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CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
226,605 km
2004
Transportation in United States
# 2
Russia :
87,157 km
2004
Transportation in Russia
# 3
China :
74,408 km
2004
Transportation in China
# 4
India :
63,230 km
2004
Transportation in India
# 5
Australia :
54,439 km
2004
Transportation in Australia
# 6
Canada :
48,683 km
2004
Transportation in Canada
# 7
Germany :
46,142 km
2004
Transportation in Germany
# 8
Argentina :
34,091 km
2004
Transportation in Argentina
# 9
France :
29,519 km
2004
Transportation in France
# 10
Brazil :
29,412 km
2004
Transportation in Brazil
# 11
Poland :
23,852 km
2004
Transportation in Poland
# 12
Japan :
23,577 km
2004
Transportation in Japan
# 13
Ukraine :
22,473 km
2004
Transportation in Ukraine
# 14
South Africa :
20,872 km
2004
Transportation in South Africa
# 15
Italy :
19,319 km
2004
Transportation in Italy
# 16
Mexico :
17,634 km
2004
Transportation in Mexico
# 17
United Kingdom :
17,274 km
2004
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 18
Spain :
14,781 km
2004
Transportation in Spain
# 19
Kazakhstan :
13,700 km
2004
Transportation in Kazakhstan
# 20
Sweden :
11,481 km
2004
Transportation in Sweden
# 21
Romania :
11,385 km
2004
Transportation in Romania
# 22
Czech Republic :
9,543 km
2004
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 23
Turkey :
8,697 km
2004
Transportation in Turkey
# 24
Pakistan :
8,163 km
2004
Transportation in Pakistan
# 25
Hungary :
7,937 km
2004
Transportation in Hungary
# 26
Iran :
7,203 km
2004
Transportation in Iran
# 27
Chile :
6,585 km
2004
Transportation in Chile
# 28
Indonesia :
6,458 km
2004
Transportation in Indonesia
# 29
Austria :
6,021 km
2004
Transportation in Austria
# 30
Sudan :
5,995 km
2004
Transportation in Sudan
# 31
Finland :
5,851 km
2004
Transportation in Finland
# 32
Belarus :
5,512 km
2004
Transportation in Belarus
# 33
Korea, North :
5,214 km
2004
Transportation in Korea, North
# 34
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
5,138 km
2004
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 35
Egypt :
5,063 km
2004
Transportation in Egypt
# 36
Switzerland :
4,527 km
2004
Transportation in Switzerland
# 37
Serbia and Montenegro :
4,380 km
2004
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 38
Bulgaria :
4,294 km
2004
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 39
Cuba :
4,226 km
2004
Transportation in Cuba
# 40
Norway :
4,077 km
2004
Transportation in Norway
# 41
Thailand :
4,071 km
2004
Transportation in Thailand
# 42
Algeria :
3,973 km
2004
Transportation in Algeria
# 43
Burma :
3,955 km
2004
Transportation in Burma
# 44
Uzbekistan :
3,950 km
2004
Transportation in Uzbekistan
# 45
New Zealand :
3,898 km
2004
Transportation in New Zealand
# 46
Tanzania :
3,690 km
2004
Transportation in Tanzania
# 47
Slovakia :
3,662 km
2004
Transportation in Slovakia
# 48
Nigeria :
3,557 km
2004
Transportation in Nigeria
# 49
Belgium :
3,521 km
2004
Transportation in Belgium
# 50
Bolivia :
3,519 km
2004
Transportation in Bolivia
# 51
Korea, South :
3,472 km
2004
Transportation in Korea, South
# 52
Peru :
3,462 km
2004
Transportation in Peru
# 53
Ireland :
3,312 km
2004
Transportation in Ireland
# 54
Colombia :
3,304 km
2004
Transportation in Colombia
# 55
Mozambique :
3,123 km
2004
Transportation in Mozambique
# 56
Zimbabwe :
3,077 km
2004
Transportation in Zimbabwe
# 57
Azerbaijan :
2,957 km
2004
Transportation in Azerbaijan
# 58
Portugal :
2,850 km
2004
Transportation in Portugal
# 59
Netherlands :
2,808 km
2004
Transportation in Netherlands
# 60
Kenya :
2,778 km
2004
Transportation in Kenya
# 61
Angola :
2,761 km
2004
Transportation in Angola
# 62
Croatia :
2,726 km
2004
Transportation in Croatia
# 63
Syria :
2,711 km
2004
Transportation in Syria
# 64
Bangladesh :
2,706 km
2004
Transportation in Bangladesh
# 65
Denmark :
2,628 km
2004
Transportation in Denmark
# 66
Vietnam :
2,600 km
2004
Transportation in Vietnam
# 67
Greece :
2,571 km
2004
Transportation in Greece
# 68
Taiwan :
2,497 km
2004
Transportation in Taiwan
