Statistical information railways 2025

railways in the World
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Narrow gauge: 622 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
Note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Côte d'Ivoire
Total: 18 km (2017)
Standard gauge: 18 km (2017) 1.435-m (not in operation)
Note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place
Total: 278 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
Note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Total: 660 km (2008)
Narrow gauge: 660 km (2008) 1.000-m gauge
Note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso
Total: 9,548 km (2020) 3,242 km electrified
Total: 496 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 354 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
Narrow gauge: 142 km (2014) 0.762-m gauge
Total: 12.5 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 12.5 km (2014) 0.914-mm gauge
Total: 4,894,173 km (2019)
Total: 7,435 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 7,435 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified)
Note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists
Total: 3,979 km (2016)
Standard gauge: 3,979 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified)
Total: 4,128 km (2018)
Narrow gauge: 4,128 km (2018) 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified)
Total: 699 km (2020) 313 km electrified
Total: 5,410 km (2016)
Standard gauge: 5,410 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings)
Total: 30,400 km (2021)
Standard gauge: 80 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)
Narrow gauge: 19,756 km (2014) 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)
Total: 248 km (2018)
Note: a narrow gauge, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds, but is not currently operational
Total: 1,562 km (2016)
Broad gauge: 1,562 km (2016) 1.676-m gauge
Total: 16,390 km (2020) 6,167 km electrified
Total: 293,564.2 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 293,564.2 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
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