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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.
  • Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • 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 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.
  • Note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
  • 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.
STAT Hungary United States HISTORY
A note <a href=/country/hu><a href=/country/hu>Hungary</a></a> and <a href=/country/au>Austria</a> jointly manage the cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) which has a route length of about 101 km in <a href=/country/hu><a href=/country/hu>Hungary</a></a> and 65 km in <a href=/country/au>Austria</a> (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)
Goods transported > Million ton-km 7,786
Ranked 38th.
2.79 million
Ranked 1st. 358 times more than Hungary

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 5,927
Ranked 27th.
9,935
Ranked 20th. 68% more than Hungary

Rail lines > Total route-km 7,893
Ranked 25th.
228,513
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Hungary

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 791.54
Ranked 8th. 8% more than United States
733.38
Ranked 9th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 733
Ranked 67th.
2.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 3444 times more than Hungary

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.0735
Ranked 58th.
8.1
Ranked 4th. 110 times more than Hungary

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 5,760
Ranked 30th.
9,518
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Hungary

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 577.63
Ranked 21st. 19 times more than United States
30.55
Ranked 63th.

Standard gauge 7,802 km
Ranked 9th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Hungary

Standard gauge per million 778.44 km
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than United States
751.67 km
Ranked 1st.

Total 8,057 km
Ranked 26th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Hungary

Total > Per $ GDP 71.36 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 96th.

Total > Per capita 0.801 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 7% more than United States
0.752 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.

Total per million 918.72 km
Ranked 1st. 22% more than United States
751.67 km
Ranked 1st.

Note Hungary and Austria jointly manage a cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) with a route length of 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria; 156 km of this line is electrified represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for class II and III railroads; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines
Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 69.11 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.; 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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