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AfghanistanAfghanistan total:
24.6 km

broad gauge:
9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya
AlbaniaAlbania total:
447 km

standard gauge:
447 km 1.435-m gauge (2001)
AlgeriaAlgeria total:
4,820 km

standard gauge:
3,664 km 1.435-m gauge (301 km electrified; 215 km double track)

narrow gauge:
1,156 km 1.055-m gauge (1996)
American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0 km
AndorraAndorra 0 km
AngolaAngola total:
2,771 km (inland, much of the track is unusable because of land mines still in place from the civil war)

narrow gauge:
2,648 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2000)
AnguillaAnguilla 0 km
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda total:
77 km

narrow gauge:
64 km 0.760-m gauge; 13 km 0.610-m gauge (used almost exclusively for handling sugarcane)
ArgentinaArgentina total:
33,744 km (167 km electrified)

broad gauge:
20,594 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km electrified)

standard gauge:
2,739 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
10,154 km 1.000-m gauge; 257 km 0.750-m gauge (2000)
ArmeniaArmenia total:
852 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
852 km 1.520-m gauge (779 km electrified) (2001)
ArubaAruba 0 km
AustraliaAustralia total:
33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)

broad gauge:
3,719 km 1.600-m gauge

standard gauge:
15,422 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
14,506 km 1.067-m gauge

dual gauge:
172 km NA gauges (1999)
AustriaAustria total:
6,095.2 km (3,643.3 km electrified)

standard gauge:
5,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (3,521.2 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
497.1 km (33.9 km 1.000-m gauge - 28.1 km electrified, 497.1 km 0.760-m gauge - 94 km electrified) (2001)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan total:
2,125 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
2,125 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (1993)
Bahamas, TheBahamas, The 0 km
BahrainBahrain 0 km
BangladeshBangladesh total:
2,745 km

broad gauge:
923 km 1.676-m gauge

narrow gauge:
1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2000)
BarbadosBarbados 0 km
BelarusBelarus total:
5,523 km

broad gauge:
5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2000)
BelgiumBelgium total:
3,437 km (2,446 km electrified; 2,563 km double track)

standard gauge:
3,437 km 1.435-m gauge (1998)
BelizeBelize 0 km
BeninBenin total:
578 km (single track)

narrow gauge:
578 km 1.000-m gauge (2000)
BermudaBermuda 0 km
BhutanBhutan 0 km
BoliviaBolivia total:
3,691 km (single track)

narrow gauge:
3,652 km 1.000-m gauge; 39 km 0.760-m gauge (13 km electrified) (1995)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina total:
1,021 km (electrified 795 km; operating as diesel or steam until grids are repaired)

standard gauge:
1,021 km 1.435-m gauge; note - many segments still need repair and/or reconstruction (2000)
BotswanaBotswana total:
888 km

narrow gauge:
888 km 1.067-m gauge (2000)
BrazilBrazil total:
30,539 km (2,129 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail

broad gauge:
5,679 km 1.600-m gauge (1199 km electrified)

standard gauge:
194 km 1.440-m gauge

narrow gauge:
24,666 km 1.000-m gauge (930 km electrified)

dual gauge:
336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (1999 est.)
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands 0 km
BruneiBrunei total:
13 km (private line)

narrow gauge:
13 km 0.610-m gauge
BulgariaBulgaria total:
4,294 km

standard gauge:
4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified; 917 km double track)

narrow gauge:
245 km 0.760-m gauge (1998)
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso total:
622 km (517 km from Ouagadougou to the Cote d'Ivoire border and 105 km from Ouagadougou to Kaya)

narrow gauge:
622 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
BurmaBurma total:
3,991 km

narrow gauge:
3,991 km 1.000-m gauge
BurundiBurundi 0 km
CambodiaCambodia total:
603 km

narrow gauge:
603 km 1.000-m gauge
CameroonCameroon total:
1,104 km

narrow gauge:
1,104 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
CanadaCanada total:
36,114 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own

standard gauge:
36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)
Cape VerdeCape Verde 0 km
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0 km
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 0 km
ChadChad 0 km
ChileChile total:
6,701 km

broad gauge:
2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1317 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
117 km 1.067-m gauge (28 km electrified); 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (37 km electrified) (2000)
ChinaChina total:
67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)

standard gauge:
63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double track)

narrow gauge:
3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.)

