25 | 4190 | Nationalized | |||
| 56 | 2,993 | (2006) | 58.88 | 1121 | |||||
| 57 | 2,974 | (2009) | 1228 | 19.03 | 1443 | ||||
| 58 | 2,918 | (2009) | [3] | 1,278 | 29.68 | 3207 | |||
| 59 | 2,866 | (2007) | 383.32 | 3638 | |||||
| 60 | 2,835 | (2008) | 50.79 | 53392 | |||||
| 61 | 2,794 | (2013) | 1,629[26] | 33.0 | 3594 | Nationalized | |||
| 62 | 2,778 | (2010) | 208.92 | 13899 | |||||
| 63 | 2,761 | (2006) | [3] | 2,764 | 451.54 | 6911 | |||
| 64 | 2,722 | (2006) | 348.02 | 15866 | |||||
| 65 | 2,667 | (2008) | 640 | 16.16 | 2086 | Nationalized | |||
| 66 | 2,552 | (2012) | 51.73 | 4229 | |||||
| 67 | 2,382 | (2006) | [3] | 346.05 | 877 | ||||
| 68 | 2,269 | (2007) | 28.47 | 978 | |||||
| 69 | 2,218 | (2007) | 73.76 | 4756 | |||||
| 70 | 2,139 | (2008) | 86.57 | 11078 | |||||
| 71 | 2,032 | (2006) | 215.71 | 15587 | |||||
| 72 | 2,020 | (2008) | 636.25 | 14585 | |||||
| 73 | 1,989 | (2008) | 224.51 | 16227 | |||||
| 74 | 1,849 | (2010) | [3] | 207 | 178.40 | 15324 | |||
| 75 | 1,810 | (2008) | 864.15 | 1560 | |||||
| 76 | 1,766 | (2007) | 36.98 | 1824 | |||||
| 77 | 1,703 | (2012) | [27] | 1,300 | 5,000 | 21.25 | 13638 | ||
| 78 | 1,663 | (2007) | 648.85 | 27770 | |||||
| 79 | 1,513 | (2007) | 46.07 | 2932 | |||||
| 80 | 1,508 | (2010) | 43.51 | 13696 | |||||
| 81 | 1,412 | (2007) | 1522.44 | 19219 | |||||
| 82 | 1,237 | (2006) | 608.42 | 10547 | |||||
| 83 | 1,200 | (2013) | 0 | 17.31 | 6709 | Nationalized | |||
| 84 | 1,228 | (2007) | 16.51 | 1672 | |||||
| 85 | 1,156 | (2008) | 29.28 | 3083 | |||||
| 86 | 1,103 | (2007) | [3] | 392 | 46.42 | 3484 | |||
| 87 | 974 | (2007) | 488.13 | 19924 | |||||
| 88 | 966 | (2006) | [3] | 293.54 | 14810 | ||||
| 89 | 953 | (2006) | 250.30 | 25429 | |||||
| 90 | 906 | (2004) | 217.13 | 13724 | |||||
| 91 | 888 | (2007) | 655.10 | 2027 | |||||
| 92 | 885 | (2004) | Operations Halted since 2006 | 123.04 | 16228 | Private | |||
| 93 | 854 | (2007) | 687.40 | 24255 | |||||
| 94 | 869 | (2012) | [3] | 818 | 35.20 | 3863 | |||
| 95 | 837 | (2006) | [3] | 293.74 | 11926 | ||||
| 96 | 816 | (2008) | 55.43 | 1642 | |||||
| 97 | 810 | (2007) | 330.45 | 1858 | |||||
| 98 | 797 | (2007) | 148.66 | 18696 | |||||
| 99 | 795 | (2006) | 430.19 | 5086 | |||||
| 100 | 781 | (2005) | 29.71 | 1138 | |||||
| 101 | 758 | (2006) | 148.58 | 11581 | |||||
| 102 | 733 | (2002) | 1691.94 | 19805 | |||||
| 103 | 728 | (2008) | 1415.80 | 4753 | |||||
| 104 | 699 | (2006) | [3] | 160.36 | 11753 | ||||
| 105 | 699 | (2007) | 36.79 | 2943 | |||||
| 106 | 699 | (2006) | [3] | 1579.83 | 117456 | ||||
| 107 | 650 | (2003) | 278.52 | 20609 | |||||
| 108 | 639 | (2007) | 504.64 | 30889 | |||||
| 109 | 622 | (2006) | 440.84 | 25291 | |||||
| 110 | 616 | (2007) | 232.31 | 11167 | |||||
| 111 | 597 | (2006) | [3] | 30.61 | 1442 | ||||
| 112 | 568 | (2006) | [3] | 99.97 | 10613 | ||||
| 113 | 562 | (2007) | 37.44 | 10221 | |||||
| 114 | 517 | (2006) | [3] | 94.14 | 18141 | ||||
| 115 | 490 | (2006) | [3] | 227.28 | 8151 | ||||
