World Factbook
Railways
Railways compares the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts.
| Rank | Country | (km) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 293,564 | 2014 |
| 2 | China | 131,000 | 2018 |
| 3 | Russia | 87,157 | 2014 |
| 4 | Canada | 77,932 | 2014 |
| 5 | India | 68,525 | 2014 |
| 6 | Argentina | 36,917 | 2014 |
| 7 | Germany | 33,590 | 2017 |
| 8 | Australia | 33,343 | 2015 |
| 9 | Brazil | 29,850 | 2014 |
| 10 | France | 29,640 | 2014 |
| 11 | Japan | 27,311 | 2015 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 21,733 | 2014 |
| 13 | South Africa | 20,986 | 2014 |
| 14 | Mexico | 20,825 | 2017 |
| 15 | Italy | 20,182 | 2014 |
| 16 | Poland | 19,231 | 2016 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 16,837 | 2015 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 16,614 | 2017 |
| 19 | Spain | 15,333 | 2017 |
| 20 | Sweden | 14,127 | 2016 |
| 21 | Turkey | 12,710 | 2018 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 11,881 | 2019 |
| 23 | Romania | 11,268 | 2014 |
| 24 | Czechia | 9,408 | 2017 |
| 25 | Iran | 8,484 | 2014 |
| 26 | Cuba | 8,367 | 2017 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 8,159 | 2014 |
| 28 | Hungary | 8,049 | 2014 |
| 29 | Korea, North | 7,435 | 2014 |
| 30 | Chile | 7,282 | 2014 |
| 31 | Sudan | 7,251 | 2014 |
| 32 | Finland | 5,926 | 2016 |
| 33 | Austria | 5,800 | |
| 34 | Switzerland | 5,690 | 2015 |
| 35 | Belarus | 5,528 | 2014 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 5,410 | 2016 |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 5,114 | 2014 |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 5,113 | 2017 |
| 39 | Egypt | 5,085 | 2014 |
| 40 | Burma | 5,031 | 2008 |
| 41 | Mozambique | 4,787 | 2014 |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 4,642 | 2018 |
| 43 | Tanzania | 4,567 | 2014 |
| 44 | Ireland | 4,301 | 2018 |
| 45 | Norway | 4,200 | 2019 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 4,128 | 2018 |
| 47 | Thailand | 4,127 | 2017 |
| 48 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007 | 2014 |
| 49 | Korea, South | 3,979 | 2016 |
| 50 | Algeria | 3,973 | 2014 |
| 51 | Bolivia | 3,960 | 2019 |
| 52 | Kenya | 3,819 | 2018 |
| 53 | Serbia | 3,809 | 2015 |
| 54 | Nigeria | 3,798 | 2014 |
| 55 | Belgium | 3,592 | 2014 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 3,580 | 2016 |
| 57 | Denmark | 3,476 | 2017 |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 3,427 | 2014 |
| 59 | Zambia | 3,126 | 2014 |
| 60 | Portugal | 3,075 | 2014 |
| 61 | Netherlands | 3,058 | 2016 |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 2,944 | 2017 |
| 63 | Angola | 2,852 | 2014 |
| 64 | Croatia | 2,722 | 2014 |
| 65 | Namibia | 2,628 | 2014 |
| 66 | Vietnam | 2,600 | 2014 |
| 67 | Greece | 2,548 | 2014 |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 2,460 | 2014 |
| 69 | Iraq | 2,272 | 2014 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2,173 | 2014 |
| 71 | Estonia | 2,146 | 2016 |
| 72 | Colombia | 2,141 | 2015 |
| 73 | Morocco | 2,067 | 2014 |
| 74 | Syria | 2,052 | 2014 |
| 75 | Latvia | 1,860 | 2018 |
| 76 | Peru | 1,854 | 2014 |
| 77 | Malaysia | 1,851 | 2014 |
| 78 | Mongolia | 1,815 | 2017 |
| 79 | Lithuania | 1,768 | 2014 |
| 80 | Uruguay | 1,673 | 2016 |
| 81 | Taiwan | 1,613 | 2018 |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 1,562 | 2016 |
| 83 | Israel | 1,384 | 2014 |
| 84 | Georgia | 1,363 | 2014 |
| 85 | Uganda | 1,244 | 2014 |
| 86 | Slovenia | 1,229 | 2014 |
| 87 | Moldova | 1,171 | 2014 |
| 88 | Guinea | 1,086 | 2017 |
| 89 | Cameroon | 987 | 2014 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 965 | 2014 |
| 91 | Ecuador | 965 | 2017 |
| 92 | Ghana | 947 | 2014 |
| 93 | Macedonia | 925 | 2017 |
| 94 | Senegal | 906 | 2017 |
| 95 | Botswana | 888 | 2014 |
| 96 | Madagascar | 836 | 2018 |
| 97 | Guatemala | 800 | 2018 |
| 98 | Armenia | 780 | 2014 |
| 99 | Malawi | 767 | 2014 |
| 100 | Mauritania | 728 | 2014 |
| 101 | Honduras | 699 | 2014 |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 680 | 2014 |
| 103 | Albania | 677 | 2015 |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 660 | 2008 |
| 105 | Ethiopia | 659 | 2017 |
| 106 | Gabon | 649 | 2014 |
| 107 | Cambodia | 642 | 2014 |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 622 | 2014 |
| 109 | Fiji | 597 | 2008 |
| 110 | Mali | 593 | 2014 |
| 111 | Togo | 568 | 2014 |
| 112 | Congo, Republic of the | 510 | 2014 |
| 113 | Jordan | 509 | 2014 |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 496 | 2014 |
| 115 | Venezuela | 447 | 2014 |
| 116 | Benin | 438 | 2014 |
| 117 | Liberia | 429 | 2008 |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 424 | 2018 |
| 119 | Lebanon | 401 | 2017 |
| 120 | Kosovo | 333 | 2015 |
| 121 | Eritrea | 306 | 2018 |
| 122 | Eswatini | 301 | 2014 |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 278 | 2014 |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 275 | 2014 |
| 125 | Montenegro | 250 | 2017 |
| 126 | South Sudan | 248 | 2018 |
| 127 | Djibouti | 97 | 2017 |
| 128 | Panama | 77 | 2014 |
| 129 | Philippines | 77 | 2017 |
| 130 | Isle of Man | 63 | 2008 |
| 131 | Nepal | 59 | 2018 |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | 2008 |
| 133 | Paraguay | 30 | 2014 |
| 134 | Christmas Island | 18 | 2017 |
| 135 | El Salvador | 13 | 2014 |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2018 |
Citation
"Railways." World Factbook, Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563779/all/Railways. Accessed 21 December 2024.
Railways. World Factbook. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563779/all/Railways. Accessed December 21, 2024.
Railways. In World Factbook https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563779/all/Railways
Railways [Internet]. In: World Factbook. [cited 2024 December 21]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563779/all/Railways.
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