List of countries by rail transport network size
This list of countries by rail transport network size based on International Union of Railways data ranks countries by length of rail lines worked at end of year updated with other reliable sources. These figures also include urban/suburban mass-transport systems; as well as lines which are not used for passenger services.[1]
List
Rank | Country | Railway length (km) |
Date of information |
Notes | Electrified length (km) |
Historic peak length (km) |
Area (km2) per km track | Population per km track | Nationalized or Private |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 250,000[2] | 2014 | [3] | <1,600[4] | 409,000[5] | 43.71 | 1,373 | Private |
2 | China | 121,000 | 2015 | [6][lower-alpha 1] | 65,000[7] | Present length | 79.31 | 11,218 | Nationalized |
3 | India | 115,000 | 2016 | [8][9] | 27,999[10] | 48.34 | 17,796 | Nationalized | |
4 | Russia | 86,000 | 2013 | "Commercial operational length"[11] | (50,000) not verified | 198.82 | 1,669 | Nationalized | |
5 | Canada | 46,552 | 2008 | [3] | 129 | 214.48 | 716 | Private | |
6 | Germany | 43,468 | 2010 | [12] | 19,973 | 58,297 | 8.22 | 1,881 | Nationalized |
7 | Australia | 38,445 | 2008 | [3] | 2,715 | 199.94 | 572 | Both | |
8 | Argentina | 36,966 | 2008 | [3] | 136 | 47,000 | 77.45 | 1117 | Nationalized |
9 | South Africa | 31,000 | 2014 | ([13]) not verified | 24,800 | 39.39 | 1,742 | Nationalized | |
10 | France | 29,640 | 2008 | [3] | 15,140 | 21.53 | 2201 | Nationalized | |
11 | Brazil | 29,303 | (2012) | 1,520 | 285.57 | 6397 | Private | ||
12 | Japan | 27,182 | 2009 | [3] | 16,702[14] | 16.10 | 5451 | Both | |
13 | Italy | 24,179 | (2007) | 16,683[15] | 12.46 | 2507 | Both | ||
14 | Ukraine | 22,300 | (2010) | 9,752 | 27.07 | 2048 | Nationalized | ||
15 | Romania | 22,298 | (2008) | 3,971 | 10.69 | 854 | Both[16] | ||
16 | Poland | 19,627 | (2008) | 17,358 | about 24000 before 1989[17] | 15.93 | 1946 | Nationalized | |
17 | United Kingdom | 17,732 | (2008) | 5,328[15] | 34,000 (before Beeching axe) | 15.00 | 3825 | Both (Franchised)[lower-alpha 2] | |
18 | Mexico | 17,166 | 2008 | [3] | 22 | 114.43 | 6,697 | Private | |
19 | Spain | 15,947 | (2012) | [18] | 9,623 | 33.55 | 3062 | Nationalized | |
20 | Kazakhstan | 15,372 | (2010) | [3] | 4,000 | 180.71 | 1,171 | Nationalized | |
21 | Sweden | 12,821 | (2010) | 7,918 | 35.12 | 732 | Nationalized | ||
22 | Turkey | 12,000 | (2011) | [19] | 3,159[19] | 71.29 | 6708 | Nationalized | |
23 | Iran | 12,998 | (2014) | [20][21] | 146 (additional 2,200 km in construction since February, 2012) | 148.41 | 6816 | Nationalized | |
24 | Czech Republic | 9,487 | (2008) | 2,592[22] | 8.31 | 1111 | Nationalized | ||
25 | Indonesia | 8,529 | (2008) | [3] | 550 | 223.31 | 27853 | Nationalized | |
26 | Hungary | 7,942 | (2008) | 11.71 | 1257 | Nationalized | |||
27 | Pakistan | 7,791 | (2008) | 286 (currently inactive) | 102.18 | 22759 | Nationalized | ||
28 | Egypt | 6,700 | (2010) | 149.47 | 12075 | ||||
29 | Finland | 5,919 | (2008) | [3] | 3,067 | 57.13 | 911 | Nationalized | |
30 | Chile | 5,898 | (2006) | 128.2 | 2931 | ||||
31 | Austria | 5,927 | (2008) | [3] | 3,863 | 14.57 | 1460 | Both | |
32 | Belarus | 5,537 | 2008 | [3] | 874 | 37.81 | 1731 | ||
33 | Sudan | 5,478 | (2006) | 339.81 | 5640 | ||||
