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Railways(km) 2012 Country Ranks, By Rank
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2012


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 Country Value Date of Info
1
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United States224,7922010
2
.
Russia87,1572010
3
.
China86,0002009
4
.
India63,9742010
5
.
Canada46,5522009
6
.
Germany41,9812009
7
.
Australia38,4452010
8
.
Argentina36,9662010
9
.
France29,6402009
10
.
Brazil28,5382010
11
.
Japan27,1822011
12
.
Ukraine21,6842010
13
.
Italy20,2542010
14
.
South Africa20,1922010
15
.
Poland19,4282010
16
.
Mexico17,1662010
17
.
United Kingdom16,4542010
18
.
Spain15,2932010
19
.
Kazakhstan15,0792010
20
.
Sweden11,6332010
21
.
Romania10,7852010
22
.
Czech Republic9,4692011
23
.
Hungary9,2082009
24
.
Turkey8,6992010
25
.
Cuba8,5982009
26
.
Iran8,4422008
27
.
Pakistan7,7912010
28
.
Chile7,0822010
29
.
Austria6,3992010
30
.
Sudan5,9782010
31
.
Finland5,9192009
32
.
Belarus5,5372010
33
.
Korea, North5,2422009
34
.
Egypt5,0832010
35
.
Indonesia5,0422009
36
.
Burma5,0312010
37
.
Switzerland4,8762010
38
.
Mozambique4,7872010
39
.
Norway4,1692010
40
.
Bulgaria4,1512009
41
.
New Zealand4,1282010
42
.
Thailand4,0712010
43
.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the4,0072010
44
.
Algeria3,9732008
45
.
Tanzania3,6892010
46
.
Bolivia3,6522010
47
.
Uzbekistan3,6452010
48
.
Slovakia3,6222010
49
.
Nigeria3,5052010
50
.
Zimbabwe3,4272010
51
.
Korea, South3,3812008
52
.
Serbia3,3792010
53
.
Portugal3,3192010
54
.
Ireland3,2372011
55
.
Belgium3,2332010
56
.
Turkmenistan2,9802010
57
.
Azerbaijan2,9182009
58
.
Netherlands2,8962010
59
.
Angola2,7642010
60
.
Croatia2,7222009
61
.
Denmark2,6672008
62
.
Vietnam2,6312010
63
.
Namibia2,6262010
64
.
Bangladesh2,6222010
65
.
Greece2,5482009
66
.
Iraq2,2722008
67
.
Latvia2,2392010
68
.
Tunisia2,1652010
69
.
Zambia2,1572010
70
.
Morocco2,0672010
71
.
Kenya2,0662010
72
.
Syria2,0522010
73
.
Peru2,0202010
74
.
Mongolia1,9082010
75
.
Malaysia1,8492010
76
.
Lithuania1,7672010
77
.
Uruguay1,6412010
78
.
Georgia1,6122009
79
.
Taiwan1,5802010
80
.
Sri Lanka1,4492010
81
.
Saudi Arabia1,3782010
82
.
Uganda1,2442010
83
.
Slovenia1,2282009
84
.
Estonia1,2002011
85
.
Moldova1,1902010
86
.
Guinea1,1852009
87
.
Philippines9952010
88
.
Cameroon9872010
89
.
Israel9752010
90
.
Ecuador9652010
91
.
Ghana9472009
92
.
Senegal9062010
93
.
Botswana8882010
94
.
Congo, Republic of the8862010
95
.
Colombia8742010
96
.
Armenia8692010
97
.
Madagascar8542010
98
.
Venezuela8062010
99
.
Malawi7972010
100
.
Macedonia6992010
101
.
Cambodia6902010
102
.
Ethiopia6812008
103
.
Tajikistan6802010
104
.
Cote d'Ivoire6602010
105
.
Gabon6492009
106
.
Burkina Faso6222010
107
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina6012009
108
.
Fiji5972008
109
.
Mali5932010
110
.
Togo5682010
111
.
Jordan5072010
112
.
Kyrgyzstan4702010
113
.
Benin4382010
114
.
Kosovo4302007
115
.
Liberia4292010
116
.
Lebanon4012008
117
.
Albania3392010
118
.
Guatemala3322009
119
.
Eritrea3062010
120
.
Swaziland3012008
121
.
El Salvador2832010
122
.
Costa Rica2782010
123
.
Luxembourg2752010
124
.
Montenegro2502010
125
.
Dominican Republic1422010
126
.
Djibouti1002010
127
.
