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This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge, which is the measure of the distance between the inner sides of the load-bearing rails. The four typical types of gauges are: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note. Some 60% of the world's railways use the standard gauge of 1.4 m (4.7 ft). Gauges vary by country and sometimes within countries. The choice of gauge during initial construction was mainly in response to local conditions and the intent of the builder. Narrow-gauge railways were cheaper to build and could negotiate sharper curves, broad-gauge railways gave greater stability and permitted higher speeds. Standard-gauge railways were a compromise between narrow and broad gauges.
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| Rank
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Country
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Value
| | Date of Info |
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1 |
. | United States | 224,792 | | 2010 |
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2 |
. | Russia | 87,157 | | 2010 |
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3 |
. | China | 86,000 | | 2009 |
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4 |
. | India | 63,974 | | 2010 |
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5 |
. | Canada | 46,552 | | 2009 |
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6 |
. | Germany | 41,981 | | 2009 |
|
7 |
. | Australia | 38,445 | | 2010 |
|
8 |
. | Argentina | 36,966 | | 2010 |
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9 |
. | France | 29,640 | | 2009 |
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10 |
. | Brazil | 28,538 | | 2010 |
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11 |
. | Japan | 27,182 | | 2011 |
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12 |
. | Ukraine | 21,684 | | 2010 |
|
13 |
. | Italy | 20,254 | | 2010 |
|
14 |
. | South Africa | 20,192 | | 2010 |
|
15 |
. | Poland | 19,428 | | 2010 |
|
16 |
. | Mexico | 17,166 | | 2010 |
|
17 |
. | United Kingdom | 16,454 | | 2010 |
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18 |
. | Spain | 15,293 | | 2010 |
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19 |
. | Kazakhstan | 15,079 | | 2010 |
|
20 |
. | Sweden | 11,633 | | 2010 |
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21 |
. | Romania | 10,785 | | 2010 |
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22 |
. | Czech Republic | 9,469 | | 2011 |
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23 |
. | Hungary | 9,208 | | 2009 |
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24 |
. | Turkey | 8,699 | | 2010 |
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25 |
. | Cuba | 8,598 | | 2009 |
|
26 |
. | Iran | 8,442 | | 2008 |
|
27 |
. | Pakistan | 7,791 | | 2010 |
|
28 |
. | Chile | 7,082 | | 2010 |
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29 |
. | Austria | 6,399 | | 2010 |
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30 |
. | Sudan | 5,978 | | 2010 |
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31 |
. | Finland | 5,919 | | 2009 |
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32 |
. | Belarus | 5,537 | | 2010 |
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33 |
. | Korea, North | 5,242 | | 2009 |
|
34 |
. | Egypt | 5,083 | | 2010 |
|
35 |
. | Indonesia | 5,042 | | 2009 |
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36 |
. | Burma | 5,031 | | 2010 |
|
37 |
. | Switzerland | 4,876 | | 2010 |
|
38 |
. | Mozambique | 4,787 | | 2010 |
|
39 |
. | Norway | 4,169 | | 2010 |
|
40 |
. | Bulgaria | 4,151 | | 2009 |
|
41 |
. | New Zealand | 4,128 | | 2010 |
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42 |
. | Thailand | 4,071 | | 2010 |
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43 |
. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007 | | 2010 |
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44 |
. | Algeria | 3,973 | | 2008 |
|
45 |
. | Tanzania | 3,689 | | 2010 |
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46 |
. | Bolivia | 3,652 | | 2010 |
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47 |
. | Uzbekistan | 3,645 | | 2010 |
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48 |
. | Slovakia | 3,622 | | 2010 |
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49 |
. | Nigeria | 3,505 | | 2010 |
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50 |
. | Zimbabwe | 3,427 | | 2010 |
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51 |
. | Korea, South | 3,381 | | 2008 |
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52 |
. | Serbia | 3,379 | | 2010 |
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53 |
. | Portugal | 3,319 | | 2010 |
|
54 |
. | Ireland | 3,237 | | 2011 |
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55 |
. | Belgium | 3,233 | | 2010 |
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56 |
. | Turkmenistan | 2,980 | | 2010 |
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57 |
. | Azerbaijan | 2,918 | | 2009 |
|
58 |
. | Netherlands | 2,896 | | 2010 |
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59 |
. | Angola | 2,764 | | 2010 |
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60 |
. | Croatia | 2,722 | | 2009 |
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61 |
. | Denmark | 2,667 | | 2008 |
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62 |
. | Vietnam | 2,631 | | 2010 |
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63 |
. | Namibia | 2,626 | | 2010 |
|
64 |
. | Bangladesh | 2,622 | | 2010 |
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65 |
. | Greece | 2,548 | | 2009 |
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66 |
. | Iraq | 2,272 | | 2008 |
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67 |
. | Latvia | 2,239 | | 2010 |
|
68 |
. | Tunisia | 2,165 | | 2010 |
|
69 |
. | Zambia | 2,157 | | 2010 |
|
70 |
. | Morocco | 2,067 | | 2010 |
|
71 |
. | Kenya | 2,066 | | 2010 |
|
72 |
. | Syria | 2,052 | | 2010 |
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73 |
. | Peru | 2,020 | | 2010 |
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74 |
. | Mongolia | 1,908 | | 2010 |
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75 |
. | Malaysia | 1,849 | | 2010 |
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76 |
. | Lithuania | 1,767 | | 2010 |
|
77 |
. | Uruguay | 1,641 | | 2010 |
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78 |
. | Georgia | 1,612 | | 2009 |
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79 |
. | Taiwan | 1,580 | | 2010 |
|
80 |
. | Sri Lanka | 1,449 | | 2010 |
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81 |
. | Saudi Arabia | 1,378 | | 2010 |
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82 |
. | Uganda | 1,244 | | 2010 |
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83 |
. | Slovenia | 1,228 | | 2009 |
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84 |
. | Estonia | 1,200 | | 2011 |
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85 |
. | Moldova | 1,190 | | 2010 |
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86 |
. | Guinea | 1,185 | | 2009 |
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87 |
. | Philippines | 995 | | 2010 |
|
88 |
. | Cameroon | 987 | | 2010 |
|
89 |
. | Israel | 975 | | 2010 |
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90 |
. | Ecuador | 965 | | 2010 |
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91 |
. | Ghana | 947 | | 2009 |
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92 |
. | Senegal | 906 | | 2010 |
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93 |
. | Botswana | 888 | | 2010 |
