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Country Comparison :: Railways
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.
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Rank
 country (km) Date of Information
1 European Union
229,450
2008
2 United States
226,427
2007
3 Russia
87,157
2006
4 China
77,834
2008
5 India
63,327
2007
6 Canada
46,688
2008
7 Germany
41,896
2008
8 Australia
37,855
2008
9 Argentina
31,409
2008
10 France
29,213
2008
11 Brazil
28,857
2008
12 Japan
23,506
2008
13 Poland
22,314
2007
14 Ukraine
21,655
2008
15 South Africa
20,872
2008
16 Italy
19,729
2008
17 Mexico
17,516
2008
18 United Kingdom
16,454
2008
19 Spain
15,288
2008
20 Kazakhstan
13,700
2008
21 Sweden
11,633
2008
22 Romania
10,788
2008
23 Czech Republic
9,620
2008
24 Turkey
8,697
2008
25 Cuba
8,598
2006
26 Indonesia
8,529
2008
27 Iran
8,442
2008
28 Hungary
8,057
2008
29 Pakistan
7,791
2007
30 Austria
6,399
2008
31 Sudan
5,978
2008
32 Finland
5,794
2008
33 Belarus
5,538
2008
34 Chile
5,481
2008
35 Korea, North
5,235
2006
36 Egypt
5,063
2008
37 Switzerland
4,888
2008
38 Mozambique
4,787
2008
39 Bulgaria
4,294
2008
40 New Zealand
4,128
2008
41 Norway
4,114
2009
42 Thailand
4,071
2008
43 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4,007
2008
44 Algeria
3,973
2008
45 Burma
3,955
2008
46 Colombia
3,802
2008
47 Tanzania
3,689
2008
48 Uzbekistan
3,645
2008
49 Slovakia
3,622
2008
50 Nigeria
3,505
2008
51 Bolivia
3,504
2008
52 Korea, South
3,381
2008
53 Serbia
3,379
2006
54 Ireland
3,237
2008
55 Belgium
3,233
2008
56 Zimbabwe
3,077
2008
57 Turkmenistan
2,980
2008
58 Netherlands
2,811
2008
59 Portugal
2,786
2008
60 Kenya
2,778
2008
61 Bangladesh
2,768
2008
62 Angola
2,764
2008
63 Croatia
2,722
2008
64 Denmark
2,667
2008
65 Namibia
2,629
2008
66 Greece
2,548
2008
67 Vietnam
2,347
2008
68 Latvia
2,298
2008
69 Iraq
2,272
2008
70 Tunisia
2,159
2008
71 Zambia
2,157
2008
72 Azerbaijan
2,122
2008
73 Syria
2,052
2008
74 Peru
1,989
2008
75 Morocco
1,907
2008
76 Malaysia
1,849
2008
77 Mongolia
1,810
2008
78 Dominican Republic
1,784
2008
79 Lithuania
1,765
2008
80 Uruguay
1,641
2008
81 Georgia
1,612
2008
82 Taiwan
1,588
2007
83 Sri Lanka
1,449
2007
84 Saudi Arabia
1,392
2008
85 Uganda
1,244
2008
86 Slovenia
1,228
2007
87 Guinea
1,185
2008
88 Moldova
1,138
2008
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,000
2008
90 Cameroon
987
2008
91 Ecuador
965
2008
92 Ghana
947
2008
93 Estonia
919
2008
94 Israel
913
2008
95 Senegal
906
2008
96 Philippines
897
2008
97 Albania
896
2008
98 Botswana
888
2008
99 Madagascar
854
2008
100 Armenia
845
2008
101 Gabon
814
2008
102 Venezuela
806
2008
103 Malawi
797
2008
104 Congo, Republic of the
795
2008
105 Honduras
699
2008
106 Macedonia
699
2008
107 Ethiopia
681
2008
108 Tajikistan
680
2008
109 Cote d'Ivoire
660
2008
110 Burkina Faso
622
2008
111 Cambodia
602
2008
112 Fiji
597
2008
113 Mali
593
2008
114 Benin
578
2008
115 Togo
532
2008
116 Jordan
507
2008
117 Kyrgyzstan
470
2008
118 Kosovo
430
2007
119 Liberia
429
2008
120 Lebanon
401
2008
121 Guatemala
332
2008
122 Eritrea
306
2008
123 Swaziland
301
2008
124 El Salvador
283
2008
125 Costa Rica
278
2008
126 Luxembourg
275
2008
127 Montenegro
250
2007
128 Djibouti
100
2008
129 Panama
76
2008
130 Isle of Man
63
2008
131 Nepal
59
2008
132 Saint Kitts and Nevis
50
2008
133 Paraguay
36
2008
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