List of countries by rail transport network size

Rail network divided by area of country

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 Length
(km)		 Electrified length
(km)		 Historic peak length
(km)		 Area (km2) per km track Population per km track Nationalised or Private Data year Notes
1United States United States257,722[2]<1,600[3]409,000[4]43.711,373Private2016[5]
2China China127,00087,000[6]75.6[6]10,945[6]Nationalised2017[6]
3Russia Russia85,50043,700199.981,678Nationalised2017[7]
4India India67,368[8]25,367[8]48.819,656Nationalised2017[8]
5Canada Canada46,552129214.48716Private2008[5]
6Germany Germany43,46819,97358,2978.221,881Both2010[9]
7Australia Australia38,4452,715199.94572Both2008[5]
8Brazil Brazil37,7436,988299.66986Private(2014)
9Argentina Argentina36,96613647,00077.451117Nationalised2008[5]
10France France29,64015,14021.532201Nationalised2008[5]
11Japan Japan27,18216,702[10]16.105451Private2009[5]
12Italy Italy26,50016,683[11]12.462507Both(2011)
13Ukraine Ukraine22,3009,75227.072048Nationalised(2010)
14Romania Romania22,2983,97110.69854Nationalised(2008)
15South Africa South Africa20,9538,10558.282,577.29Nationalised2017[12]
16Poland Poland19,62717,35824,000
(before 1989)[13]		15.931946Nationalised(2008)
17United Kingdom United Kingdom17,7325,328[11]34,000
(before Beeching Axe)		15.003825Both (Franchised)[lower-alpha 1](2008)
18Mexico Mexico17,16622114.436,697Private2008[5]
19Spain Spain15,9479,62333.553062Nationalised(2012)[14]
20Kazakhstan Kazakhstan15,3724,000180.711,171Nationalised(2010)[5]
21Iran Iran12,9982,200 km148.416816Nationalised(2014)[15][16]
22Sweden Sweden12,8217,91816,900
(around 1938)[17]		35.12732Nationalised(2010)
23 Turkey12,5323,159[18]71.296708Nationalised(2016)[18]
24 Czech Republic9,4872,592[19]8.311111Nationalised(2008)
25 Indonesia8,529550223.3127853Nationalised(2008)[5]
26 Hungary7,94211.711257Nationalised(2008)
27 Pakistan7,791286
(currently inactive)		8,122102.1822759Nationalised2015[20]
28 Egypt6,700149.4712075Nationalised(2010)
29 Austria5,9273,86314.571460Both(2008)[5]
30 Finland5,9193,06757.13911Nationalised(2008)[5]
31 Chile5,898128.22931(2006)
32 Belarus5,53787437.8117312008[5]
33 Sudan5,478339.815640(2006)
34 North Korea5,235~3,50023.034595Nationalised(2006)[5]
35  Switzerland5,2325,2325,2327.891,532Mainly privately operated
but thoroughly subsidised (~25%)
by taxes and by federal, cantonal,
and municipal subsidies.		2012[21]
36 Cuba5,07621.842215(2007)
37 Turkmenistan4,980153.441585(2014)
38 Thailand4,507107126.0416084(2017)[5]
39 Uzbekistan4,280105.776488(2011)
40 Algeria4,175283551.839391(2014)[5]
41 Bulgaria4,1592,83126.661771(2008)[5]
42 New Zealand4,12864.641070(2006)[5]
43 Norway4,114262278.711209Nationalised(2008)
44 South Korea4,077.72,52219.089348Nationalised(2009)[5]
45 Democratic Republic of the Congo4,007585.1916463(2008)
46 Myanmar (Burma)3,955171.0712127(2006)[5]
47 Serbia3,80920.341918Nationalised(2008)
48 Slovakia3,658157713.41486(2010)
49 Nigeria3,528261.8444904(2006)
50 Ireland3,237535,60021.711424Nationalised(2008)
51 Belgium3,2332,9505,000
(10,000 including regional tramways)		8.693108Nationalised(2008)[5]
52 Vietnam3,147105.2527765(2007)
53 Mozambique3,116256.546604(2008)
54 Netherlands3,0132,30313.715576Semi privatised(2015)[22][23]
55 Zimbabwe3,000313130.254190Nationalised(2010)
56 Uruguay2,99358.881121(2006)
57 Croatia2,974122819.031443(2009)
58 Azerbaijan2,9181,27829.683207(2009)[5]
59 Bolivia2,866383.323638(2007)
60 Bangladesh2,83550.7953392(2008)
61 Portugal2,7941,629[24]33.03594Nationalised(2013)
62 Kenya2,778208.9213899(2010)