| 116 | 479 | (2008) | as of March 2013 only 80 km used (43 km for Tututban -Sta.Rosa and 37 km for Sipocot-Naga City) |
626.30 | 196270 | ||||
| 117 | 423 | (2007) | 67.96 | 7553 | |||||
| 118 | 417 | (2007) | 479.50 | 12860 | |||||
| 119 | 401 | (2006) | [3] | 25.94 | 10544 | ||||
| 120 | 355 | (2006) | [3] | 212.45 | 9594 | ||||
| 121 | 336 | (2006) | 2714.43 | 87458 | |||||
| 122 | 306 | (2006) | [3] | 384.31 | 17170 | ||||
| 123 | 301 | (2008) | 57.69 | 3940 | |||||
| 124 | 278 | (2007) | [3] | 183.81 | 16416 | ||||
| 125 | 274 | (2007) | 9.40 | 1826 | Nationalized | ||||
| 126 | 65 | (2003) | [3] | 40.41 | 9948 | ||||
| 127 | 1,244 | (2002) | 930.65 | 122780 | |||||
| 128 | 507 | (2007) | 355.94 | 24649 | |||||
| 129 | 250 | (2008) | 55.47 | ||||||
| 130 | 210 | [28] | |||||||
| 131 | 160.6 | (2012) | [29] | 3.94 | 28682 | ||||
| 132 | 127.2 | (2001 est.) | [3] | 1149.57 | 4197 | ||||
| 133 | 166 | (2001) | [3] | 986.87 | 3163 | ||||
| 134 | 17.2 | (2006) | [3] | 143.65 | 38810 | ||||
| 135 | 84 | (2001) | [3] | 854.05 | 69857 | ||||
| 136 | 75 | (2011) | [30] | 8696.40 | 418827 | ||||
| 137 | 59 | (2006) | [3] | 2494.59 | 484491 | ||||
| 138 | 58 | (2006) | [3] | 5.22 | 1040 | ||||
| 139 | 38 | (2006) | [3] | 11298.67 | 173056 | ||||
| 140 | 13 | (2001 est.) | [3] | 443.46 | 30692 | ||||
| 141 | 9.5 | (2006) | [3] | 17.78 | 4017 | ||||
| 142 | 3.9 | (2001) | [3] | 4.20 | 2000 | ||||
| 143 | Western Sahara | 5 | (2008) | see Mauritania Railway | 53200.00 | 106200 | |||
| 144 | 3.5 | (2005) | see Friendship Bridge | 59200.00 | 1557550 | ||||
| 145 | 1.7 | (2012) | [3] | 1.7 | 1.18 | 20588 | |||
| 146 | 1.6 | (1995) | [3] | 10118.33 | 723667 | ||||
| 147 | 1.27 | (2001 est.) | 0 | 0.52 | 969 | ||||
| World | 1,370,782 | (2006) | [3] |
- ^ "By the end of 2014, 112,000 km mileage of railways in commercial operation, among of which the central and western railway operating mileage is 70,000 km, or 62.3% of the total mileage of railways in operation"
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Other Countries[edit]
| This section needs to be updated. (March 2015) |
Cyprus – 1905 to 1951
East Timor
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 (People's Republic Of China) – 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
Marshall Islands
Mauritius – 1860s to 1960s
Micronesia
Niger – see Rail transport in Niger for proposals
Oman – planned 2008
Papua New Guinea – planned 2007
Qatar – planned 2008
Rwanda – planned – 2008
San Marino – an electric railway linked Rimini (Italy) and San Marino City until 1944
Solomon Islands
Somalia – Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway existed from 1914 to 1941
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad Government Railway from 1876 until 1968; Trinidad Rapid Railway now planned
Tuvalu
Vanuatu – formerly on Efate
Yemen – planned 2008
See also[edit]
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