Panama762010
128
.
Honduras752009
129
.
Isle of Man632008
130
.
Nepal592010
131
.
Saint Kitts and Nevis502008
132
.
Paraguay362010
133
.
Christmas Island182010
134
.
Liechtenstein92011
135
.
YemenNANA
136
.
PalauNANA
137
.
Pitcairn IslandsNANA
138
.
New CaledoniaNANA
139
.
NicaraguaNANA
140
.
QatarNANA
141
.
Pacific OceanNANA
142
.
Norfolk IslandNANA
143
.
Paracel IslandsNANA
144
.
OmanNANA
145
.
NigerNANA
146
.
Puerto RicoNANA
147
.
Northern Mariana IslandsNANA
148
.
NiueNANA
149
.
Papua New GuineaNANA
150
.
SeychellesNANA
151
.
Solomon IslandsNANA
152
.
Sao Tome and PrincipeNANA
153
.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNANA
154
.
SingaporeNANA
155
.
Sierra LeoneNANA
156
.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaNANA
157
.
Saint LuciaNANA
158
.
Sint MaartenNANA
159
.
Saint MartinNANA
160
.
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNANA
161
.
San MarinoNANA
162
.
Saint BarthelemyNANA
163
.
RwandaNANA
164
.
SamoaNANA
165
.
Timor-LesteNANA
166
.
Spratly IslandsNANA
167
.
South SudanNANA
168
.
TongaNANA
169
.
SurinameNANA
170
.
SomaliaNANA
171
.
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsNANA
172
.
TokelauNANA
173
.
Southern OceanNANA
174
.
SvalbardNANA
175
.
Trinidad and TobagoNANA
176
.
BhutanNANA
177
.
BelizeNANA
178
.
BarbadosNANA
179
.
ChadNANA
180
.
Central African RepublicNANA
181
.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNANA
182
.
Cayman IslandsNANA
183
.
BruneiNANA
184
.
BurundiNANA
185
.
Cape VerdeNANA
186
.
Bouvet IslandNANA
187
.
BermudaNANA
188
.
Cook IslandsNANA
189
.
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNANA
190
.
Clipperton IslandNANA
191
.
CuracaoNANA
192
.
DominicaNANA
193
.
ComorosNANA
194
.
CyprusNANA
195
.
Coral Sea IslandsNANA
196
.
GibraltarNANA
197
.
GreenlandNANA
198
.
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NANA
199
.
Gambia, TheNANA
200
.
Equatorial GuineaNANA
201
.
French PolynesiaNANA
202
.
Gaza StripNANA
203
.
French Southern and Antarctic LandsNANA
204
.
European UnionNANA
205
.
Faroe IslandsNANA
206
.
Virgin IslandsNANA
207
.
VanuatuNANA
208
.
Turks and Caicos IslandsNANA
209
.
TuvaluNANA
210
.
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesNANA
211
.
Wallis and FutunaNANA
212
.
WorldNANA
213
.
Western SaharaNANA
214
.
United Arab EmiratesNANA
215
.
Wake IslandNANA
216
.
West BankNANA
217
.
MontserratNANA
218
.
MauritaniaNANA
219
.
MaltaNANA
220
.
NauruNANA
221
.
MauritiusNANA
222 Navassa IslandNANA
223
.
Marshall IslandsNANA
224
.
Micronesia, Federated States ofNANA
225
.
MayotteNANA
226
.
MonacoNANA
227
.
MaldivesNANA
228
.
Indian OceanNANA
229
.
GuamNANA
230
.
HaitiNANA
231
.
Hong KongNANA
232
.
GrenadaNANA
233
.
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsNANA
234
.
Guinea-BissauNANA
235
.
GuernseyNANA
236
.
JamaicaNANA
237
.
GuyanaNANA
238
.
IcelandNANA
239
.
MacauNANA
240
.
LibyaNANA
241
.
LesothoNANA
242
.
KiribatiNANA
243
.
LaosNANA
244
.
Jan MayenNANA
245
.
KuwaitNANA
246
.
JerseyNANA
247
.
Antigua and BarbudaNANA
248
.
AndorraNANA
249
.
American SamoaNANA
250
.
Bahamas, TheNANA
251
.
AntarcticaNANA
252
.
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsNANA
253
.
ArubaNANA
254
.
BahrainNANA
255
.
AnguillaNANA
256
.
AfghanistanNANA
257
.
Arctic OceanNANA
258
.
Atlantic OceanNANA
259
.
British Virgin IslandsNANA


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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