34 | South Korea | 5,242 | (2009) | [3] | 2,522 | 19.08 | 9348 | Nationalized | |
35 | North Korea | 5,235 | (2006) | [3] | ~3,500 | 23.03 | 4595 | Nationalized | |
36 | Switzerland | 5,232 | 2012 | [23] | 5,232 | ca. 5,232 | 7.89 | 1,532 | Mainly privately operated but thoroughly subsidized (~25%) by taxes and by federal, cantonal, and municipal subsidies. |
37 | Cuba | 5,076 | (2007) | 21.84 | 2215 | ||||
38 | Turkmenistan | 4,980 | (2014) | 153.44 | 1585 | ||||
39 | Algeria | 4,316 | (2012) | [3] | 283 | 551.83 | 8595 | ||
40 | Uzbekistan | 4,280 | (2011) | 105.77 | 6488 | ||||
41 | Bulgaria | 4,159 | (2008) | [3] | 2,831 | 26.66 | 1771 | ||
42 | New Zealand | 4,128 | (2006) | [3] | 64.64 | 1070 | |||
43 | Norway | 4,114 | (2008) | 2622 | 78.71 | 1209 | Nationalized | ||
44 | Thailand | 4,071 | (2012) | [3] | 29 | 126.04 | 16084 | ||
45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,007 | (2008) | 585.19 | 16463 | ||||
46 | Myanmar (Burma) | 3,955 | (2006) | [3] | 171.07 | 12127 | |||
47 | Serbia | 3,809 | (2008) | 20.34 | 1918 | Nationalized | |||
48 | Slovakia | 3,658 | (2010) | 1577 | 13.4 | 1486 | |||
49 | Nigeria | 3,528 | (2006) | 261.84 | 44904 | ||||
50 | Ireland | 3,237 | (2008) | 53 | 5600 | 21.71 | 1424 | Nationalized | |
51 | Belgium | 3,233 | (2008) | [3] | 2,950 | 8.69 | 3108 | Nationalized | |
52 | Vietnam | 3,147 | (2007) | 105.25 | 27765 | ||||
53 | Mozambique | 3,116 | (2008) | 256.54 | 6604 | ||||
54 | Netherlands | 3,013 | (2015) | [24] [25] | 2,302 | 13.71 | 5576 | Semi privatised | |
55 | Zimbabwe | 3,000 | (2010) | 313 | 130.25 | 4190 | Nationalized | ||
56 | Uruguay | 2,993 | (2006) | 58.88 | 1121 | ||||
57 | Croatia | 2,974 | (2009) | 1228 | 19.03 | 1443 | |||
58 | Azerbaijan | 2,918 | (2009) | [3] | 1,278 | 29.68 | 3207 | ||
59 | Bolivia | 2,866 | (2007) | 383.32 | 3638 | ||||
60 | Bangladesh | 2,835 | (2008) | 50.79 | 53392 | ||||
61 | Portugal | 2,794 | (2013) | 1,629[26] | 33.0 | 3594 | Nationalized | ||
62 | Kenya | 2,778 | (2010) | 208.92 | 13899 | ||||
63 | Angola | 2,761 | (2006) | [3] | 2,764 | 451.54 | 6911 | ||
64 | Tanzania | 2,722 | (2006) | 348.02 | 15866 | ||||
65 | Denmark | 2,667 | (2008) | 640 | 16.16 | 2086 | Nationalized | ||
66 | Greece | 2,552 | (2012) | 51.73 | 4229 | ||||
67 | Namibia | 2,382 | (2006) | [3] | 346.05 | 877 | |||
68 | Latvia | 2,269 | (2007) | 28.47 | 978 | ||||
69 | Tunisia | 2,218 | (2007) | 73.76 | 4756 | ||||
70 | Syria | 2,139 | (2008) | 86.57 | 11078 | ||||
71 | Iraq | 2,032 | (2006) | 215.71 | 15587 | ||||
72 | Peru | 2,020 | (2008) | 636.25 | 14585 | ||||
73 | Morocco | 1,989 | (2008) | 224.51 | 16227 | ||||
74 | Malaysia | 1,849 | (2010) | [3] | 207 | 178.40 | 15324 | ||
75 | Mongolia | 1,810 | (2008) | 864.15 | 1560 | ||||
76 | Lithuania | 1,766 | (2007) | 36.98 | 1824 | ||||
77 | Taiwan | 1,703 | (2012) | [27] | 1,300 | 5,000 | 21.25 | 13638 | |
78 | Colombia | 1,663 | (2007) | 648.85 | 27770 | ||||
79 | Georgia | 1,513 | (2007) | 46.07 | 2932 | ||||
80 | Sri Lanka | 1,508 | (2010) | 43.51 | 13696 | ||||
81 | Saudi Arabia | 1,412 | (2007) | 1522.44 | 19219 | ||||
82 | Zambia | 1,237 | (2006) | 608.42 | 10547 | ||||
83 | Israel | 1,200 | (2013) | 0 | 17.31 | 6709 | Nationalized | ||
84 | Slovenia | 1,228 | (2007) | 16.51 | 1672 | ||||
85 | Moldova | 1,156 | (2008) | 29.28 | 3083 | ||||
