|
|
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.
| |
|
| | |
| Rank
| |
Country
|
Value
| | Date of Info |
|
194 |
. | Afghanistan | NA | | NA |
|
117 |
. | Albania | 339 | | 2009 |
|
44 |
. | Algeria | 3,973 | | 2008 |
|
197 |
. | American Samoa | NA | | NA |
|
198 |
. | Andorra | NA | | NA |
|
59 |
. | Angola | 2,764 | | 2008 |
|
196 |
. | Anguilla | NA | | NA |
|
200 |
. | Antarctica | NA | | NA |
|
199 |
. | Antigua and Barbuda | NA | | NA |
|
195 |
. | Arctic Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
8 |
. | Argentina | 36,966 | | 2008 |
|
96 |
. | Armenia | 869 | | 2009 |
|
193 |
. | Aruba | NA | | NA |
|
255 |
. | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | NA | | NA |
|
254 |
. | Atlantic Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
7 |
. | Australia | 38,445 | | 2008 |
|
29 |
. | Austria | 6,399 | | 2008 |
|
58 |
. | Azerbaijan | 2,918 | | 2009 |
|
253 |
. | Bahamas, The | NA | | NA |
|
201 |
. | Bahrain | NA | | NA |
|
64 |
. | Bangladesh | 2,622 | | 2008 |
|
258 |
. | Barbados | NA | | NA |
|
32 |
. | Belarus | 5,537 | | 2008 |
|
55 |
. | Belgium | 3,233 | | 2008 |
|
257 |
. | Belize | NA | | NA |
|
113 |
. | Benin | 438 | | 2008 |
|
259 |
. | Bermuda | NA | | NA |
|
252 |
. | Bhutan | NA | | NA |
|
47 |
. | Bolivia | 3,652 | | 2010 |
|
107 |
. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 601 | | 2009 |
|
93 |
. | Botswana | 888 | | 2008 |
|
251 |
. | Bouvet Island | NA | | NA |
|
10 |
. | Brazil | 28,538 | | 2008 |
|
256 |
. | British Indian Ocean Territory | NA | | NA |
|
213 |
. | British Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
|
217 |
. | Brunei | NA | | NA |
|
40 |
. | Bulgaria | 4,152 | | 2011 |
|
106 |
. | Burkina Faso | 622 | | 2008 |
|
36 |
. | Burma | 5,031 | | 2008 |
|
214 |
. | Burundi | NA | | NA |
|
216 |
. | Cabo Verde | NA | | NA |
|
101 |
. | Cambodia | 690 | | 2010 |
|
82 |
. | Cameroon | 1,245 | | 2008 |
|
5 |
. | Canada | 46,552 | | 2008 |
|
219 |
. | Cayman Islands | NA | | NA |
|
215 |
. | Central African Republic | NA | | NA |
|
218 |
. | Chad | NA | | NA |
|
28 |
. | Chile | 7,082 | | 2008 |
|
3 |
. | China | 86,000 | | 2008 |
|
133 |
. | Christmas Island | 18 | | 2010 |
|
225 |
. | Clipperton Island | NA | | NA |
|
222 |
. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | | NA |
|
95 |
. | Colombia | 874 | | 2008 |
|
221 |
. | Comoros | NA | | NA |
|
43 |
. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007 | | 2008 |
|
94 |
. | Congo, Republic of the | 886 | | 2008 |
|
224 |
. | Cook Islands | NA | | NA |
|
220 |
. | Coral Sea Islands | NA | | NA |
|
122 |
. | Costa Rica | 278 | | 2008 |
|
104 |
. | Cote d'Ivoire | 660 | | 2008 |
|
60 |
. | Croatia | 2,722 | | 2011 |
|
25 |
. | Cuba | 8,203 | | 2011 |