note:
a new total of 68,000 km was estimated for early 1999 to take new construction programs into account (1999)
Christmas IslandChristmas Island 24 km to serve phosphate mines
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands 0 km
ColombiaColombia total:
3,304 km

standard gauge:
150 km 1.435-m gauge (connects Cerrejon coal mines to maritime port at Bahia de Portete)

narrow gauge:
3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (major sections not in use) (2000)
ComorosComoros 0 km
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Democratic Republic of the total:
5,138 km (1995)

note:
severely reduced route-distance in use because of damage to facilities by civil strife

narrow gauge:
3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2000)
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the total:
894 km

narrow gauge:
894 km 1.067-m gauge (2000)
Cook IslandsCook Islands 0 km
Costa RicaCosta Rica total:
950 km

narrow gauge:
950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire total:
660 km

narrow gauge:
660 km 1.000-meter gauge; 25 km double track

note:
an additional 600 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso, ending at Kaya, north of Ouagadougou (2000)
CroatiaCroatia total:
2,296 km

standard gauge:
2,296 km 1.435-m gauge (983 km electrified) (2000)
CubaCuba total:
11,969 km

standard gauge:
4,807 km 1.435-m gauge (147 km electrified)

note:
in addition to the 4,807 km of standard gauge track in public use, 7,162 km of track is in private use by sugar plantations; about 90% of the private use track is standard gauge and the rest is narrow gauge (2000)
CyprusCyprus 0 km
Czech RepublicCzech Republic total:
9,444 km

standard gauge:
9,350 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,843 km electrified; 1,929 km double track)

narrow gauge:
94 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (2000)
DenmarkDenmark total:
2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated)

standard gauge:
2,859 km 1.435-m gauge (600 km electrified; 760 km double track) (1998)
DjiboutiDjibouti total:
100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)

narrow gauge:
100 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
Djibouti and Ethiopia plan to revitalize the century-old railroad that links their capitals by 2003
DominicaDominica 0 km
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic total:
757 km

standard gauge:
375 km 1.435-m gauge (Central Romana Railroad)

narrow gauge:
142 km 0.762-m gauge (Dominican Republic Government Railway)

note:
240 km operated by sugar companies in various gauges (0.558-m, 0.762-m, 1.067-m gauges) (2000)
EcuadorEcuador total:
965 km

narrow gauge:
965 km 1.067-m gauge (2000)
EgyptEgypt total:
4,955 km

standard gauge:
4,955 km 1,435-m gauge (42 km electrified; 1,560 km double track) (2000)
El SalvadorEl Salvador total:
562 km

narrow gauge:
562 km 0.914-m gauge

note:
length of route which is operational is reduced to 283 km by disuse and lack of maintainance (2001)
Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea total:
0 km
EritreaEritrea total:
317 km

narrow gauge:
317 km 0.950-m gauge (1999)

note:
links Ak'ordat and Asmara with the port of Massawa; nonoperational since 1978 except for about a 5 km stretch that was reopened in Massawa in 1994; rehabilitation of the remainder and of the rolling stock is under way
EstoniaEstonia total:
1,018 km common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines

broad gauge:
1,018 km 1.520-m gauge (132 km electrified) (1995)
EthiopiaEthiopia total:
681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)

narrow gauge:
681 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
in April 1998, Djibouti and Ethiopia announced plans to revitalize the century-old railroad that links their capitals; since May 1998 Ethiopia has expended considerable effort to repair and maintain the lines
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 km
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0 km
FijiFiji total:
597 km; note - belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation

narrow gauge:
597 km 0.610-m gauge (1995)
FinlandFinland total:
5,865 km

broad gauge:
5,865 km 1.524-m gauge (2,192 km electrified; 480 km double or multiple track) (1998)
FranceFrance total:
31,939 km (31,939 km are operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-tracked)

standard gauge:
31,840 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
99 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
French GuianaFrench Guiana 0 km (1995)
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia 0 km
GabonGabon total:
649 km (Gabon State Railways or OCTRA)

