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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 |
1 |
. | United States | 224,792 | | 2007 |
2 |
. | Russia | 87,157 | | 2006 |
3 |
. | China | 86,000 | | 2008 |
4 |
. | India | 63,974 | | 2009 |
5 |
. | Canada | 46,552 | | 2008 |
6 |
. | Germany | 41,981 | | 2008 |
7 |
. | Australia | 38,445 | | 2008 |
8 |
. | Argentina | 36,966 | | 2008 |
9 |
. | France | 29,640 | | 2008 |
10 |
. | Brazil | 28,538 | | 2008 |
11 |
. | Japan | 27,182 | | 2009 |
12 |
. | Ukraine | 21,619 | | 2012 |
13 |
. | Italy | 20,255 | | 2008 |
14 |
. | South Africa | 20,192 | | 2008 |
15 |
. | Poland | 19,428 | | 2007 |
16 |
. | Mexico | 17,166 | | 2008 |
17 |
. | United Kingdom | 16,454 | | 2008 |
18 |
. | Kazakhstan | 15,333 | | 2012 |
19 |
. | Spain | 15,293 | | 2008 |
20 |
. | Turkey | 12,008 | | 2012 |
21 |
. | Sweden | 11,633 | | 2008 |
22 |
. | Romania | 10,777 | | 2012 |
23 |
. | Czech Republic | 9,469 | | 2008 |
24 |
. | Iran | 8,442 | | 2008 |
25 |
. | Cuba | 8,203 | | 2011 |
26 |
. | Hungary | 8,057 | | 2009 |
27 |
. | Pakistan | 7,791 | | 2007 |
28 |
. | Chile | 7,082 | | 2008 |
29 |
. | Austria | 6,399 | | 2008 |
30 |
. | Sudan | 5,978 | | 2008 |
31 |
. | Finland | 5,944 | | 2013 |
32 |
. | Belarus | 5,537 | | 2008 |
33 |
. | Korea, North | 5,242 | | 2009 |
34 |
. | Egypt | 5,083 | | 2009 |
35 |
. | Indonesia | 5,042 | | 2008 |
36 |
. | Burma | 5,031 | | 2008 |
37 |
. | Switzerland | 4,876 | | 2008 |
38 |
. | Mozambique | 4,787 | | 2008 |
39 |
. | Norway | 4,237 | | 2012 |
40 |
. | Bulgaria | 4,152 | | 2011 |
41 |
. | New Zealand | 4,128 | | 2008 |
42 |
. | Thailand | 4,071 | | 2008 |
43 |
. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007 | | 2008 |
44 |
. | Algeria | 3,973 | | 2008 |
45 |
. | Serbia | 3,809 | | 2010 |
46 |
. | Tanzania | 3,689 | | 2008 |
47 |
. | Bolivia | 3,652 | | 2010 |
48 |
. | Uzbekistan | 3,645 | | 2008 |
49 |
. | Slovakia | 3,622 | | 2008 |
50 |
. | Nigeria | 3,505 | | 2008 |
51 |
. | Zimbabwe | 3,427 | | 2008 |
52 |
. | Korea, South | 3,381 | | 2008 |
53 |
. | Portugal | 3,319 | | 2008 |
54 |
. | Ireland | 3,237 | | 2008 |
55 |
. | Belgium | 3,233 | | 2008 |
56 |
. | Netherlands | 3,013 | | 2012 |
57 |
. | Turkmenistan | 2,980 | | 2008 |
58 |
. | Azerbaijan | 2,918 | | 2009 |
59 |
. | Angola | 2,764 | | 2008 |
60 |
. | Croatia | 2,722 | | 2011 |
61 |
. | Denmark | 2,667 | | 2008 |
62 |
. | Vietnam | 2,632 | | 2008 |
63 |
. | Namibia | 2,626 | | 2008 |
64 |
. | Bangladesh | 2,622 | | 2008 |
65 |
. | Greece | 2,548 | | 2008 |
66 |
. | Iraq | 2,370 | | 2012 |
67 |
. | Latvia | 2,239 | | 2008 |
68 |
. | Tunisia | 2,165 | | 2011 |
69 |
. | Zambia | 2,157 | | 2008 |
70 |
. | Morocco | 2,067 | | 2008 |
71 |
. | Kenya | 2,066 | | 2008 |
72 |
. | Syria | 2,052 | | 2008 |
73 |
. | Mongolia | 1,908 | | 2010 |
74 |
. | Peru | 1,907 | | 2012 |
75 |
. | Malaysia | 1,849 | | 2010 |
76 |
. | Lithuania | 1,767 | | 2011 |
77 |
. | Uruguay | 1,641 | | 2010 |
78 |
. | Georgia | 1,612 | | 2008 |
79 |
. | Taiwan | 1,580 | | 2009 |
80 |
. | Sri Lanka | 1,449 | | 2007 |
81 |
. | Saudi Arabia | 1,378 | | 2008 |
82 |
. | Cameroon | 1,245 | | 2008 |
83 |
. | Uganda | 1,244 | | 2008 |
84 |
. | Slovenia | 1,228 | | 2007 |
85 |
. | Estonia | 1,196 | | 2011 |
86 |
. | Moldova | 1,190 | | 2008 |
87 |
. | Guinea | 1,185 | | 2008 |
88 |
. | Philippines | 995 | | 2010 |
89 |
. | Israel | 975 | | 2008 |
90 |
. | Ecuador | 965 | | 2008 |
91 |
. | Ghana | 947 | | 2008 |
92 |
