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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 (2001)
AlbaniaAlbania total: 447 km


standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2001 est.)
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 (1999 est.)
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 est.)
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) (2001 est.)
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 est.)
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 est.)
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 est.)
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: 33.9 km 1.000-m gauge (28.1 km electrified); 497.1 km 0.760-m gauge (94 km electrified) (2001 est.)
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 est.)
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 est.)
BarbadosBarbados 0 km
BelarusBelarus total: 5,523 km


broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2000 est.)
BelgiumBelgium total: 3,422 km


standard gauge: 3,422 km 1.435-m gauge (2,517 km electrified; 2,563 km double-tracked) (2001)
BelizeBelize 0 km
BeninBenin total: 578 km


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


narrow gauge: 3,652 km 1.000-m gauge; 39 km 0.760-m gauge (13 km electrified) (1995 est.)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina total: 1,021 km (795 km electrified; 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 because of war damage (2000 est.)
BotswanaBotswana total: 888 km


narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2000 est.)
BrazilBrazil total:


broad gauge: 5,679 km 1.600-m gauge (1,199 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)


note: in addition to the interurban routes itemized above, Brazil has 247.8 km of suburban railway consisting of 170.8 km of 1.600-m gauge (75 km electrified) and 77 km of 1.000-m gauge (1999 est.)
British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands 0 km
BruneiBrunei total: 13 km (private line)


narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge (2001 est.)
BulgariaBulgaria total: 4,294 km


standard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
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 (2000 est.)
BurundiBurundi 0 km
CambodiaCambodia total: 603 km


narrow gauge: 603 km 1.000-m gauge (2001 est.)
CameroonCameroon 1,008 km


narrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
CanadaCanada total: 36,114 km


standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified)


note: Canada has two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service is provided by the government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own (2000 est.)
Cape VerdeCape Verde 0 km
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0 km
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 0 km
ChadChad 0 km
ChileChile total: 6,702 km


broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 117 km 1.067-m gauge (28 km electrified); 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (37 km electrified) (2000 est.)
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 (1999 est.)
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 est.)
ComorosComoros 0 km
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Democratic Republic of the total: 5,138 km


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


note: severely reduced route-distance in use because of damage to facilities by civil strife (2000 est.)
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the total: 894 km


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


narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000 est.)
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 est.)
CroatiaCroatia total: 2,726 km


standard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (NA electrified) (2000)
CubaCuba total: 4,807 km


standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge, in public use (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 est.)
CyprusCyprus 0 km
Czech RepublicCzech Republic total: 9,444 km


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


narrow gauge: 94 km 0.760-m gauge (2000 est.)
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 est.)
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 (2001 est.)
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)


miscellaneous gauge: 240 km operated by sugar companies in various gauges (0.558-m, 0.762-m, 1.067-m gauges) (2000 est.)
East TimorEast Timor 0 km
EcuadorEcuador total: 965 km


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


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


narrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gauge


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


narrow gauge: 317 km 0.950-m gauge


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 (2001 est.)
EstoniaEstonia total: 968 km common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines


broad gauge: 968 km 1.520-m gauge (132 km electrified) (2001)
EthiopiaEthiopia total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)


narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gauge


note: in 1998, Djibouti and Ethiopia announced plans to revitalize the century-old railroad that links their capitals and since then Ethiopia has expended considerable effort to repair and maintain the lines; in 2001, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed to build a line from Ethiopia to Port Sudan (2000 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0 km
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0 km
FijiFiji total: 597 km


narrow gauge: 597 km 0.610-m gauge


note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation (1995)
FinlandFinland total: 5,865 km


broad gauge: 5,865 km 1.524-m gauge (2,234 km electrified; 480 km double- or multiple-track) (2000 est.)
FranceFrance total: 31,939 km (operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-track)


standard gauge: 31,840 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 99 km 1.000-m gauge (2000 est.)
French GuianaFrench Guiana 0 km
French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia 0 km
GabonGabon total: 649 km


standard gauge: 649 km 1.435-m gauge; single-track (2001)
Gambia, TheGambia, The 0 km
Gaza StripGaza Strip total: NA km; note - one line, abandoned and in disrepair, little trackage remains (2001 est.)
GeorgiaGeorgia total: 1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines


broad gauge: 1,546 km 1.520-m gauge


narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (2000 est.)
GermanyGermany total: 44,000 km (including at least 20,300 km electrified); most routes are double- or multiple-track