standard gauge:
649 km 1.435-m gauge; single track (1994)
Gambia, TheGambia, The 0 km
Gaza StripGaza Strip total:
NA km; note - one line, abandoned and in disrepair, little trackage remains
GeorgiaGeorgia total:
1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
1,583 km 1.520-m gauge (1993)
GermanyGermany total:
40,826 km including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998)

note:
since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the tracks it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own an approximate 3,000 km to 4,000 km of the total tracks
GhanaGhana total:
953 km (undergoing major rehabilitation)

narrow gauge:
953 km 1.067-m gauge (32 km double track) (1997 est.)
GibraltarGibraltar total:
NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only
GreeceGreece total:
2,548 km

standard gauge:
1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (36 km electrified; 23 km double track)

narrow gauge:
961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (a rack-type railway for steep grades)
GreenlandGreenland 0 km
GrenadaGrenada 0 km
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe total:
NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines
GuamGuam 0 km
GuatemalaGuatemala total:
884 km (102 km privately owned)

narrow gauge:
884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
GuernseyGuernsey 0 km
GuineaGuinea total:
1,086 km

standard gauge:
279 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
807 km 1.000-m gauge (includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0 km
GuyanaGuyana total:
187 km (all dedicated to ore transport)

standard gauge:
139 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
48 km 0.914-m gauge
HaitiHaiti total:
40 km (single track; privately owned industrial line) - closed in early 1990s

narrow gauge:
40 km 0.760-m gauge
Holy See (Vatican City)Holy See (Vatican City) total:
862 m; note - a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's Saint Peter's station

standard gauge:
862 m 1.435-m gauge (1999)
HondurasHonduras total:
595 km

narrow gauge:
349 km 1.067-m gauge; 246 km 0.914-m gauge (1999)
Hong KongHong Kong total:
34 km

standard gauge:
34 km 1.435-m gauge (all electrified) (1996 est.)
HungaryHungary total:
7,606 km

broad gauge:
36 km 1.524-m gauge

standard gauge:
7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,270 km electrified; 1,236 km double track)

narrow gauge:
176 km 0.760-m gauge (1998)

note:
Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria
IcelandIceland 0 km
IndiaIndia total:
62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)

broad gauge:
40,620 km 1.676-m gauge

narrow gauge:
18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
IndonesiaIndonesia total:
6,458 km

narrow gauge:
5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (101 km electrified; 101 km double track); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (1995)
IranIran total:
5,600 km

broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge

standard gauge:
5,506 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified)

note:
broad gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems (2001)
IraqIraq total:
2,032 km

standard gauge:
2,032 km 1.435-m gauge

note:
rail link between Iraq and Syria restored in 2000 after 19 years
IrelandIreland total:
1,947 km

broad gauge:
1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (38 km electrified; 485 km double track) (1998)
Isle of ManIsle of Man total:
68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)
IsraelIsrael total:
610 km

standard gauge:
610 km 1.435-m gauge (1996)
ItalyItaly total:
19,394 km

standard gauge:
18,071 km 1.435-m gauge; Italian Railways (FS) operates 16,014 km of the total standard gauge routes (11,322 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
112 km 1.000-m gauge (112 km electrified); 1,211 km 0.950-m gauge (153 km electrified) (1998)
JamaicaJamaica total:
370 km

standard gauge:
370 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km belong to the Jamaica Railway Corporation in common carrier service, but are no longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport bauxite
JapanJapan total:
23,670.7 km

standard gauge:
2,893.1 km 1.435-m gauge (entirely electrified)

narrow gauge:
89.8 km 1.372-m gauge (89.8 km electrified); 20,656.8 km 1.067-m gauge (10,383.6 km electrified); 31 km 0.762-m gauge (3.6 km electrified) (1994)
JerseyJersey 0 km
JordanJordan total:
677 km

narrow gauge:
677 km 1.050-m gauge (2000)
Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova Island total:
NA km; short line going to a jetty
KazakhstanKazakhstan total:
14,400 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
14,400 km 1.520-m gauge (3,299 km electrified) (1997)
KenyaKenya total:
2,778 km

narrow gauge:
2,778 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
the line connecting Nairobi with the port of Mombasa is the most important in the country
KiribatiKiribati 0 km
Korea, NorthKorea, North total:
5,000 km