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94 |
. | Congo, Republic of the | 886 | | 2010 |
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95 |
. | Colombia | 874 | | 2010 |
|
96 |
. | Armenia | 869 | | 2010 |
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97 |
. | Madagascar | 854 | | 2010 |
|
98 |
. | Venezuela | 806 | | 2010 |
|
99 |
. | Malawi | 797 | | 2010 |
|
100 |
. | Macedonia | 699 | | 2010 |
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101 |
. | Cambodia | 690 | | 2010 |
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102 |
. | Ethiopia | 681 | | 2008 |
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103 |
. | Tajikistan | 680 | | 2010 |
|
104 |
. | Cote d'Ivoire | 660 | | 2010 |
|
105 |
. | Gabon | 649 | | 2009 |
|
106 |
. | Burkina Faso | 622 | | 2010 |
|
107 |
. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 601 | | 2009 |
|
108 |
. | Fiji | 597 | | 2008 |
|
109 |
. | Mali | 593 | | 2010 |
|
110 |
. | Togo | 568 | | 2010 |
|
111 |
. | Jordan | 507 | | 2010 |
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112 |
. | Kyrgyzstan | 470 | | 2010 |
|
113 |
. | Benin | 438 | | 2010 |
|
114 |
. | Kosovo | 430 | | 2007 |
|
115 |
. | Liberia | 429 | | 2010 |
|
116 |
. | Lebanon | 401 | | 2008 |
|
117 |
. | Albania | 339 | | 2010 |
|
118 |
. | Guatemala | 332 | | 2009 |
|
119 |
. | Eritrea | 306 | | 2010 |
|
120 |
. | Swaziland | 301 | | 2008 |
|
121 |
. | El Salvador | 283 | | 2010 |
|
122 |
. | Costa Rica | 278 | | 2010 |
|
123 |
. | Luxembourg | 275 | | 2010 |
|
124 |
. | Montenegro | 250 | | 2010 |
|
125 |
. | Dominican Republic | 142 | | 2010 |
|
126 |
. | Djibouti | 100 | | 2010 |
|
127 |
. | Panama | 76 | | 2010 |
|
128 |
. | Honduras | 75 | | 2009 |
|
129 |
. | Isle of Man | 63 | | 2008 |
|
130 |
. | Nepal | 59 | | 2010 |
|
131 |
. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | | 2008 |
|
132 |
. | Paraguay | 36 | | 2010 |
|
133 |
. | Christmas Island | 18 | | 2010 |
|
134 |
. | Liechtenstein | 9 | | 2011 |
|
135 |
. | Yemen | NA | | NA |
|
136 |
. | Palau | NA | | NA |
|
137 |
. | Pitcairn Islands | NA | | NA |
|
138 |
. | New Caledonia | NA | | NA |
|
139 |
. | Nicaragua | NA | | NA |
|
140 |
. | Qatar | NA | | NA |
|
141 |
. | Pacific Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
142 |
. | Norfolk Island | NA | | NA |
|
143 |
. | Paracel Islands | NA | | NA |
|
144 |
. | Oman | NA | | NA |
|
145 |
. | Niger | NA | | NA |
|
146 |
. | Puerto Rico | NA | | NA |
|
147 |
. | Northern Mariana Islands | NA | | NA |
|
148 |
. | Niue | NA | | NA |
|
149 |
. | Papua New Guinea | NA | | NA |
|
150 |
. | Seychelles | NA | | NA |
|
151 |
. | Solomon Islands | NA | | NA |
|
152 |
. | Sao Tome and Principe | NA | | NA |
|
153 |
. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | | NA |
|
154 |
. | Singapore | NA | | NA |
|
155 |
. | Sierra Leone | NA | | NA |
|
156 |
. | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | NA | | NA |
|
157 |
. | Saint Lucia | NA | | NA |
|
158 |
. | Sint Maarten | NA | | NA |
|
159 |
. | Saint Martin | NA | | NA |
|
160 |
. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA | | NA |
|
161 |
. | San Marino | NA | | NA |
|
162 |
. | Saint Barthelemy | NA | | NA |
|
163 |
. | Rwanda | NA | | NA |
|
164 |
. | Samoa | NA | | NA |
|
165 |
. | Timor-Leste | NA | | NA |
|
166 |
. | Spratly Islands | NA | | NA |
|
167 |
. | South Sudan | NA | | NA |
|
168 |
. | Tonga | NA | | NA |
|
169 |
. | Suriname | NA | | NA |
|
170 |
. | Somalia | NA | | NA |
|
171 |
. | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | NA | | NA |
|
172 |
. | Tokelau | NA | | NA |
|
173 |
. | Southern Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
174 |
. | Svalbard | NA | | NA |
|
175 |
. | Trinidad and Tobago | NA | | NA |
|
176 |
. | Bhutan | NA | | NA |
|
177 |
. | Belize | NA | | NA |
|
178 |
. | Barbados | NA | | NA |