|
226 |
. | Curacao | NA | | NA |
|
223 |
. | Cyprus | NA | | NA |
|
23 |
. | Czech Republic | 9,469 | | 2008 |
|
61 |
. | Denmark | 2,667 | | 2008 |
|
126 |
. | Djibouti | 100 | | 2008 |
|
227 |
. | Dominica | NA | | NA |
|
125 |
. | Dominican Republic | 142 | | 2008 |
|
90 |
. | Ecuador | 965 | | 2008 |
|
34 |
. | Egypt | 5,083 | | 2009 |
|
121 |
. | El Salvador | 283 | | 2008 |
|
228 |
. | Equatorial Guinea | NA | | NA |
|
119 |
. | Eritrea | 306 | | 2008 |
|
85 |
. | Estonia | 1,196 | | 2011 |
|
102 |
. | Ethiopia | 681 | | 2008 |
|
231 |
. | European Union | NA | | NA |
|
230 |
. | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | NA | | NA |
|
232 |
. | Faroe Islands | NA | | NA |
|
108 |
. | Fiji | 597 | | 2008 |
|
31 |
. | Finland | 5,944 | | 2013 |
|
9 |
. | France | 29,640 | | 2008 |
|
229 |
. | French Polynesia | NA | | NA |
|
234 |
. | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | NA | | NA |
|
105 |
. | Gabon | 649 | | 2008 |
|
240 |
. | Gambia, The | NA | | NA |
|
236 |
. | Gaza Strip | NA | | NA |
|
78 |
. | Georgia | 1,612 | | 2008 |
|
6 |
. | Germany | 41,981 | | 2008 |
|
91 |
. | Ghana | 947 | | 2008 |
|
235 |
. | Gibraltar | NA | | NA |
|
65 |
. | Greece | 2,548 | | 2008 |
|
237 |
. | Greenland | NA | | NA |
|
241 |
. | Grenada | NA | | NA |
|
242 |
. | Guam | NA | | NA |
|
118 |
. | Guatemala | 332 | | 2008 |
|
238 |
. | Guernsey | NA | | NA |
|
87 |
. | Guinea | 1,185 | | 2008 |
|
239 |
. | Guinea-Bissau | NA | | NA |
|
233 |
. | Guyana | NA | | NA |
|
245 |
. | Haiti | NA | | NA |
|
247 |
. | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | NA | | NA |
|
244 |
. | Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | | NA |
|
131 |
. | Honduras | 44 | | 2012 |
|
246 |
. | Hong Kong | NA | | NA |
|
26 |
. | Hungary | 8,057 | | 2009 |
|
248 |
. | Iceland | NA | | NA |
|
4 |
. | India | 63,974 | | 2009 |
|
249 |
. | Indian Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
35 |
. | Indonesia | 5,042 | | 2008 |
|
24 |
. | Iran | 8,442 | | 2008 |
|
66 |
. | Iraq | 2,370 | | 2012 |
|
54 |
. | Ireland | 3,237 | | 2008 |
|
128 |
. | Isle of Man | 63 | | 2008 |
|
89 |
. | Israel | 975 | | 2008 |
|
13 |
. | Italy | 20,255 | | 2008 |
|
243 |
. | Jamaica | NA | | NA |
|
250 |
. | Jan Mayen | NA | | NA |
|
11 |
. | Japan | 27,182 | | 2009 |
|
165 |
. | Jersey | NA | | NA |
|
111 |
. | Jordan | 507 | | 2008 |
|
18 |
. | Kazakhstan | 15,333 | | 2012 |
|
71 |
. | Kenya | 2,066 | | 2008 |
|
166 |
. | Kiribati | NA | | NA |
|
33 |
. | Korea, North | 5,242 | | 2009 |
|
52 |
. | Korea, South | 3,381 | | 2008 |
|
114 |
. | Kosovo | 430 | | 2007 |
|
163 |
. | Kuwait | NA | | NA |
|
112 |
. | Kyrgyzstan | 470 | | 2008 |
|
168 |
. | Laos | NA | | NA |
|
67 |
. | Latvia | 2,239 | | 2008 |
|
