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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Iran & United States

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  • A note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Standard gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge
  • Standard gauge > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Standard gauge per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Iran United States HISTORY
A note broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with <a href=/country/aj><a href=/country/aj>Azerbaijan</a></a> and <a href=/country/tx>Turkmenistan</a> which have broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, <a href=/encyclopedia/electricity><a href=/encyclopedia/electricity>electrified</a></a> track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001) represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for <a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)><a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)>Class</a></a> II and III railroads (1998)
Rail lines > Total route-km 6,073
Ranked 27th.
228,513
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Iran

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 80.52
Ranked 65th.
733.38
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Iran

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 21,008
Ranked 17th.
2.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than Iran

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.279
Ranked 44th.
8.1
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Iran

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 17,877
Ranked 16th. 88% more than United States
9,518
Ranked 23th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 237.02
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than United States
30.55
Ranked 63th.

Standard gauge 8,348 km
Ranked 7th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Iran

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 37.12 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th.

Standard gauge per million 114.89 km
Ranked 25th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Iran

Total 8,442 km
Ranked 24th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Iran

Total > Per $ GDP 37.54 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 96th.

Total > Per capita 0.128 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
0.752 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran

Total per million 116.18 km
Ranked 59th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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