|
179 |
. | Chad | NA | | NA |
|
180 |
. | Central African Republic | NA | | NA |
|
181 |
. | British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | | NA |
|
182 |
. | Cayman Islands | NA | | NA |
|
183 |
. | Brunei | NA | | NA |
|
184 |
. | Burundi | NA | | NA |
|
185 |
. | Cape Verde | NA | | NA |
|
186 |
. | Bouvet Island | NA | | NA |
|
187 |
. | Bermuda | NA | | NA |
|
188 |
. | Cook Islands | NA | | NA |
|
189 |
. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | | NA |
|
190 |
. | Clipperton Island | NA | | NA |
|
191 |
. | Curacao | NA | | NA |
|
192 |
. | Dominica | NA | | NA |
|
193 |
. | Comoros | NA | | NA |
|
194 |
. | Cyprus | NA | | NA |
|
195 |
. | Coral Sea Islands | NA | | NA |
|
196 |
. | Gibraltar | NA | | NA |
|
197 |
. | Greenland | NA | | NA |
|
198 |
. | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | | NA |
|
199 |
. | Gambia, The | NA | | NA |
|
200 |
. | Equatorial Guinea | NA | | NA |
|
201 |
. | French Polynesia | NA | | NA |
|
202 |
. | Gaza Strip | NA | | NA |
|
203 |
. | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | NA | | NA |
|
204 |
. | European Union | NA | | NA |
|
205 |
. | Faroe Islands | NA | | NA |
|
206 |
. | Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
|
207 |
. | Vanuatu | NA | | NA |
|
208 |
. | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | | NA |
|
209 |
. | Tuvalu | NA | | NA |
|
210 |
. | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | NA | | NA |
|
211 |
. | Wallis and Futuna | NA | | NA |
|
212 |
. | World | NA | | NA |
|
213 |
. | Western Sahara | NA | | NA |
|
214 |
. | United Arab Emirates | NA | | NA |
|
215 |
. | Wake Island | NA | | NA |
|
216 |
. | West Bank | NA | | NA |
|
217 |
. | Montserrat | NA | | NA |
|
218 |
. | Mauritania | NA | | NA |
|
219 |
. | Malta | NA | | NA |
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220 |
. | Nauru | NA | | NA |
|
221 |
. | Mauritius | NA | | NA |
|
222 |
. | Navassa Island | NA | | NA |
|
223 |
. | Marshall Islands | NA | | NA |
|
224 |
. | Micronesia, Federated States of | NA | | NA |
|
225 |
. | Mayotte | NA | | NA |
|
226 |
. | Monaco | NA | | NA |
|
227 |
. | Maldives | NA | | NA |
|
228 |
. | Indian Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
229 |
. | Guam | NA | | NA |
|
230 |
. | Haiti | NA | | NA |
|
231 |
. | Hong Kong | NA | | NA |
|
232 |
. | Grenada | NA | | NA |
|
233 |
. | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | NA | | NA |
|
234 |
. | Guinea-Bissau | NA | | NA |
|
235 |
. | Guernsey | NA | | NA |
|
236 |
. | Jamaica | NA | | NA |
|
237 |
. | Guyana | NA | | NA |
|
238 |
. | Iceland | NA | | NA |
|
239 |
. | Macau | NA | | NA |
|
240 |
. | Libya | NA | | NA |
|
241 |
. | Lesotho | NA | | NA |
|
242 |
. | Kiribati | NA | | NA |
|
243 |
. | Laos | NA | | NA |
|
244 |
. | Jan Mayen | NA | | NA |
|
245 |
. | Kuwait | NA | | NA |
|
246 |
. | Jersey | NA | | NA |
|
247 |
. | Antigua and Barbuda | NA | | NA |
|
248 |
. | Andorra | NA | | NA |
|
249 |
. | American Samoa | NA | | NA |
|
250 |
. | Bahamas, The | NA | | NA |
|
251 |
. | Antarctica | NA | | NA |
|
252 |
. | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | NA | | NA |
|
253 |
. | Aruba | NA | | NA |
|
254 |
. | Bahrain | NA | | NA |
|
255 |
. | Anguilla | NA | | NA |
|
256 |
. | Afghanistan | NA | | NA |
|
257 |
. | Arctic Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
258 |
. | Atlantic Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
259 |
. | British Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
NOTE: The information regarding Railways(km) 2012 on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2012. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of Railways(km) 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Railways(km) 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
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