116 |
. | Lebanon | 401 | | 2008 |
|
164 |
. | Lesotho | NA | | NA |
|
115 |
. | Liberia | 429 | | 2008 |
|
167 |
. | Libya | NA | | NA |
|
134 |
. | Liechtenstein | 9 | | 2008 |
|
76 |
. | Lithuania | 1,767 | | 2011 |
|
123 |
. | Luxembourg | 275 | | 2008 |
|
170 |
. | Macau | NA | | NA |
|
100 |
. | Macedonia | 699 | | 2012 |
|
97 |
. | Madagascar | 854 | | 2008 |
|
99 |
. | Malawi | 797 | | 2008 |
|
75 |
. | Malaysia | 1,849 | | 2010 |
|
174 |
. | Maldives | NA | | NA |
|
109 |
. | Mali | 593 | | 2008 |
|
172 |
. | Malta | NA | | NA |
|
171 |
. | Marshall Islands | NA | | NA |
|
173 |
. | Mauritania | NA | | NA |
|
175 |
. | Mauritius | NA | | NA |
|
16 |
. | Mexico | 17,166 | | 2008 |
|
176 |
. | Micronesia, Federated States of | NA | | NA |
|
86 |
. | Moldova | 1,190 | | 2008 |
|
169 |
. | Monaco | NA | | NA |
|
73 |
. | Mongolia | 1,908 | | 2010 |
|
124 |
. | Montenegro | 250 | | 2010 |
|
179 |
. | Montserrat | NA | | NA |
|
70 |
. | Morocco | 2,067 | | 2008 |
|
38 |
. | Mozambique | 4,787 | | 2008 |
|
63 |
. | Namibia | 2,626 | | 2008 |
|
182 |
. | Nauru | NA | | NA |
|
177 |
. | Navassa Island | NA | | NA |
|
129 |
. | Nepal | 59 | | 2008 |
|
56 |
. | Netherlands | 3,013 | | 2012 |
|
178 |
. | New Caledonia | NA | | NA |
|
41 |
. | New Zealand | 4,128 | | 2008 |
|
180 |
. | Nicaragua | NA | | NA |
|
183 |
. | Niger | NA | | NA |
|
50 |
. | Nigeria | 3,505 | | 2008 |
|
181 |
. | Niue | NA | | NA |
|
190 |
. | Norfolk Island | NA | | NA |
|
191 |
. | Northern Mariana Islands | NA | | NA |
|
39 |
. | Norway | 4,237 | | 2012 |
|
189 |
. | Oman | NA | | NA |
|
186 |
. | Pacific Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
27 |
. | Pakistan | 7,791 | | 2007 |
|
188 |
. | Palau | NA | | NA |
|
127 |
. | Panama | 76 | | 2008 |
|
185 |
. | Papua New Guinea | NA | | NA |
|
184 |
. | Paracel Islands | NA | | NA |
|
132 |
. | Paraguay | 36 | | 2008 |
|
74 |
. | Peru | 1,907 | | 2012 |
|
88 |
. | Philippines | 995 | | 2010 |
|
192 |
. | Pitcairn Islands | NA | | NA |
|
15 |
. | Poland | 19,428 | | 2007 |
|
53 |
. | Portugal | 3,319 | | 2008 |
|
187 |
. | Puerto Rico | NA | | NA |
|
210 |
. | Qatar | NA | | NA |
|
22 |
. | Romania | 10,777 | | 2012 |
|
2 |
. | Russia | 87,157 | | 2006 |
|
209 |
. | Rwanda | NA | | NA |
|
212 |
. | Saint Barthelemy | NA | | NA |
|
206 |
. | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | NA | | NA |
|
130 |
. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | | 2008 |
|
205 |
. | Saint Lucia | NA | | NA |
|
207 |
. | Saint Martin | NA | | NA |
|
211 |
. | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | NA | | NA |
|
208 |
. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | | NA |
|
202 |
. | Samoa | NA | | NA |
|
203 |
. | San Marino | NA | | NA |
|
204 |
