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CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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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
Transportation Statistics > Railways > standard gauge (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
226,427 km
2007
Transportation in United States
# 2
China :
77,084 km
2008
Transportation in China
# 3
Canada :
46,688 km
2008
Transportation in Canada
# 4
Germany :
41,641 km
2008
Transportation in Germany
# 5
France :
29,046 km
2008
Transportation in France
# 6
Australia :
24,409 km
2008
Transportation in Australia
# 7
Poland :
21,681 km
2007
Transportation in Poland
# 8
Italy :
18,317 km
2008
Transportation in Italy
# 9
Mexico :
17,516 km
2008
Transportation in Mexico
# 10
United Kingdom :
16,151 km
2008
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 11
Sweden :
11,568 km
2008
Transportation in Sweden
# 12
Romania :
10,731 km
2008
Transportation in Romania
# 13
Czech Republic :
9,521 km
2008
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 14
Turkey :
8,697 km
2008
Transportation in Turkey
# 15
Iran :
8,348 km
2008
Transportation in Iran
# 16
Hungary :
7,802 km
2009
Transportation in Hungary
# 17
Austria :
5,927 km
2008
Transportation in Austria
# 18
Egypt :
5,500 km
2009
Transportation in Egypt
# 19
Korea, North :
5,242 km
2009
Transportation in Korea, North
# 20
Cuba :
4,226 km
2006
Transportation in Cuba
# 21
Norway :
4,114 km
2009
Transportation in Norway
# 22
Bulgaria :
4,049 km
2008
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 23
Japan :
3,978 km
2009
Transportation in Japan
# 24
Slovakia :
3,473 km
2008
Transportation in Slovakia
# 25
Switzerland :
3,397 km
2008
Transportation in Switzerland
# 26
Korea, South :
3,381 km
2008
Transportation in Korea, South
# 27
Serbia and Montenegro :
3,379 km
2006
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 28
Belgium :
3,233 km
2008
Transportation in Belgium
# 29
Netherlands :
2,896 km
2009
Transportation in Netherlands
# 30
Algeria :
2,888 km
2008
Transportation in Algeria
# 31
Argentina :
2,780 km
2008
Transportation in Argentina
# 32
Croatia :
2,722 km
2009
Transportation in Croatia
# 33
Denmark :
2,667 km
2008
Transportation in Denmark
# 34
Iraq :
2,272 km
2008
Transportation in Iraq
# 35
Morocco :
1,907 km
2008
Transportation in Morocco
# 36
Syria :
1,801 km
2008
Transportation in Syria
# 37
Peru :
1,726 km
2008
Transportation in Peru
# 38
Uruguay :
1,641 km
2010
Transportation in Uruguay
# 39
Greece :
1,565 km
2008
Transportation in Greece
= 40
Saudi Arabia :
1,392 km
2008
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
= 40
Spain :
1,392 km
2008
Transportation in Spain
# 42
Slovenia :
1,228 km
2007
Transportation in Slovenia
# 43
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,000 km
2008
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 44
Israel :
949 km
2008
Transportation in Israel
# 45
Albania :
896 km
2008
Transportation in Albania
# 46
Gabon :
814 km
2008
Transportation in Gabon
# 47
Venezuela :
806 km
2008
Transportation in Venezuela
# 48
Mauritania :
728 km
2008
Transportation in Mauritania
# 49
Macedonia, Republic of :
699 km
2009
Transportation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 50
Tunisia :
471 km
2008
Transportation in Tunisia
# 51
Dominican Republic :
375 km
2008
Transportation in Dominican Republic
# 52
Liberia :
345 km
2008
Transportation in Liberia
# 53
Taiwan :
340 km
2009
Transportation in Taiwan
# 54
Lebanon :
319 km
2008
Transportation in Lebanon
# 55
Luxembourg :
275 km
2008
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 56
Jamaica :
272 km
2003
Transportation in Jamaica
# 57
Guinea :
238 km
2008
Transportation in Guinea
# 58
Brazil :
194 km
2008
Transportation in Brazil
# 59
Vietnam :
178 km
2008
Transportation in Vietnam
# 60
Colombia :
150 km
2008
Transportation in Colombia
# 61
Suriname :
80 km
2003
Transportation in Suriname
# 62
Panama :
76 km
2008
Transportation in Panama
# 63
Malaysia :
57 km
2008
Transportation in Malaysia
# 64
Nigeria :
52 km
2004
Transportation in Nigeria
# 65
Paraguay :
36 km
2008
Transportation in Paraguay
# 66
Thailand :
29 km
2008
Transportation in Thailand
# 67
Belarus :
25 km
2008
Transportation in Belarus
# 68
Lithuania :
22 km
2009
Transportation in Lithuania
# 69
Liechtenstein :
18.5 km
2002
Transportation in Liechtenstein
# 70
Christmas Island :
18 km
2010
Transportation in Christmas Island
# 71
Moldova :
14 km
2008
Transportation in Moldova
# 72
Monaco :
1.7 km
2002
Transportation in Monaco
Total :
663,881.2 km
Weighted average:
9,220.6 km
DEFINITION: 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
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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"Railways > standard gauge by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tra_rai_sta_gau-transportation-railways-standard-gauge
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