standard gauge:
4,095 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified; 159 km double track)

narrow gauge:
665 km 0.762-m gauge

dual gauge:
240 km 1.435-m and 1.600-m gauges (four rails interlaced) (1996 est.)
Korea, SouthKorea, South total:
6,240 km

standard gauge:
6,240 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified) (1998 est.)
KuwaitKuwait 0 km
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan total:
370 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
370 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)
LaosLaos 0 km
LatviaLatvia total:
2,412 km

broad gauge:
2,379 km 1.520-m gauge (271 km electrified) (1992)

narrow gauge:
33 km 0.750-m gauge (1994)
LebanonLebanon total:
399 km (mostly unusable because of damage in civil war)

standard gauge:
317 km 1.435-m

narrow gauge:
82 km (1999)
LesothoLesotho total:
2.6 km; note - owned by, operated by, and included in the statistics of South Africa

narrow gauge:
2.6 km 1.067-m gauge (1995)
LiberiaLiberia total:
490 km (328 km single track); note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap

standard gauge:
345 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
145 km 1.067-m gauge
LibyaLibya note:
Libya has had no railroad in operation since 1965, all previous systems having been dismantled; current plans are to construct a 1.435-m standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah, then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area, but there has been little progress; other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion originally set for mid-1994; Libya signed contracts with two private companies - Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios of Spain - in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork (1001)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein total:
18.5 km; note - owned, operated, and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways

standard gauge:
18.5 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)
LithuaniaLithuania total:
2,002 km

broad gauge:
2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
LuxembourgLuxembourg total:
274 km

standard gauge:
274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified; 178 km double track) (1998)
MacauMacau 0 km
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of total:
699 km

standard gauge:
699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified)

note:
a 56-km extension of the Kumanovo-Beljakovci line to the Bulgarian border at Gyveshevo is under construction (2001)
MadagascarMadagascar total:
883 km

narrow gauge:
883 km 1.000-m gauge (1994)
MalawiMalawi total:
789 km

narrow gauge:
789 km 1.067-m gauge
MalaysiaMalaysia total:
1,801 km

narrow gauge:
1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2000)
MaldivesMaldives 0 km
MaliMali total:
729 km (linked to Senegal's rail system through Kayes)

narrow gauge:
729 km 1.000-m gauge
MaltaMalta 0 km
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands 0 km
MartiniqueMartinique 0 km
MauritaniaMauritania total:
750 km (single track); note - owned and operated by government mining company

standard gauge:
750 km 1.435-m gauge (1995)
MauritiusMauritius 0 km
MayotteMayotte 0 km
MexicoMexico total:
31,048 km

standard gauge:
30,958 km 1.435-m gauge (246 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
90 km 0.914-m gauge (1998 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofMicronesia, Federated States of 0 km
MoldovaMoldova total:
1,328 km

broad gauge:
1,328 km 1.520-m gauge (1992)
MonacoMonaco total:
1.7 km

standard gauge:
1.7 km 1.435-m gauge
MongoliaMongolia 1,815 km

broad gauge:
1,815 km 1.524-m gauge (2001)
MontserratMontserrat 0 km
MoroccoMorocco total:
1,907 km

standard gauge:
1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified; 540 km double track)
MozambiqueMozambique total:
3,131 km

narrow gauge:
2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
NamibiaNamibia total:
2,382 km

narrow gauge:
2,382 km 1.067-m gauge; single track (1995)
NauruNauru total:
5 km; note - used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast
NepalNepal total:
59 km; note - all in Kosi close to Indian border

narrow gauge:
59 km 0.762-m gauge (2000)
NetherlandsNetherlands total:
2,739 km

standard gauge:
2,739 km 1.435-m gauge; (1,991 km electrified) (1998)
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles 0 km
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0 km
New ZealandNew Zealand total:
3,913 km

narrow gauge:
3,913 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified) (1999)
NigerNiger 0 km
NigeriaNigeria total:
3,557 km

narrow gauge:
3,505 km 1.067-m gauge

standard gauge:
52 km 1.435-m gauge

note:
years of neglect of both the rolling stock and the right-of-way have seriously reduced the capacity and utility of the system; a project to restore Nigeria's railways is now underway
NiueNiue 0 km
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 0 km
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands 0 km
NorwayNorway total:
4,012 km