. | Sao Tome and Principe | NA | | NA |
|
81 |
. | Saudi Arabia | 1,378 | | 2008 |
|
92 |
. | Senegal | 906 | | 2008 |
|
45 |
. | Serbia | 3,809 | | 2010 |
|
148 |
. | Seychelles | NA | | NA |
|
138 |
. | Sierra Leone | NA | | NA |
|
146 |
. | Singapore | NA | | NA |
|
141 |
. | Sint Maarten | NA | | NA |
|
49 |
. | Slovakia | 3,622 | | 2008 |
|
84 |
. | Slovenia | 1,228 | | 2007 |
|
143 |
. | Solomon Islands | NA | | NA |
|
149 |
. | Somalia | NA | | NA |
|
14 |
. | South Africa | 20,192 | | 2008 |
|
142 |
. | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | NA | | NA |
|
140 |
. | South Sudan | NA | | NA |
|
147 |
. | Southern Ocean | NA | | NA |
|
19 |
. | Spain | 15,293 | | 2008 |
|
145 |
. | Spratly Islands | NA | | NA |
|
80 |
. | Sri Lanka | 1,449 | | 2007 |
|
30 |
. | Sudan | 5,978 | | 2008 |
|
144 |
. | Suriname | NA | | NA |
|
139 |
. | Svalbard | NA | | NA |
|
120 |
. | Swaziland | 301 | | 2008 |
|
21 |
. | Sweden | 11,633 | | 2008 |
|
37 |
. | Switzerland | 4,876 | | 2008 |
|
72 |
. | Syria | 2,052 | | 2008 |
|
79 |
. | Taiwan | 1,580 | | 2009 |
|
103 |
. | Tajikistan | 680 | | 2008 |
|
46 |
. | Tanzania | 3,689 | | 2008 |
|
42 |
. | Thailand | 4,071 | | 2008 |
|
154 |
. | Timor-Leste | NA | | NA |
|
110 |
. | Togo | 568 | | 2008 |
|
152 |
. | Tokelau | NA | | NA |
|
150 |
. | Tonga | NA | | NA |
|
151 |
. | Trinidad and Tobago | NA | | NA |
|
68 |
. | Tunisia | 2,165 | | 2011 |
|
20 |
. | Turkey | 12,008 | | 2012 |
|
57 |
. | Turkmenistan | 2,980 | | 2008 |
|
153 |
. | Turks and Caicos Islands | NA | | NA |
|
161 |
. | Tuvalu | NA | | NA |
|
83 |
. | Uganda | 1,244 | | 2008 |
|
12 |
. | Ukraine | 21,619 | | 2012 |
|
159 |
. | United Arab Emirates | NA | | NA |
|
17 |
. | United Kingdom | 16,454 | | 2008 |
|
1 |
. | United States | 224,792 | | 2007 |
|
160 |
. | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | NA | | NA |
|
77 |
. | Uruguay | 1,641 | | 2010 |
|
48 |
. | Uzbekistan | 3,645 | | 2008 |
|
162 |
. | Vanuatu | NA | | NA |
|
98 |
. | Venezuela | 806 | | 2008 |
|
62 |
. | Vietnam | 2,632 | | 2008 |
|
156 |
. | Virgin Islands | NA | | NA |
|
155 |
. | Wake Island | NA | | NA |
|
157 |
. | Wallis and Futuna | NA | | NA |
|
137 |
. | West Bank | NA | | NA |
|
136 |
. | Western Sahara | NA | | NA |
|
158 |
. | World | NA | | NA |
|
135 |
. | Yemen | NA | | NA |
|
69 |
. | Zambia | 2,157 | | 2008 |
|
51 |
. | Zimbabwe | 3,427 | | 2008 |
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.
- Please bookmark this page (add it to your favorites).
- If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the URL address below this line.
https://photius.com/rankings/transportation/railways_2014_1.html
This page was last modified 15-Dec-14
Copyright © 2021 ITA all rights reserved.
|
|