63 Angola2,7612,764451.546911(2006)[5]
64 Tanzania2,722348.0215866(2006)
65 Denmark2,66764016.162086Nationalised(2008)
66 Greece2,55251.734229(2012)
67 Namibia2,382346.05877(2006)[5]
68 Latvia2,26928.47978(2007)
69 Tunisia2,21873.764756(2007)
70 Estonia216413220.95608Both(2014)
71 Syria2,13986.5711078(2008)
72 Iraq2,032215.7115587(2006)
73 Peru2,020636.2514585(2008)
74 Morocco1,989224.5116227(2008)
75 Malaysia1,849207178.4015324(2010)[5]
76 Mongolia1,810864.151560(2008)
77 Lithuania1,76636.981824(2007)
78 Taiwan1,7031,3005,00021.2513638Both(2012)[25]
79 Colombia1,663648.8527770(2007)
80 Georgia1,51346.072932(2007)
81 Sri Lanka1,50843.5113696(2010)
82 Saudi Arabia1,4121522.4419219(2007)
83 Israel1,384015.016355Nationalised(2017)[26]
84 Uganda1,244930.65122780(2002)
85 Zambia1,237608.4210547(2006)
86 Slovenia1,228503.5 16.511672(2007)
87 Moldova1,15629.283083(2008)
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina1,10339246.423484(2007)[5]
89 Cameroon974488.1319924(2007)
90 Ecuador966293.5414810(2006)[5]
91 Ghana953250.3025429(2006)
92 Senegal906217.1313724(2004)
93 Botswana888655.102027(2007)
94 Guatemala885123.0416228Private(2004)Operations Halted since 2006
95 Madagascar854687.4024255(2007)
96 Armenia86981835.203863(2012)[5]
97 Guinea837293.7411926(2006)[5]
98 Gabon810330.451858(2007)
99 Malawi797148.6618696(2007)
100 Republic of the Congo795430.195086(2006)
101 Benin758148.5811581(2006)
102 Mali7331691.9419805(2002)
103 Mauritania7281415.804753(2008)
104 Honduras699160.3611753(2006)[5]
105 Macedonia69936.792943(2007)
106 Ethiopia6596597841675.72150935(2016)[27]
107 Cambodia650278.5220609(2003)
108 Côte d'Ivoire639504.6430889(2007)
109 Burkina Faso622440.8425291(2006)
110 Tajikistan616232.3111167(2007)
111 Fiji59730.611442(2006)[5]
112 Togo56899.9710613(2006)[5]
113 El Salvador56237.4410221(2007)
114 Dominican Republic51794.1418141(2006)[5]
115 Jordan507355.9424649(2007)
116 Liberia490227.288151(2006)[5]
117 Philippines479626.30196270(2008)as of March 2013 only 80 km used (43 km for Tututban -Sta. Rosa and 37 km for Sipocot-Naga City)
118 Albania42367.967553(2007)
119 Kyrgyzstan417479.5012860(2007)
120 Lebanon40125.9410544(2006)[5]
121 Panama355212.459594(2006)[5]
122 Venezuela3362714.4387458(2006)
123 Eritrea306384.3117170(2006)[5]
124 Swaziland30157.693940(2008)
125 Costa Rica278183.8116416(2007)[5]
126 Luxembourg2749.401826Nationalised(2007)
127 United Arab Emirates26431621,893Private(2013)
128 Montenegro25055.472516.88(2008)
129 Hong Kong21834077.46Private(2014)[28]
130 Suriname166986.873163(2001)[5]
131 Singapore160.63.9428682(2012)[29]
132 Guyana127.21149.574197(2001 est.)[5]
133 Djibouti9280252.179203(2016)[30]
134 Sierra Leone84854.0569857(2001)[5]
135 Afghanistan758696.40418827(2011)[31]
136 Jamaica6540.419948(2003)[5]
137   Nepal592494.59484491(2006)[5]
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis585.221040(2006)[5]
139 Paraguay3811298.67173056(2006)[5]
140 Puerto Rico (US)17.2143.6538810(2006)[5]
141 Brunei13443.4630692(2001 est.)[5]
142 Liechtenstein9.517.784017(2006)[5]
143Western Sahara553200.00106200(2008)see Mauritania Railway
144 Nauru3.94.202000(2001)[5]
145 Laos3.559200.001557550(2005)see Friendship Bridge
146 Monaco1.71.71.1820588(2012)[5]
147 Lesotho1.610118.33723667(1995)[5]
148  Vatican City1.2700.52969(2001 est.)
World1,370,782372.124814(2006)[5]
  1. ↑ 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.[32] 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 currently without a rail network

See also

References

Primary source: UIC data

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