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This page provides an index of articles on rail transport by country.

Other indexes available include:

• List of railway companies by country
• List of countries by rail transport network size
• Rail usage statistics by country
• List of locomotive builders by country
• List of Railway couplings by country
• Rail subsidies by country

International railway organisations

• International Union of Railways (UIC)
• International Union of Public Transport (UITP)
• Association of American Railways (AAR)

Africa

Central Africa

• Cameroon: see Rail transport in Cameroon
• Central African Republic: see Transport in the Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: see Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Republic of the Congo: see Rail transport in the Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea: see Rail transport in Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon: see Rail transport in Gabon
• São Tomé and Príncipe: see Transport in São Tomé and Príncipe

East Africa

• Burundi: see Rail transport in Burundi
• Comoros: see Rail transport in Comoros
• Kenya: see Rail transport in Kenya
• Rwanda: see Rail transport in Rwanda
• Seychelles: see Transport in Seychelles
• Tanzania: see Rail transport in Tanzania
• Uganda: see Rail transport in Uganda

Horn of Africa

• Djibouti: see Rail transport in Djibouti
• Eritrea: see Rail transport in Eritrea
• Ethiopia: see Rail transport in Ethiopia
• Somalia: see Rail transport in Somalia

North Africa

• Algeria: see Rail transport in Algeria and SNTF
• Egypt: see Rail transport in Egypt
• Libya: see Rail transport in Libya
• Morocco: see Rail transport in Morocco
• Sudan: see Rail transport in Sudan
• Tunisia: see Rail transport in Tunisia
• Western Sahara: see Transport in Western Sahara

Southern Africa

• Angola: see Rail transport in Angola
• Botswana: see Rail transport in Botswana
• Lesotho: see Rail transport in Lesotho
• Madagascar: see Rail transport in Madagascar
• Malawi: see Rail transport in Malawi
• Mauritius: see Rail transport in Mauritius
• Mozambique: see Mozambique Ports and Railways
• Namibia: see Rail transport in Namibia
• Réunion: see Transport in Réunion
• South Africa: see Rail transport in South Africa
• Swaziland: see Swazi Rail
• Zambia: see Rail transport in Zambia
• Zimbabwe: see Rail transport in Zimbabwe

West Africa

• Benin: see Rail transport in Benin
• Burkina Faso: see Rail transport in Burkina Faso
• Cape Verde: There is no rail transport in Cape Verde.
• Chad: see Rail transport in Chad
• Côte d'Ivoire: see Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire
• The Gambia: see Transport in The Gambia
• Ghana: see Rail transport in Ghana
• Guinea: see Rail transport in Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau: see Transport in Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia: see Transport in Liberia
• Mali: see Rail transport in Mali
• Mauritania: see Rail transport in Mauritania
• Niger: see Rail transport in Niger
• Nigeria: see Rail transport in Nigeria
• Saint Helena: see Transport on Saint Helena
• Senegal: see Rail transport in Senegal
• Sierra Leone: see Rail transport in Sierra Leone
• Togo: see Rail transport in Togo

Asia

Central Asia

• Kazakhstan: see Rail transport in Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan: see Rail transport in Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan: see Rail transport in Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan: see Rail transport in Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan: see Rail transport in Uzbekistan

East Asia

• China: see Rail transport in China
  • Hong Kong: see Rail transport in Hong Kong
• Japan: see Rail transport in Japan
• Taiwan: see Rail transport in Taiwan
• South Korea: see Rail transport in South Korea
• North Korea: see Rail transport in North Korea

South Asia

• Afghanistan: see Rail transport in Afghanistan
• Bangladesh: see Rail transport in Bangladesh
• India: see Rail transport in India
• Iran: see Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
• Pakistan: see Rail transport in Pakistan
• Sri Lanka: see Rail transport in Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

• Burma: see Rail transport in Burma
• Cambodia: see Rail transport in Cambodia
• Indonesia: see Rail transport in Indonesia
• Malaysia: see Rail transport in Malaysia
• Philippines: see Rail transport in the Philippines
• Singapore: see Rail transport in Singapore
• Thailand: see Rail transport in Thailand
• Vietnam: see Rail transport in Vietnam

Western Asia

• Armenia: see Rail transport in Armenia
• Azerbaijan: see Rail transport in Azerbaijan
• Iraq: see Iraqi Republic Railways
• Israel: see Rail transport in Israel and Israel Railways
• Jordan: see Transport in Jordan
• Kuwait: see Transport in Kuwait
• Lebanon: see Rail transport in Lebanon
• Saudi Arabia: see Rail transport in Saudi Arabia
• Syria: see Chemins de Fer Syriens
• United Arab Emirates: see Rail transport in United Arab Emirates
• Yemen: see Rail transport in Yemen