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,103 | (2007) | [3] | 392 | 46.42 | 3484 | ||
87 | Cameroon | 974 | (2007) | 488.13 | 19924 | ||||
88 | Ecuador | 966 | (2006) | [3] | 293.54 | 14810 | |||
89 | Ghana | 953 | (2006) | 250.30 | 25429 | ||||
90 | Senegal | 906 | (2004) | 217.13 | 13724 | ||||
91 | Botswana | 888 | (2007) | 655.10 | 2027 | ||||
92 | Guatemala | 885 | (2004) | Operations Halted since 2006 | 123.04 | 16228 | Private | ||
93 | Madagascar | 854 | (2007) | 687.40 | 24255 | ||||
94 | Armenia | 869 | (2012) | [3] | 818 | 35.20 | 3863 | ||
95 | Guinea | 837 | (2006) | [3] | 293.74 | 11926 | |||
96 | Estonia | 816 | (2008) | 55.43 | 1642 | ||||
97 | Gabon | 810 | (2007) | 330.45 | 1858 | ||||
98 | Malawi | 797 | (2007) | 148.66 | 18696 | ||||
99 | Republic of the Congo | 795 | (2006) | 430.19 | 5086 | ||||
100 | Djibouti | 781 | (2005) | 29.71 | 1138 | ||||
101 | Benin | 758 | (2006) | 148.58 | 11581 | ||||
102 | Mali | 733 | (2002) | 1691.94 | 19805 | ||||
103 | Mauritania | 728 | (2008) | 1415.80 | 4753 | ||||
104 | Honduras | 699 | (2006) | [3] | 160.36 | 11753 | |||
105 | Macedonia | 699 | (2007) | 36.79 | 2943 | ||||
106 | Ethiopia | 699 | (2006) | [3] | 1579.83 | 117456 | |||
107 | Cambodia | 650 | (2003) | 278.52 | 20609 | ||||
108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 639 | (2007) | 504.64 | 30889 | ||||
109 | Burkina Faso | 622 | (2006) | 440.84 | 25291 | ||||
110 | Tajikistan | 616 | (2007) | 232.31 | 11167 | ||||
111 | Fiji | 597 | (2006) | [3] | 30.61 | 1442 | |||
112 | Togo | 568 | (2006) | [3] | 99.97 | 10613 | |||
113 | El Salvador | 562 | (2007) | 37.44 | 10221 | ||||
114 | Dominican Republic | 517 | (2006) | [3] | 94.14 | 18141 | |||
115 | Liberia | 490 | (2006) | [3] | 227.28 | 8151 | |||
116 | Philippines | 479 | (2008) | as of March 2013 only 80 km used (43 km for Tututban -Sta.Rosa and 37 km for Sipocot-Naga City) | 626.30 | 196270 | |||
117 | Albania | 423 | (2007) | 67.96 | 7553 | ||||
118 | Kyrgyzstan | 417 | (2007) | 479.50 | 12860 | ||||
119 | Lebanon | 401 | (2006) | [3] | 25.94 | 10544 | |||
120 | Panama | 355 | (2006) | [3] | 212.45 | 9594 | |||
121 | Venezuela | 336 | (2006) | 2714.43 | 87458 | ||||
122 | Eritrea | 306 | (2006) | [3] | 384.31 | 17170 | |||
123 | Swaziland | 301 | (2008) | 57.69 | 3940 | ||||
124 | Costa Rica | 278 | (2007) | [3] | 183.81 | 16416 | |||
125 | Luxembourg | 274 | (2007) | 9.40 | 1826 | Nationalized | |||
126 | United Arab Emirates | 264 | (2013) | 316 | 21,893 | Private | |||
127 | Jamaica | 65 | (2003) | [3] | 40.41 | 9948 | |||
128 | Uganda | 1,244 | (2002) | 930.65 | 122780 | ||||
129 | Jordan | 507 | (2007) | 355.94 | 24649 | ||||
130 | Montenegro | 250 | (2008) | 55.47 | |||||
131 | Hong Kong (PRC) | 210 | [28] | ||||||
132 | Singapore | 160.6 | (2012) | [29] | 3.94 | 28682 | |||
133 | Guyana | 127.2 | (2001 est.) | [3] | 1149.57 | 4197 | |||
134 | Suriname | 166 | (2001) | [3] | 986.87 | 3163 | |||
135 | Puerto Rico (US) | 17.2 | (2006) | [3] | 143.65 | 38810 | |||
136 | Sierra Leone | 84 | (2001) | [3] | 854.05 | 69857 | |||
137 | Afghanistan | 75 | (2011) | [30] | 8696.40 | 418827 | |||
138 | Nepal | 59 | (2006) | [3] | 2494.59 | 484491 | |||
139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 58 | (2006) | [3] | 5.22 | 1040 | |||
