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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.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
227,736 km
2003
Transportation in United States
# 2
Russia :
87,157 km
2003
Transportation in Russia
# 3
China :
70,058 km
2003
Transportation in China
# 4
India :
63,140 km
2003
Transportation in India
# 5
Canada :
48,909 km
2003
Transportation in Canada
# 6
Germany :
46,039 km
2003
Transportation in Germany
# 7
Australia :
44,015 km
2003
Transportation in Australia
# 8
Argentina :
34,091 km
2003
Transportation in Argentina
# 9
France :
32,175 km
2003
Transportation in France
# 10
Brazil :
29,412 km
2003
Transportation in Brazil
# 11
Poland :
23,852 km
2003
Transportation in Poland
# 12
Japan :
23,705 km
2003
Transportation in Japan
# 13
Ukraine :
22,473 km
2003
Transportation in Ukraine
# 14
South Africa :
22,298 km
2003
Transportation in South Africa
# 15
Mexico :
19,510 km
2003
Transportation in Mexico
# 16
Italy :
19,507 km
2003
Transportation in Italy
# 17
United Kingdom :
17,186 km
2003
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 18
Spain :
14,268 km
2003
Transportation in Spain
# 19
Kazakhstan :
13,601 km
2003
Transportation in Kazakhstan
# 20
Sweden :
11,481 km
2003
Transportation in Sweden
# 21
Romania :
11,385 km
2003
Transportation in Romania
# 22
Czech Republic :
9,520 km
2003
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 23
Turkey :
8,671 km
2003
Transportation in Turkey
# 24
Pakistan :
8,163 km
2003
Transportation in Pakistan
# 25
Hungary :
7,937 km
2003
Transportation in Hungary
# 26
Iran :
7,203 km
2003
Transportation in Iran
# 27
Chile :
6,585 km
2003
Transportation in Chile
# 28
Indonesia :
6,458 km
2003
Transportation in Indonesia
# 29
Austria :
6,021 km
2003
Transportation in Austria
# 30
Sudan :
5,978 km
2003
Transportation in Sudan
# 31
Finland :
5,851 km
2003
Transportation in Finland
# 32
Belarus :
5,523 km
2003
Transportation in Belarus
# 33
Korea, North :
5,214 km
2003
Transportation in Korea, North
# 34
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
5,138 km
2003
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 35
Egypt :
5,063 km
2003
Transportation in Egypt
# 36
Switzerland :
4,533 km
2003
Transportation in Switzerland
# 37
Serbia and Montenegro :
4,380 km
2003
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 38
Bulgaria :
4,294 km
2003
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 39
Cuba :
4,226 km
2003
Transportation in Cuba
# 40
Norway :
4,077 km
2003
Transportation in Norway
# 41
Thailand :
4,071 km
2003
Transportation in Thailand
# 42
Algeria :
3,973 km
2003
Transportation in Algeria
# 43
Burma :
3,955 km
2003
Transportation in Burma
# 44
Uzbekistan :
3,950 km
2003
Transportation in Uzbekistan
# 45
New Zealand :
3,898 km
2003
Transportation in New Zealand
# 46
Tanzania :
3,690 km
2003
Transportation in Tanzania
# 47
Slovakia :
3,661 km
2003
Transportation in Slovakia
# 48
Nigeria :
3,557 km
2003
Transportation in Nigeria
# 49
Bolivia :
3,519 km
2003
Transportation in Bolivia
# 50
Belgium :
3,518 km
2003
Transportation in Belgium
# 51
Peru :
3,462 km
2003
Transportation in Peru
# 52
Ireland :
3,312 km
2003
Transportation in Ireland
# 53
Colombia :
3,304 km
2003
Transportation in Colombia
# 54
Korea, South :
3,125 km
2003
Transportation in Korea, South
# 55
Mozambique :
3,123 km
2003
Transportation in Mozambique
# 56
Zimbabwe :
3,077 km
2003
Transportation in Zimbabwe
# 57
Denmark :
3,002 km
2003
Transportation in Denmark
# 58
Azerbaijan :
2,957 km
2003
Transportation in Azerbaijan
# 59
Portugal :
2,850 km
2003
Transportation in Portugal
# 60
Netherlands :
2,808 km
2003
Transportation in Netherlands
# 61
Kenya :
2,778 km
2003
Transportation in Kenya
# 62
Angola :
2,761 km
2003
Transportation in Angola
# 63
Croatia :
2,726 km
2003
Transportation in Croatia
# 64
Syria :
2,711 km
2003
Transportation in Syria
# 65
Bangladesh :
2,706 km
2003
Transportation in Bangladesh
# 66
Vietnam :
2,600 km
2003
Transportation in Vietnam
# 67
Greece :
2,571 km
2003
Transportation in Greece
# 68
Taiwan :
2,544 km
2003
Transportation in Taiwan
# 69
Turkmenistan :
2,440 km
2003
Transportation in Turkmenistan
# 70
Malaysia :
2,418 km
2003
Transportation in Malaysia
# 71
Namibia :
2,382 km
2003
Transportation in Namibia
# 72
Latvia :
2,303 km
2003
Transportation in Latvia
# 73
Zambia :
2,173 km
2003