. | Senegal | 906 | | 2008 |
93 |
. | Botswana | 888 | | 2008 |
94 |
. | Congo, Republic of the | 886 | | 2008 |
95 |
. | Colombia | 874 | | 2008 |
96 |
. | Armenia | 869 | | 2009 |
97 |
. | Madagascar | 854 | | 2008 |
98 |
. | Venezuela | 806 | | 2008 |
99 |
. | Malawi | 797 | | 2008 |
100 |
. | Macedonia | 699 | | 2012 |
101 |
. | Cambodia | 690 | | 2010 |
102 |
. | Ethiopia | 681 | | 2008 |
103 |
. | Tajikistan | 680 | | 2008 |
104 |
. | Cote d'Ivoire | 660 | | 2008 |
105 |
. | Gabon | 649 | | 2008 |
106 |
. | Burkina Faso | 622 | | 2008 |
107 |
. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 601 | | 2009 |
108 |
. | Fiji | 597 | | 2008 |
109 |
. | Mali | 593 | | 2008 |
110 |
. | Togo | 568 | | 2008 |
111 |
. | Jordan | 507 | | 2008 |
112 |
. | Kyrgyzstan | 470 | | 2008 |
113 |
. | Benin | 438 | | 2008 |
114 |
. | Kosovo | 430 | | 2007 |
115 |
. | Liberia | 429 | | 2008 |
116 |
. | Lebanon | 401 | | 2008 |
117 |
. | Albania | 339 | | 2009 |
118 |
. | Guatemala | 332 | | 2008 |
119 |
. | Eritrea | 306 | | 2008 |
120 |
. | Swaziland | 301 | | 2008 |
121 |
. | El Salvador | 283 | | 2008 |
122 |
. | Costa Rica | 278 | | 2008 |
123 |
. | Luxembourg | 275 | | 2008 |
124 |
. | Montenegro | 250 | | 2010 |
125 |
. | Dominican Republic | 142 | | 2008 |
126 |
. | Djibouti | 100 | | 2008 |
127 |
. | Panama | 76 | | 2008 |
128 |
. | Isle of Man | 63 | | 2008 |
129 |
. | Nepal | 59 | | 2008 |
130 |
. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | | 2008 |
131 |
. | Honduras | 44 | | 2012 |
132 |
. | Paraguay | 36 | | 2008 |
133 |
. | Christmas Island | 18 | | 2010 |
134 |
. | Liechtenstein | 9 | | 2008 |
135 |
. | Yemen | NA | | NA |
136 |
. | Western Sahara | NA | | NA |
137 |
. | West Bank | NA | | NA |
138 |
. | Sierra Leone | NA | | NA |
139 |
. | Svalbard | NA | | NA |
140 |
. | South Sudan | NA | | NA |
141 |
. | Sint Maarten | NA | | NA |
142 |
. | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | NA | | NA |
143 |
. | Solomon Islands | NA | | NA |
144 |
. | Suriname | NA | | NA |
145 |
. | Spratly Islands | NA | | NA |
146 |
. | Singapore | NA | | NA |
147 |
. | Southern Ocean | NA | | NA |
148 |
. | Seychelles | NA | | NA |
149 |
. | Somalia | NA | | NA |
150 |
. | Tonga | NA | | NA |
151 |
. | Trinidad and Tobago | NA | | NA |
152 |
. | Tokelau | NA | | NA |
153 |
. | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | | NA |
154 |
. | Timor-Leste | NA | | NA |
155 |
. | Wake Island | NA | | NA |
156 |
. | Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
157 |
. | Wallis and Futuna | NA | | NA |
158 |
. | World | NA | | NA |
159 |
. | United Arab Emirates | NA | | NA |
160 |
. | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | NA | | NA |
161 |
. | Tuvalu | NA | | NA |
162 |
. | Vanuatu | NA | | NA |
163 |
. | Kuwait | NA | | NA |
164 |
. | Lesotho | NA | | NA |
165 |
. | Jersey | NA | | NA |
166 |
. | Kiribati | NA | | NA |
167 |
. | Libya | NA | | NA |
168 |
. | Laos | NA | | NA |
169 |
. | Monaco | NA | | NA |
170 |
. | Macau | NA | | NA |
171 |
. | Marshall Islands | NA | | NA |
172 |
. | Malta | NA | | NA |
173 |
. | Mauritania | NA | | NA |
174 |
. | Maldives | NA | | NA |
175 |
. | Mauritius | NA | | NA |
176 |
. | Micronesia, Federated States of | NA | | NA |
177 |
. | Navassa Island | NA | | NA |
178 |
. | New Caledonia | NA | | NA |
179 |
. | Montserrat | NA | | NA |
180 |
. | Nicaragua | NA | | NA |
181 |
. | Niue | NA | | NA |
182 |
. | Nauru | NA | | NA |
183 |
. | Niger | NA | | NA |
