List of countries by rail transport network size

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.

Contents

Rank

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 64,215 (2011) [5] 21,015 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) 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 2 (2002)
151  Vatican City 0.852 (2001 est.) [6]
World 1,370,782 (2006) [6]

No railways currently

Countries listed in this section either once had railways and/or are planning for future railways.

See also

References

Primary source: UIC data

  1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
  2. ^ Russian State Statistics Service (Russian)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/05/content_11794712.htm
  5. ^ http://www.indianrail.gov.in: Website of Indian Railways
  6. ^ 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 CIA data, last updated on 15 April 2010
  7. ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/uploads/media/3erIL_SCT.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.rai.ir/Site.aspx?ParTree=A01011
  9. ^ The figure includes passenger, commercial and industrial railroads; More information can be found at Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
  10. ^ Invest in Turkey: Transportation and logistics
  11. ^ [1]
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  16. ^ http://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/hk_highway.htm
  17. ^ name=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8970647/Afghanistan-opens-first-ever-train-route.html
  18. ^ http://www.gambianow.com/news/General/Gambia-News-President-Jammeh-Receives-Railway-Design.html
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