140 | Paraguay | 38 | (2006) | [3] | 11298.67 | 173056 | |||
141 | Brunei | 13 | (2001 est.) | [3] | 443.46 | 30692 | |||
142 | Liechtenstein | 9.5 | (2006) | [3] | 17.78 | 4017 | |||
143 | Nauru | 3.9 | (2001) | [3] | 4.20 | 2000 | |||
144 | Western Sahara | 5 | (2008) | see Mauritania Railway | 53200.00 | 106200 | |||
145 | Laos | 3.5 | (2005) | see Friendship Bridge | 59200.00 | 1557550 | |||
146 | Monaco | 1.7 | (2012) | [3] | 1.7 | 1.18 | 20588 | ||
147 | Lesotho | 1.6 | (1995) | [3] | 10118.33 | 723667 | |||
149 | Vatican City | 1.27 | (2001 est.) | 0 | 0.52 | 969 | |||
World | 1,370,782 | (2006) | [3] |
- ↑ "By the end of 2014, 112,000 km mileage of railways in commercial operation, among of which the central and western railway operating mileage is 70,000 km, or 62.3% of the total mileage of railways in operation"
- ↑ In 2014, Network Rail, which owns the railway infrastructure in Great Britain, was reclassified as a "public sector body" and its financial liabilities are now formally included as part of the national debt.[31] Much debate continues if this constitutes as the "nationalisation" of Network Rail. Private firms continue to operate the majority of train services under government franchises or concessions.
Countries without railway currently
- Andorra
- Cyprus – 1905 to 1951
- East Timor
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iceland – see Rail transport in Iceland for former and proposed future railways
- Kuwait – planned 2008
- Libya – 1912 to 1965; (network under construction in 2008-2011, but works stalled, see Libyan Railways)
- Macau (People's Republic Of China) – A light rail network should be operational by 2015. There is also a short cable car on Monte da Guia
- Malta – operated 1883 to 1931
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius – 1860s to 1960s
- Micronesia
- Niger – see Rail transport in Niger for proposals. A railway apparently was under construction in 2014.
- Oman – planned 2008
- Papua New Guinea – planned 2007
- Qatar – planned 2008
- Rwanda – planned 2016
- San Marino – an electric railway linked Rimini (Italy) and San Marino City until 1944
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia – Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway existed from 1914 to 1941
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad Government Railway from 1876 until 1968; Trinidad Rapid Railway now planned
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu – formerly on Efate
- Yemen – planned 2008
See also
References
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- ↑ "LITRA Verkehrszahlen 2014" (PDF) (publication) (in German and French). Bern, Switzerland: LITRA – Informationsdienst für den öffentlichen Verkehr. August 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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- ↑ "Ministry of Transport, Singapore – Gain new perspectives on land, sea and air transport issues in Singapore". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Afghanistan opens first ever train route". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Budget (19 March 2014). "Budget 2014: fears of more austerity in spite of growth". Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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