standard gauge:
4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,530 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1998)
OmanOman 0 km
PakistanPakistan total:
8,163 km

broad gauge:
7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified; 1,037 km double track)

narrow gauge:
445 km 1.000-m gauge (1996 est.) (2000)
PalauPalau 0 km
PanamaPanama total:
355 km

broad gauge:
76 km 1.524-m gauge

narrow gauge:
279 km 0.914-m gauge
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea 0 km
ParaguayParaguay total:
971 km

standard gauge:
441 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
60 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned
PeruPeru total:
1,988 km

standard gauge:
1,608 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
380 km 0.914-m gauge
PhilippinesPhilippines total:
492 km (an additional 405 km are not in operation)

narrow gauge:
492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996)
Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islands 0 km
PolandPoland total:
23,420 km

broad gauge:
646 km 1.524-m gauge

standard gauge:
21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)

narrow gauge:
1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
PortugalPortugal total:
2,850 km

broad gauge:
2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double track)

narrow gauge:
274 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico total:
96 km

narrow gauge:
96 km 1.000-m gauge, rural, narrow-gauge system for hauling sugarcane; no passenger service
QatarQatar 0 km
ReunionReunion 0 km
RomaniaRomania total:
11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)

standard gauge:
10,898 km

narrow gauge:
487 km (1996)
RussiaRussia total:
149,000 km

note:
86,000 km are in common carrier service; 63,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use; 40,000 km of the railway in common carrier use are electrified

broad gauge:
149,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1998)
RwandaRwanda 0 km
Saint HelenaSaint Helena 0 km
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis total:
58 km

narrow gauge:
58 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations (1995)
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0 km
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Pierre and Miquelon 0 km
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 km
SamoaSamoa 0 km
San MarinoSan Marino 0 km; note - there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe 0 km
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia total:
1,390 km

standard gauge:
1,390 km 1.435-m gauge (448 km double track) (1992)
SenegalSenegal total:
906 km

narrow gauge:
906 km 1.000-meter gauge (70 km double track)
SeychellesSeychelles 0 km
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone total:
84 km used on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is closed

narrow gauge:
84 km 1.067-m gauge
SingaporeSingapore total:
38.6 km

narrow gauge:
38.6 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
there is a 83 km mass transit system with 48 stations
SlovakiaSlovakia total:
3,660 km

broad gauge:
102 km 1.520-m gauge

standard gauge:
3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1,505 km electrified; 1,011 km double track)

narrow gauge:
51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1998)
SloveniaSlovenia total:
1,201 km

standard gauge:
1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (489 km electrified) (1999)
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0 km
SomaliaSomalia 0 km
South AfricaSouth Africa total:
21,431 km

narrow gauge:
20,995 km 1.067-m gauge (9,087 km electrified); 436 km 0.610-m gauge (1995)
SpainSpain total:
13,950 km

broad gauge:
12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,358 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)

standard gauge:
525 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
644 km 1.000-m gauge (438 km electrified) (1998)
Sri LankaSri Lanka total:
1,463 km

broad gauge:
1,404 km 1.676-m gauge

narrow gauge:
59 km 0.762-m gauge (1996)
SudanSudan total:
5,311 km

narrow gauge:
4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 716 km 1.6096-m gauge plantation line

note:
the main line linking Khartoum to Port Sudan carries over two-thirds of Sudan's rail traffic
SurinameSuriname total:
166 km (single track)

standard gauge:
80 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
86 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
Suriname railroads are not in operation (2000)
SvalbardSvalbard 0 km
SwazilandSwaziland total:
297 km; note - includes 71 km which are not in use

narrow gauge:
297 km 1.067-m gauge
SwedenSweden total:
12,821 km (includes 3,594 km of privately owned railways)

standard gauge:
12,821 km 1.435-m gauge (7,918 km electrified and 1,152 km double track) (1998)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland total:
4,492 km (1,564 km double track)

standard gauge:
3,317 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,165 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (1998)
SyriaSyria total:
2,750 km

standard gauge:
2,423 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
327 km 1.050-m gauge