# 69
Turkmenistan :
2,440 km
2004
Transportation in Turkmenistan
# 70
Namibia :
2,382 km
2004
Transportation in Namibia
# 71
Latvia :
2,303 km
2004
Transportation in Latvia
# 72
Iraq :
2,200 km
2004
Transportation in Iraq
# 73
Zambia :
2,173 km
2004
Transportation in Zambia
# 74
Tunisia :
2,152 km
2004
Transportation in Tunisia
# 75
Uruguay :
2,073 km
2004
Transportation in Uruguay
# 76
Lithuania :
1,998 km
2004
Transportation in Lithuania
# 77
Morocco :
1,907 km
2004
Transportation in Morocco
# 78
Malaysia :
1,890 km
2004
Transportation in Malaysia
# 79
Mongolia :
1,810 km
2004
Transportation in Mongolia
# 80
Dominican Republic :
1,743 km
2004
Transportation in Dominican Republic
# 81
Georgia :
1,612 km
2004
Transportation in Georgia
# 82
Sri Lanka :
1,449 km
2004
Transportation in Sri Lanka
# 83
Saudi Arabia :
1,392 km
2004
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
# 84
Uganda :
1,241 km
2004
Transportation in Uganda
# 85
Slovenia :
1,201 km
2004
Transportation in Slovenia
# 86
Moldova :
1,138 km
2004
Transportation in Moldova
# 87
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,021 km
2004
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 88
Cameroon :
1,008 km
2004
Transportation in Cameroon
# 89
Ecuador :
966 km
2004
Transportation in Ecuador
# 90
Estonia :
958 km
2004
Transportation in Estonia
# 91
Ghana :
953 km
2004
Transportation in Ghana
# 92
Senegal :
906 km
2004
Transportation in Senegal
# 93
Philippines :
897 km
2004
Transportation in Philippines
# 94
Congo, Republic of the :
894 km
2004
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
# 95
Botswana :
888 km
2004
Transportation in Botswana
# 96
Guatemala :
886 km
2004
Transportation in Guatemala
# 97
Armenia :
845 km
2004
Transportation in Armenia
# 98
Guinea :
837 km
2004
Transportation in Guinea
# 99
Gabon :
814 km
2004
Transportation in Gabon
# 100
Malawi :
797 km
2004
Transportation in Malawi
# 101
Madagascar :
732 km
2004
Transportation in Madagascar
# 102
Mali :
729 km
2004
Transportation in Mali
# 103
Mauritania :
717 km
2004
Transportation in Mauritania
# 104
Honduras :
699 km
2004
Transportation in Honduras
# 105
Macedonia, Republic of :
699 km
2004
Transportation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 106
Venezuela :
682 km
2004
Transportation in Venezuela
# 107
Ethiopia :
681 km
2004
Transportation in Ethiopia
# 108
Côte d'Ivoire :
660 km
2004
Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 109
Israel :
640 km
2004
Transportation in Israel
# 110
Burkina Faso :
622 km
2004
Transportation in Burkina Faso
# 111
Cambodia :
602 km
2004
Transportation in Cambodia
# 112
Benin :
578 km
2004
Transportation in Benin
# 113
Togo :
568 km
2004
Transportation in Togo
# 114
Jordan :
505 km
2004
Transportation in Jordan
# 115
Liberia :
490 km
2004
Transportation in Liberia
# 116
Tajikistan :
482 km
2004
Transportation in Tajikistan
# 117
Kyrgyzstan :
470 km
2004
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
# 118
Albania :
447 km
2004
Transportation in Albania
# 119
Paraguay :
441 km
2004
Transportation in Paraguay
# 120
Lebanon :
401 km
2004
Transportation in Lebanon
# 121
Panama :
355 km
2004
Transportation in Panama
# 122
Eritrea :
306 km
2004
Transportation in Eritrea
# 123
Swaziland :
301 km
2004
Transportation in Swaziland
# 124
El Salvador :
283 km
2004
Transportation in El Salvador
# 125
Costa Rica :
278 km
2004
Transportation in Costa Rica
# 126
Luxembourg :
274 km
2004
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 127
Djibouti :
100 km
2004
Transportation in Djibouti
# 128
Puerto Rico :
96 km
2004
Transportation in Puerto Rico
# 129
Nepal :
59 km
2004
Transportation in Nepal
# 130
Nicaragua :
6 km
2004
Transportation in Nicaragua
Total :
1,154,734 km
Weighted average:
8,882.6 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.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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"Railways > total (2004) 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=2004
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