Country ranking for field: railways total 2001

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The WorldWorld1,201,337 includes about 190,000 to 195,000 of electrified routes of which 147,760 are in Europe 24,509 in the Far East 11,050 in Africa 4,223 in South America and 4,160 in North America; note - fastest speed in daily service is 300/hr attained by France's Societe Nationale des Chemins-de-Fer Francais km
1flag of United StatesUnited States225,750 km 
2flag of RussiaRussia149,000 km 
3flag of ChinaChina67,524 km 
4flag of IndiaIndia62,915 km 
5flag of GermanyGermany40,826 including at least 14,253 electrified and 14,768 double- or multiple-tracked km 
6flag of CanadaCanada36,114; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National km 
7flag of AustraliaAustralia33,819 km 
8flag of ArgentinaArgentina33,744 km 
9flag of FranceFrance31,939 km 
10flag of MexicoMexico31,048 km 
11flag of BrazilBrazil30,539 km 
12flag of JapanJapan23,670.7 km 
13flag of PolandPoland23,420 km 
14flag of UkraineUkraine23,350 km 
15flag of South AfricaSouth Africa21,431 km 
16flag of ItalyItaly19,394 km 
17flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom16,878 km 
18flag of KazakhstanKazakhstan14,400 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
19flag of SpainSpain13,950 km 
20flag of SwedenSweden12,821 km 
21flag of CubaCuba11,969 km 
22flag of RomaniaRomania11,385 km 
23flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republic9,444 km 
24flag of TurkeyTurkey8,607 km 
25flag of PakistanPakistan8,163 km 
26flag of HungaryHungary7,606 km 
27flag of ChileChile6,701 km 
28flag of IndonesiaIndonesia6,458 km 
29flag of South KoreaSouth Korea6,240 km 
30flag of AustriaAustria6,095.2 km 
31flag of FinlandFinland5,865 km 
32flag of IranIran5,600 km 
33flag of BelarusBelarus5,523 km 
34flag of SudanSudan5,311 km 
35flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo5,138 km 
36flag of North KoreaNorth Korea5,000 km 
37flag of EgyptEgypt4,955 km 
38flag of AlgeriaAlgeria4,820 km 
39flag of TaiwanTaiwan4,600 km 
40flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland4,492 km 
41flag of BulgariaBulgaria4,294 km 
42flag of NorwayNorway4,012 km 
43flag of MyanmarMyanmar3,991 km 
44flag of ThailandThailand3,940 km 
45flag of New ZealandNew Zealand3,913 km 
46flag of BoliviaBolivia3,691 km 
47flag of SlovakiaSlovakia3,660 km 
48flag of TanzaniaTanzania3,569 km 
49flag of NigeriaNigeria3,557 km 
50flag of BelgiumBelgium3,437 km 
51flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan3,380 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
52flag of ColombiaColombia3,304 km 
53flag of MozambiqueMozambique3,131 km 
54flag of DenmarkDenmark2,859 km 
55flag of PortugalPortugal2,850 km 
56flag of KenyaKenya2,778 km 
57flag of AngolaAngola2,771 km 
58flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe2,759 km 
59flag of SyriaSyria2,750 km 
60flag of BangladeshBangladesh2,745 km 
61flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlands2,739 km 
62flag of VietnamVietnam2,652 km 
63flag of GreeceGreece2,548 km 
64flag of LatviaLatvia2,412 km 
65flag of NamibiaNamibia2,382 km 
66flag of CroatiaCroatia2,296 km 
67flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan2,187 km 
68flag of TunisiaTunisia2,168 km 
69flag of ZambiaZambia2,164 km 
70flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan2,125 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
71flag of UruguayUruguay2,073 km 
72flag of IraqIraq2,032 km 
73flag of LithuaniaLithuania2,002 km 
74flag of PeruPeru1,988 km 
75flag of IrelandIreland1,947 km 
76flag of MoroccoMorocco1,907 km 
77flag of MalaysiaMalaysia1,801 km 
78flag of GeorgiaGeorgia1,583 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
79flag of Sri LankaSri Lanka1,463 km 
80flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1,390 km 
81flag of MoldovaMoldova1,328 km 
82flag of UgandaUganda1,241 km 
83flag of SloveniaSlovenia1,201 km 
84flag of CameroonCameroon1,104 km 
85flag of GuineaGuinea1,086 km 
86flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina1,021 km 
87flag of EstoniaEstonia1,018 common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines km 
88flag of ParaguayParaguay971 km 
89flag of EcuadorEcuador965 km 
90flag of GhanaGhana953 km 
91flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica950 km 
92flag of SenegalSenegal906 km 
93flag of CongoCongo894 km 
94flag of BotswanaBotswana888 km 
95flag of GuatemalaGuatemala884 km 
96flag of MadagascarMadagascar883 km 
97flag of Holy SeeHoly See862 m; note - a spur of the Italian Railways system serving Rome's Saint Peter's station km 
98flag of ArmeniaArmenia852 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
99flag of MalawiMalawi789 km 
100flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republic757 km 
101flag of MauritaniaMauritania750 km 
102flag of MaliMali729 km 
103flag of MacedoniaMacedonia699 km 
104flag of EthiopiaEthiopia681 km 
105flag of JordanJordan677 km 
106flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire660 km 
107flag of GabonGabon649 km 
108flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso622 km 
109flag of IsraelIsrael610 km 
110flag of CambodiaCambodia603 km 
111flag of FijiFiji597; note - belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation km 
112flag of HondurasHonduras595 km 
113flag of VenezuelaVenezuela584 km 
114flag of BeninBenin578 km 
115flag of El SalvadorEl Salvador562 km 
116flag of TogoTogo525 km 
117flag of PhilippinesPhilippines492 km 
118flag of LiberiaLiberia490 km 
119flag of TajikistanTajikistan480 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
120flag of AlbaniaAlbania447 km 
121flag of LebanonLebanon399 km 
122flag of JamaicaJamaica370 km 
123flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan370 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
124flag of PanamaPanama355 km 
125flag of EritreaEritrea317 km 
126flag of SwazilandSwaziland297; note - includes 71 which are not in use km 
127flag of LuxembourgLuxembourg274 km 
128flag of GuyanaGuyana187 km 
129flag of SurinameSuriname166 km 
130flag of DjiboutiDjibouti100 km 
131flag of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico96 km 
132flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone84 used on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is closed km 
133flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda77 km 
134flag of Isle of ManIsle of Man68.5 km 
135flag of NepalNepal59; note - all in Kosi close to Indian border km 
136flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis58 km 
137flag of HaitiHaiti40 km 
138flag of SingaporeSingapore38.6 km 
139flag of Hong KongHong Kong34 km 
140flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan24.6 km 
141flag of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein18.5; note - owned operated and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways km 
142flag of BruneiBrunei13 km 
143flag of NauruNauru5; note - used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast km 
144flag of LesothoLesotho2.6; note - owned by operated by and included in the statistics of South Africa km 
145flag of MonacoMonaco1.7 km 
146flag of Gaza StripGaza StripNA; note - one line abandoned and in disrepair little trackage remains km 
147flag of Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova IslandNA; short line going to a jetty km 
148flag of GibraltarGibraltarNA; 1.0-m gauge system in dockyard area only km 
149flag of GuadeloupeGuadeloupeNA; privately owned narrow-gauge plantation lines km 
150flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea0 km 


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