note:
rail link between Syria and Iraq replaced in 2000 (2000)
TaiwanTaiwan total:
4,600 km (519 km electrified)

narrow gauge:
4,600 km 1.067-m

note:
only 1,108 km of route length (including the electrified part) is used in common carrier service by the Taiwan Railway Administration; the remaining 3,492 km is dedicated to industrial use (1999)
TajikistanTajikistan total:
480 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines (1990)
TanzaniaTanzania total:
3,569 km (1995)

narrow gauge:
2,600 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge

note:
the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia (of which 969 km are in Tanzania and 891 km are in Zambia) is not a part of Tanzania Railways Corporation; because of the difference in gauge, this system does not connect to Tanzania Railways
ThailandThailand total:
3,940 km

narrow gauge:
3,940 km 1.000-m gauge (99 km double track)
TogoTogo total:
525 km (1995)

narrow gauge:
525 km 1.000-m gauge
TokelauTokelau 0 km
TongaTonga 0 km
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago minimal agricultural railroad system near San Fernando; railway service was discontinued in 1968
TunisiaTunisia total:
2,168 km

standard gauge:
471 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
1,687 km 1.000-m gauge

dual gauge:
10 km 1.000-m and 1.435-m gauges (three rails)
TurkeyTurkey total:
8,607 km

standard gauge:
8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (1,524 km electrified) (1999)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan total:
2,187 km

broad gauge:
2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996 est.)
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands 0 km
TuvaluTuvalu 0 km
UgandaUganda total:
1,241 km

narrow gauge:
1,241 km 1.000-m gauge

note:
a program to rehabilitate the railroad is underway (1995)
UkraineUkraine total:
23,350 km

broad gauge:
23,350 km 1.524-m gauge (8,600 km electrified)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 0 km
United KingdomUnited Kingdom total:
16,878 km

broad gauge:
342 km 1.600-m gauge (190 km double track); note - all 1.600-m gauge track, of which 342 km is in common carrier use, and is in Northern Ireland

standard gauge:
16,536 km 1.435-m gauge (4,928 km electrified; 12,591 km double or multiple track) (1996)
United StatesUnited States total:
225,750 km mainline routes

standard gauge:
225,750 km 1.435-m gauge (1999)
UruguayUruguay total:
2,073 km

standard gauge:
2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (2000)
UzbekistanUzbekistan total:
3,380 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge:
3,380 km 1.520-m gauge (300 km electrified) (1993)
VanuatuVanuatu 0 km
VenezuelaVenezuela total:
584 km (248 km privately owned)

standard gauge:
584 km 1.435-m gauge
VietnamVietnam total:
2,652 km

standard gauge:
166 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:
2,249 km 1.000-m gauge

dual gauge:
237 km NA-m gauges (three rails) (1998)
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0 km
Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna 0 km
West BankWest Bank 0 km
Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0 km
WorldWorld total:
1,201,337 km includes about 190,000 to 195,000 km of electrified routes of which 147,760 km are in Europe, 24,509 km in the Far East, 11,050 km in Africa, 4,223 km in South America, and 4,160 km in North America; note - fastest speed in daily service is 300 km/hr attained by France's Societe Nationale des Chemins-de-Fer Francais (SNCF) Le Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) - Atlantique line

broad gauge:
251,153 km

standard gauge:
710,754 km

narrow gauge:
239,430 km
YemenYemen 0 km
YugoslaviaYugoslavia total:
4,095 km

standard gauge:
4,095 km 1.435-m gauge (1,377 km partially electrified since 1992)

note:
during to the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the Serbian rail system suffered significant damage due to bridge destruction; many rail bridges have been rebuilt, but the bridge over the Danube at Novi Sad was still down in early 2000; however, a by-pass is available; Montenegrin rail lines remain intact
ZambiaZambia total:
2,164 km (1995)

narrow gauge:
2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)

note:
the total includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi where it connects to the Zambia Railways system; TAZARA is not a part of the Zambia Railways system; Zambia Railways assets are scheduled for concessioning in 2001
ZimbabweZimbabwe total:
2,759 km (1995)

narrow gauge:
2,759 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified; 42 km double track) (1995 est.)
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