184 |
. | Paracel Islands | NA | | NA |
185 |
. | Papua New Guinea | NA | | NA |
186 |
. | Pacific Ocean | NA | | NA |
187 |
. | Puerto Rico | NA | | NA |
188 |
. | Palau | NA | | NA |
189 |
. | Oman | NA | | NA |
190 |
. | Norfolk Island | NA | | NA |
191 |
. | Northern Mariana Islands | NA | | NA |
192 |
. | Pitcairn Islands | NA | | NA |
193 |
. | Aruba | NA | | NA |
194 |
. | Afghanistan | NA | | NA |
195 |
. | Arctic Ocean | NA | | NA |
196 |
. | Anguilla | NA | | NA |
197 |
. | American Samoa | NA | | NA |
198 |
. | Andorra | NA | | NA |
199 |
. | Antigua and Barbuda | NA | | NA |
200 |
. | Antarctica | NA | | NA |
201 |
. | Bahrain | NA | | NA |
202 |
. | Samoa | NA | | NA |
203 |
. | San Marino | NA | | NA |
204 |
. | Sao Tome and Principe | NA | | NA |
205 |
. | Saint Lucia | NA | | NA |
206 |
. | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | NA | | NA |
207 |
. | Saint Martin | NA | | NA |
208 |
. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | | NA |
209 |
. | Rwanda | NA | | NA |
210 |
. | Qatar | NA | | NA |
211 |
. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA | | NA |
212 |
. | Saint Barthelemy | NA | | NA |
213 |
. | British Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
214 |
. | Burundi | NA | | NA |
215 |
. | Central African Republic | NA | | NA |
216 |
. | Cabo Verde | NA | | NA |
217 |
. | Brunei | NA | | NA |
218 |
. | Chad | NA | | NA |
219 |
. | Cayman Islands | NA | | NA |
220 |
. | Coral Sea Islands | NA | | NA |
221 |
. | Comoros | NA | | NA |
222 |
. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | | NA |
223 |
. | Cyprus | NA | | NA |
224 |
. | Cook Islands | NA | | NA |
225 |
. | Clipperton Island | NA | | NA |
226 |
. | Curacao | NA | | NA |
227 |
. | Dominica | NA | | NA |
228 |
. | Equatorial Guinea | NA | | NA |
229 |
. | French Polynesia | NA | | NA |
230 |
. | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | | NA |
231 |
. | European Union | NA | | NA |
232 |
. | Faroe Islands | NA | | NA |
233 |
. | Guyana | NA | | NA |
234 |
. | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | NA | | NA |
235 |
. | Gibraltar | NA | | NA |
236 |
. | Gaza Strip | NA | | NA |
237 |
. | Greenland | NA | | NA |
238 |
. | Guernsey | NA | | NA |
239 |
. | Guinea-Bissau | NA | | NA |
240 |
. | Gambia, The | NA | | NA |
241 |
. | Grenada | NA | | NA |
242 |
. | Guam | NA | | NA |
243 |
. | Jamaica | NA | | NA |
244 |
. | Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | | NA |
245 |
. | Haiti | NA | | NA |
246 |
. | Hong Kong | NA | | NA |
247 |
. | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | NA | | NA |
248 |
. | Iceland | NA | | NA |
249 |
. | Indian Ocean | NA | | NA |
250 |
. | Jan Mayen | NA | | NA |
251 |
. | Bouvet Island | NA | | NA |
252 |
. | Bhutan | NA | | NA |
253 |
. | Bahamas, The | NA | | NA |
254 |
. | Atlantic Ocean | NA | | NA |
255 |
. | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | NA | | NA |
256 |
. | British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | | NA |
257 |
. | Belize | NA | | NA |
258 |
. | Barbados | NA | | NA |
259 |
. | Bermuda | NA | | NA |
NOTE: The information regarding Railways(km) 2014 on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2014. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of Railways(km) 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Railways(km) 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.
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