Transportation in Zambia
# 74
Tunisia :
2,152 km
2003
Transportation in Tunisia
# 75
Uruguay :
2,073 km
2003
Transportation in Uruguay
# 76
Lithuania :
1,998 km
2003
Transportation in Lithuania
# 77
Iraq :
1,963 km
2003
Transportation in Iraq
# 78
Morocco :
1,907 km
2003
Transportation in Morocco
# 79
Dominican Republic :
1,743 km
2003
Transportation in Dominican Republic
# 80
Georgia :
1,612 km
2003
Transportation in Georgia
# 81
Sri Lanka :
1,449 km
2003
Transportation in Sri Lanka
# 82
Saudi Arabia :
1,392 km
2003
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
# 83
Uganda :
1,241 km
2003
Transportation in Uganda
# 84
Slovenia :
1,201 km
2003
Transportation in Slovenia
# 85
Moldova :
1,138 km
2003
Transportation in Moldova
# 86
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,021 km
2003
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 87
Cameroon :
1,008 km
2003
Transportation in Cameroon
# 88
Ecuador :
966 km
2003
Transportation in Ecuador
# 89
Estonia :
958 km
2003
Transportation in Estonia
# 90
Ghana :
953 km
2003
Transportation in Ghana
# 91
Costa Rica :
950 km
2003
Transportation in Costa Rica
# 92
Senegal :
906 km
2003
Transportation in Senegal
# 93
Philippines :
897 km
2003
Transportation in Philippines
# 94
Congo, Republic of the :
894 km
2003
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
# 95
Botswana :
888 km
2003
Transportation in Botswana
# 96
Guatemala :
886 km
2003
Transportation in Guatemala
# 97
Armenia :
845 km
2003
Transportation in Armenia
# 98
Guinea :
837 km
2003
Transportation in Guinea
# 99
Gabon :
814 km
2003
Transportation in Gabon
# 100
Malawi :
797 km
2003
Transportation in Malawi
# 101
Madagascar :
732 km
2003
Transportation in Madagascar
# 102
Mali :
729 km
2003
Transportation in Mali
# 103
Mauritania :
717 km
2003
Transportation in Mauritania
# 104
Honduras :
699 km
2003
Transportation in Honduras
# 105
Macedonia, Republic of :
699 km
2003
Transportation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 106
Venezuela :
682 km
2003
Transportation in Venezuela
# 107
Ethiopia :
681 km
2003
Transportation in Ethiopia
# 108
Côte d'Ivoire :
660 km
2003
Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 109
Israel :
640 km
2003
Transportation in Israel
# 110
Burkina Faso :
622 km
2003
Transportation in Burkina Faso
# 111
Cambodia :
602 km
2003
Transportation in Cambodia
# 112
Fiji :
597 km
2003
Transportation in Fiji
# 113
Benin :
578 km
2003
Transportation in Benin
# 114
Togo :
568 km
2003
Transportation in Togo
# 115
Jordan :
505 km
2003
Transportation in Jordan
# 116
Liberia :
490 km
2003
Transportation in Liberia
# 117
Tajikistan :
482 km
2003
Transportation in Tajikistan
# 118
Kyrgyzstan :
470 km
2003
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
# 119
Albania :
447 km
2003
Transportation in Albania
# 120
Paraguay :
441 km
2003
Transportation in Paraguay
# 121
Lebanon :
401 km
2003
Transportation in Lebanon
# 122
Panama :
355 km
2003
Transportation in Panama
# 123
Eritrea :
306 km
2003
Transportation in Eritrea
# 124
Swaziland :
301 km
2003
Transportation in Swaziland
# 125
El Salvador :
283 km
2003
Transportation in El Salvador
# 126
Luxembourg :
274 km
2003
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 127
Jamaica :
272 km
2003
Transportation in Jamaica
# 128
Suriname :
166 km
2003
Transportation in Suriname
# 129
Djibouti :
100 km
2003
Transportation in Djibouti
# 130
Puerto Rico :
96 km
2003
Transportation in Puerto Rico
# 131
Man, Isle of :
61 km
2003
Transportation in Man, Isle of
# 132
Nepal :
59 km
2003
Transportation in Nepal
# 133
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
50 km
2003
Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 134
Singapore :
38.6 km
2003
Transportation in Singapore
# 135
Christmas Island :
24 km
2003
Transportation in Christmas Island
# 136
Nicaragua :
6 km
2003
Transportation in Nicaragua
# 137
Guernsey :
5 km
2003
Transportation in Guernsey
Total :
1,147,085.6 km
Weighted average:
8,312.2 km
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
222,293 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.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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"Railways > total (2003) by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tra_rai_tot-transportation-railways-total&date=2003
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