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Country Comparison :: Railways
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
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country (km) Date of Information
1 United States
226,427
2007
2 Russia
87,157
2006
3 China
77,834
2008
4 India
64,015
2009
5 Canada
46,688
2008
6 Germany
41,896
2008
7 Australia
37,855
2008
8 Argentina
31,409
2008
9 France
29,213
2008
10 Brazil
28,857
2008
11 Japan
26,435
2009
12 Poland
22,314
2007
13 Ukraine
21,655
2008
14 South Africa
20,872
2008
15 Italy
19,729
2008
16 Mexico
17,516
2008
17 United Kingdom
16,454
2008
18 Spain
15,288
2008
19 Kazakhstan
15,082
2008
20 Sweden
11,633
2008
21 Romania
10,788
2008
22 Czech Republic
9,620
2008
23 Turkey
8,697
2008
24 Cuba
8,598
2006
25 Indonesia
8,529
2008
26 Iran
8,442
2008
27 Hungary
8,057
2008
28 Pakistan
7,791
2007
29 Austria
6,399
2008
30 Sudan
5,978
2008
31 Finland
5,794
2008
32 Belarus
5,537
2008
33 Egypt
5,500
2009
34 Chile
5,483
2008
35 Korea, North
5,235
2006
36 Switzerland
4,888
2008
37 Mozambique
4,787
2008
38 Bulgaria
4,294
2008
39 New Zealand
4,128
2008
40 Norway
4,114
2009
41 Thailand
4,071
2008
42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4,007
2008
43 Algeria
3,973
2008
44 Burma
3,955
2008
45 Colombia
3,802
2008
46 Tanzania
3,689
2008
47 Uzbekistan
3,645
2008
48 Slovakia
3,622
2008
49 Nigeria
3,505
2008
50 Bolivia
3,504
2008
51 Korea, South
3,381
2008
52 Serbia
3,379
2006
53 Ireland
3,237
2008
54 Belgium
3,233
2008
55 Zimbabwe
3,077
2008
56 Turkmenistan
2,980
2008
57 Azerbaijan
2,918
2009
58 Netherlands
2,896
2009
59 Portugal
2,786
2008
60 Kenya
2,778
2008
61 Bangladesh
2,768
2008
62 Angola
2,764
2008
63 Croatia
2,722
2009
64 Denmark
2,667
2008
65 Namibia
2,629
2008
66 Greece
2,548
2008
67 Vietnam
2,347
2008
68 Latvia
2,298
2008
69 Iraq
2,272
2008
70 Tunisia
2,167
2008
71 Zambia
2,157
2008
72 Syria
2,052
2008
73 Peru
1,989
2008
74 Morocco
1,907
2008
75 Malaysia
1,849
2008
76 Mongolia
1,810
2008
77 Dominican Republic
1,784
2008
78 Lithuania
1,765
2008
79 Uruguay
1,641
2010
80 Georgia
1,612
2008
81 Taiwan
1,582
2008
82 Sri Lanka
1,449
2007
83 Saudi Arabia
1,392
2008
84 Uganda
1,244
2008
85 Slovenia
1,228
2007
86 Estonia
1,196
2008
87 Guinea
1,185
2008
88 Moldova
1,138
2008
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,000
2008
90 Cameroon
987
2008
91 Ecuador
965
2008
92 Israel
949
2008
93 Ghana
947
2008
94 Senegal
906
2008
95 Philippines
897
2008
96 Albania
896
2008
97 Botswana
888
2008
98 Madagascar
854
2008
99 Armenia
845
2008
100 Gabon
814
2008
101 Venezuela
806
2008
102 Malawi
797
2008
103 Congo, Republic of the
795
2008
104 Honduras
699
2008
105 Macedonia
699
2009
106 Ethiopia
681
2008
107 Tajikistan
680
2008
108 Cote d'Ivoire
660
2008
109 Burkina Faso
622
2008
110 Cambodia
602
2008
111 Fiji
597
2008
112 Mali
593
2008
113 Benin
578
2008
114 Togo
532
2008
115 Jordan
507
2008
116 Kyrgyzstan
470
2008
117 Kosovo
430
2007
118 Liberia
429
2008
119 Lebanon
401
2008
120 Guatemala
332
2008
121 Eritrea
306
2008
122 Swaziland
301
2008
123 El Salvador
283
2008
124 Costa Rica
278
2008
125 Luxembourg
275
2008
126 Montenegro
250
2007
127 Djibouti
100
2008
128 Panama
76
2008
129 Isle of Man
63
2008
130 Nepal
59
2008
131 Saint Kitts and Nevis
50
2008
132 Paraguay
36
2008
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