Europe

• Albania: see Rail transport in Albania
• Andorra: see Rail transport in Andorra
• Austria: see Rail transport in Austria and Austrian Federal Railways
• Belarus: see Rail transport in Belarus
• Belgium: see Rail transport in Belgium or NMBS/SNCB or Infrabel
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: see Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria: see BDZ
• Czech Republic: see Rail transport in the Czech Republic and České dráhy
• Croatia: see Croatian Railways
• Denmark: see Rail transport in Denmark and Danske Statsbaner
• Estonia: see Rail transport in Estonia
• Finland: see Rail transport in Finland
• France: see Rail transport in France or SNCF
• Germany: see Rail transport in Germany and Deutsche Bahn
• Greece: see TrainOSE, Railways of Greece and Hellenic Railways Organisation
• Hungary: see Hungarian State Railways
• Iceland: see Rail transport in Iceland
• Isle of Man: see Rail transport in the Isle of Man
• Italy: see Rail transport in Italy and Trenitalia
• Liechtenstein: see Rail transport in Liechtenstein
• Lithuania: see Rail transport in Lithuania
• Luxembourg: see Rail transport in Luxembourg
• Malta: see Malta Railway
• Monaco: see Rail transport in Monaco
• Moldova: see Rail transport in Moldova
• Montenegro: see Railways of Montenegro
• Netherlands: see Rail transport in the Netherlands, Trains in the Netherlands and Nederlandse Spoorwegen
• Norway: see Rail transport in Norway and NSB
• Poland: see Rail transport in Poland and PKP
• Portugal: see Rail transport in Portugal, Comboios de Portugal and REFER
• Republic of Ireland: see Rail transport in Ireland
• Romania: see CFR
• Russia: see Rail transport in Russia
• Serbia: see Rail transport in Serbia
• Slovakia: see Rail transport in Slovakia
• Slovenia: see Rail transport in Slovenia
• Soviet Union: see Rail transport in the Soviet Union
• Spain: see Rail transport in Spain
• Sweden: see Rail transport in Sweden and SJ AB
• Switzerland: see Rail transport in Switzerland
• Turkey: see TCDD
• Ukraine: see Rail transport in Ukraine
• United Kingdom:
  • For United Kingdom: see Rail transport in United Kingdom
  • For Great Britain: see Rail transport in Great Britain
  • For Northern Ireland: see Rail transport in Ireland
  • See also Commuter rail in the United Kingdom
• Vatican City: see Rail transport in Vatican City

North America

Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda: See Rail transport in Antigua and Barbuda
• The Bahamas: See Rail transport in Bahamas
• Barbados: See Rail transport in Barbados
• Bermuda: see Rail transport in Bermuda Until World War II, Bermuda had an extensive system of electric trams; private automobiles were not allowed.
• Cuba: See Rail transport in Cuba
• Dominica: See Rail transport in Dominica
• Dominican Republic: See Rail transport in Dominican Republic
• Grenada: See Rail transport in Grenada
• Guyana: see Transport in Guyana
• Haiti: See Rail transport in Haiti
• Jamaica: See Rail transport in Jamaica
• Puerto Rico: see Rail transport in Puerto Rico
• Saint Kitts and Nevis: See Rail transport in Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia: See Rail transport in Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: See Rail transport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago: See Transport in Trinidad and Tobago

Central America

• Belize: see Rail transport in Belize
• Costa Rica: see Rail transport in Costa Rica
• El Salvador: see Rail transport in El Salvador
• Guatemala: see Rail transport in Guatemala
• Honduras: see Rail transport in Honduras
• Nicaragua: see Rail transport in Nicaragua
• Panama: see Rail transport in Panama

North America

• Canada: see Rail transport in Canada
• Mexico: see Rail transport in Mexico
• United States: see Rail transportation in the United States

Oceania

• Australia: see Rail transport in Australia
• Nauru: see Rail transport in Nauru
• Fiji: see Rail transport in Fiji
• New Zealand: see Rail transport in New Zealand

Railways also existed in New Caledonia, Makatea, New Guinea, Saipan^[1] and Banaba.^[2]

South America

• Argentina: see Rail transport in Argentina
• Bolivia: see Rail transport in Bolivia
• Brazil: see Rail transport in Brazil
• Chile: see Rail transport in Chile
• Colombia: see Rail transport in Colombia
• Ecuador: see Rail transport in Ecuador
• French Guiana: see Transport in French Guiana
• Guyana: see Transport in Guyana
• Paraguay: see Rail transport in Paraguay
• Peru: see Rail transport in Peru
• Suriname: see Transport in Suriname
• Uruguay: see Rail transport in Uruguay
• Venezuela: see Rail transport in Venezuela
• Falkland Islands: see Camber Railway for former railway

References

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