List of countries by rail transport network size.html



Map of countries' rail network

Rail network divided by area of country

List of countries by rail transport network size

These figures include routes which are not used for passenger services. The correlation between network length and passenger numbers is weak.

Rank

Country	Railway length (km)	Date of information	Notes
United States	226,706	(2006)
European Union	209,895	(2007)
India	90,569	(2007)
Russia	84,158	(2007)
People's Republic of China	78,000	(2007)	[1]
Canada	57,042	(2006)
Argentina	35,753	(2005)
Germany	33,897	(2007)
Australia	33,819	(2006)
France	29,488	(2007)
Brazil	29,487	(2005)
Mexico	26,662	(2005)
South Africa	24,487	(2007)
Ukraine	21,891	(2006)
Japan	20,050	(2006)	Japan Railways Group only
Poland	19,419	(2007)
Italy	16,668	(2007)
United Kingdom	16,658	(2007)
Spain	14,832	(2007)
Kazakhstan	14,205	(2006)
Romania	10,646	(2007)
Sweden	9,821	(2007)
Czech Republic	9,491	(2006)
Turkey	8,697	(2007)
Pakistan	7,791	(2006)
Hungary	7,960	(2007)
Iran	7,265	(2006)
Indonesia	6,458	(2006)	[2]
Finland	5,899	(2007)
Chile	5,898	(2005)
Austria	5,818	(2007)
Belarus	5,494	(2007)
Sudan	5,478	(2005)
North Korea	5,235	(2006)	[2]
Egypt	5,195	(2005)
Cuba	4,226	(2006)	[2]
New Zealand	4,128	(2006)	[2]
Norway	4,087	(2007)
Thailand	4,044	(2005)
Bulgaria	4,027	(2007)
Uzbekistan	4,005	(2006)
Myanmar	3,955	(2006)	[2]
Serbia	3,809	(2007)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,641	(2007)
Slovakia	3,629	(2007)
Switzerland	3,619	(2007)
Algeria	3,572	(2007)
Nigeria	3,528	(2005)
Bolivia	3,504	(2006)	[2]
South Korea	3,399	(2007)
Belgium	3,374	(2007)
Vietnam	3,147	(2007)
Zimbabwe	3,077	(2006)	[2]
Mozambique	3,070	(2005)
Turkmenistan	3,069	(2006)
Uruguay	2,993	(2003)
Portugal	2,838	(2007)
Netherlands	2,776	(2007)
Angola	2,761	(2006)	[2]
Bangladesh	2,855	(2005)
Tanzania	2,722	(2006)
Croatia	2,722	(2007)
Greece	2,551	(2007)
Namibia	2,382	(2006)	[2]
Latvia	2,269	(2007)
Tunisia	2,218	(2007)
Peru	2,177	(2004)
Colombia	2,137	(2004)
Denmark	2,133	(2007)
Azerbaijan	2,122	(2004)
Syria	2,043	(2007)
Republic of Ireland	1,919	(2007)
Kenya	1,917	(2004)
Morocco	1,907	(2007)
Iraq	1,898	(2005)
Mongolia	1,810	(2006)
Lithuania	1,766	(2007)
Malaysia	1,667	(2007)
Georgia	1,513	(2007)
Sri Lanka	1,449	(2006)	[2]
Saudi Arabia	1,412	(2007)
Zambia	1,237	(2006)
Slovenia	1,228	(2007)
Moldova	1,154	(2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,103	(2007)
Taiwan	1,093	(2007)
Ghana	977	(2003)
Cameroon	974	(2007)
Ecuador	966	(2006)	[2]
Estonia	962	(2006)
Israel	958	(2007)
Senegal	906	(2004)
Botswana	888	(2007)
Guatemala	885	(2004)
Madagascar	883	(2002)
Guinea	837	(2006)	[2]
Gabon	810	(2006)
Malawi	797	(2006)	[2]
Republic of the Congo	795	(2006)
Djibouti	781	(2005)
Benin	758	(2006)
Mali	733	(2002)
Armenia	732	(2004)
Mauritania	717	(2006)	[2]
Honduras	699	(2006)	[2]
Republic of Macedonia	699	(2007)
Ethiopia	699	(2006)	[2]
Cambodia	650	(2003)
Côte d'Ivoire	639	(2007)
Burkina Faso	622	(2006)
Tajikistan	616	(2004)
Fiji	597	(2006)	[2]
Togo	568	(2006)	[2]
El Salvador	562	(2007)
Dominican Republic	517	(2006)	[2]
Jordan	508	(2005)
Philippines	491	(2006)
Liberia	490	(2006)	[2]
Albania	423	(2007)
Kyrgyzstan	417	(2004)
Lebanon	401	(2006)	[2]
Panama	355	(2006)	[2]
Venezuela	336	(2006)
Eritrea	306	(2006)	[2]
Swaziland	301	(2006)	[2]
Costa Rica	278	(2007)	[2]
Luxembourg	275	(2007)
Jamaica	272	(2003)	[2]
Uganda	259	(2002)
Montenegro	248	(2006)
Guyana	187	2001 est.	[2]
Singapore	177	(2006)citation needed	includes MRT and LRT networks
Suriname	166	(2001)	[2]
Puerto Rico	96	(2006)	[2]
Sierra Leone	84	(2001)	[2]
Antigua and Barbuda	77	(2001 est.)	[2]
Nepal	59	(2006)	[2]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	50	(2006)	[2]
Haiti	40	(2001 est.)	[2]
Paraguay	36	(2006)	[2]
Afghanistan	24	(2004)	[2]
Brunei	13	(2001 est.)	[2]
Liechtenstein	9	(2006)	[2]
Nicaragua	6	(2006)	[2]
Nauru	5	(2001)	[2]
Laos	4	(2005)	see Friendship Bridge
Lesotho	3	(1995)	[2]
Monaco	2	(2002)
Holy See (Vatican City)	1	(2001 est.)	[2]
World	1,370,782	(2006)	[2]

No Data

Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.

References

Primary source: UIC data

1. ^ http://www.tieliu.com.cn/Article/2008/200807/2008-07-31/20080731112934_148062.html
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No railways

•  Andorra
•  Bahrain
•  Belize
•  Bhutan
•  Burundi
•  Cape Verde
•  Central African Republic
•  Chad
•  Cyprus
•  East Timor
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Iceland
•  Kiribati
•  Kuwait
•  Libya - network under construction
•  Maldives
•  Malta
•  Mauritius
•  Micronesia
•  Niger
•  Oman
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Rwanda
•  Qatar
•  San Marino
•  São Tomé and Príncipe
•  Seychelles
•  Somalia
•  The Gambia
•  Tuvalu
•  United Arab Emirates — Dubai Metro under construction, est. completion in 2009
•  Vanuatu
•  Yemen

See also

• Transportation by country
• List of railway companies
• Rail usage statistics by country