note: since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the track it owns; in addition to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own approximately 3,000 to 4,000 km of track (2001 est.)
GhanaGhana total: 953 km


narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge; undergoing major rehabilitation (2001 est.)
GreeceGreece total: 2,571 km


standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (36 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (a rack-type railway for steep grades)


dual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rail system) (2001 est.)
GreenlandGreenland 0 km
GrenadaGrenada 0 km
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe total: NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines
GuamGuam 0 km
GuatemalaGuatemala total: 884 km


narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single-track)


note: much of the railway is inoperable (2001 est.)
GuernseyGuernsey 5 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, of which 36 km are usable and the rest are deteriorating (2000 est.)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0 km
GuyanaGuyana total: 187 km


standard gauge: 139 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gauge


note: all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.)
HaitiHaiti total: 40 km


narrow gauge: 40 km 0.760-m gauge; single-track


note: privately owned industrial line; closed in early 1990s (2001 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)Holy See (Vatican City) total: 0.86 km


standard gauge: 0.86 km 1.435-m gauge


note: a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's Saint Peter's station (2001 est.)
HondurasHonduras total: 595 km


narrow gauge: 318 km 1.067-m gauge; 277 km 0.914-m gauge (2000)
Hong KongHong Kong total: 34 km


standard gauge: 34 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified and double-tracked)


note: connects to China railway system at Hong Kong-China border (2001)
HungaryHungary total: 7,869 km


broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,614 km 1.435-m gauge (2,423 km electrified; 1,236 km double-tracked)


narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge


note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) which has a route length of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria (2001)
IcelandIceland 0 km
IndiaIndia total: 63,693 km (13,771 km electrified)


broad gauge: 45,103 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 15,178 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,105 km 0.762-m gauge; 307 km 0.610-m gauge (2001)
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 (2001)
IranIran total: 6,130 km


broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge


standard gauge: 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (187 km electrified)


note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001)
IraqIraq total: 2,339 km


standard gauge: 2,339 km 1.435-m gauge (2001)
IrelandIreland total: 3,314 km


broad gauge: 1,949 km 1.600-m gauge (38 km electrified; 485 km double-tracked)


narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briqueting plants) (2001)
Isle of ManIsle of Man total: 68.5 km (43.5 km electrified) (2001)
IsraelIsrael total: 647 km


standard gauge: 647 km 1.435-m gauge (2001)
ItalyItaly total: 19,786 km


standard gauge: 18,761 km 1.435-m gauge (11,251 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 113 km 1.000-m gauge (113 km electrified); 912 km 0.950-m gauge (192 km electrified) (2001)
JamaicaJamaica total: 272 km


standard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km, belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporation, were in common carrier service but are no longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport bauxite (2000)
JapanJapan total: 23,654 km (15,895 km electrified)


standard gauge: 3,059 km 1.435-m gauge (entirely electrified)


narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (entirely electrified); 20,491 km 1.067-m gauge (12,732 km electrified); 27 km 0.762-m gauge (entirely electrified) (2000)
JerseyJersey 0 km
JordanJordan total: 677 km


narrow gauge: 677 km 1.050-m gauge (2001)
Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova Island total: NA km; short line going to a jetty
KazakhstanKazakhstan total: 13,601 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines


broad gauge: 13,601 km 1.520-m gauge (3,661 km electrified) (2001)
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-tracked)


narrow gauge: 665 km 0.762-m gauge


dual gauge: 240 km 1.435-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails provide two gauges) (1996)
Korea, SouthKorea, South total: 3,124 km


standard gauge: 3,124 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2000)
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 (2001)
LatviaLatvia total: 2,412 km


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


narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2001)
LebanonLebanon total: 399 km


standard gauge: 317 km 1.435-m


narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m


note: entire system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2001)
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)


standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge


note: in 1989, Liberia had 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 (2001)
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 (2001)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein total: 18.5 km


standard gauge: 18.5 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)


note: owned, operated, and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways (2001)
LithuaniaLithuania total: 1,998 km


broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)


standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (2001)
LuxembourgLuxembourg total: 274 km


standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2001)
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-Beljakovce line to the Bulgarian border at Gyueshevo is under construction (2001)
MadagascarMadagascar total: 893 km


narrow gauge: 893 km 1.000-m gauge (2001)
MalawiMalawi total: 797 km


narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2001)
MalaysiaMalaysia total: 1,801 km


narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2001)
MaldivesMaldives 0 km
MaliMali total: 729 km


narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge


note: linked to Senegal's rail system through Kayes (2001)
MaltaMalta 0 km
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands 0 km
MartiniqueMartinique 0 km (2002)
MauritaniaMauritania 704 km


standard gauge: 704 km 1.435-m gauge


note: owned and operated by government mining company (2001)
MauritiusMauritius 0 km (2002)
MayotteMayotte 0 km (2002)
MexicoMexico total: 18,000 km


standard gauge: 18,000 km 1.435-m gauge (2001)
Micronesia, Federated States ofMicronesia, Federated States of 0 km (2003)
MoldovaMoldova total: 1,328 km


broad gauge: 1,328 km 1.520-m gauge (2001)
MonacoMonaco total: 1.7 km


standard gauge: 1.7 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
MongoliaMongolia 1,815 km


broad gauge: 1,815 km 1.524-m gauge (2001)
MontserratMontserrat 0 km (2003)
MoroccoMorocco total: 1,907 km


standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified; 540 km double-tracked) (2001)
MozambiqueMozambique total: 3,131 km


narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (2001)
NamibiaNamibia total: 2,382 km


narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2001)
NauruNauru total: 5 km


note: gauge unknown; used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast (2001)
NepalNepal total: 59 km


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge


note: all in Kosi close to Indian border (2001)
NetherlandsNetherlands total: 2,808 km


standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2001)
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles 0 km (2002)
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0 km (2002)
New ZealandNew Zealand total: 3,908 km


narrow gauge: 3,908 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2001)
NicaraguaNicaragua total: 6 km


narrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge


note: carries mostly passengers from Chichigalpa to Ingenio San Antonio (2001)
NigerNiger 0 km (2002)
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 (2001)
NiueNiue 0 km
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 0 km
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands 0 km
NorwayNorway total: 4,006 km


standard gauge: 4,006 km 1.435-m gauge (2,471 km electrified) (2001)
OmanOman 0 km
PakistanPakistan total: 8,163 km


broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2001)
PalauPalau 0 km
PanamaPanama total: 355 km


broad gauge: 76 km 1.524-m gauge


narrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2001)
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: 2,102 km


standard gauge: 1,695 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 407 km 0.914-m gauge (2001)
PhilippinesPhilippines total: 897 km


narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (405 km are not in operation) (2001)
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-tracked)


narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2001)
PortugalPortugal total: 2,850 km


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


narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2001)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico total: 96 km


narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge,


note: rural, narrow-gauge system for hauling sugarcane; no passenger service (2001)
QatarQatar 0 km
ReunionReunion 0 km
RomaniaRomania total: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)


standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gauge


broad gage: 60 km 1.524-m gauge


narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2001)
RussiaRussia total: 87,157 km


broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km are electrified)


narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (installed on Sakhalin Island)


note: an additional 63,000 km of broad gauge routes serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use (2002)
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 (2002)
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: 1,392 km


standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (724 km are double-tracked) (2001)
SenegalSenegal total: 906 km


narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (70 km double-tracked) (2001)
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro total: 4,059 km


standard gauge: 4,059 km 1.435-m gauge (1,377 km electrified)


note: during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the Serbian rail system suffered significant damage due to bridge destruction; many rail bridges have been rebuilt; Montenegrin rail lines remain intact (2001)
SeychellesSeychelles 0 km (2003)
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone total: 84 km


narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge


note: Sierra Leone has no common carrier railroads; the existing railroad is private and used on a limited basis while the mine at Marampa is closed (2001)
SingaporeSingapore total: 38.6 km


narrow gauge: 38.6 km 1.000-m gauge


note: there is also 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-tracked)


narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (2001)
SloveniaSlovenia total: 1,201 km


standard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (489 km electrified) (2001)
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0 km
SomaliaSomalia 0 km
South AfricaSouth Africa total: 20,384 km


narrow gauge: 20,070 km 1.067-m gauge (9,090 km electrified); 314 km 0.610-m gauge


note: in addition, South Africa has an electrified 1.065-m gauge commuter rail system, with a total length of 1,254 km, which serves Johannesburg-Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, East London, and Port Elizabeth (2001)
SpainSpain total: 15,171 km


broad gauge: 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,434 km electrified)


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


narrow gauge: 1,837 km 1.000-m gauge (617 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2001)
Sri LankaSri Lanka total: 1,463 km


broad gauge: 1,404 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2001)
SudanSudan total: 5,995 km


narrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge plantation line


note: the 1.067-m line from Khartoum to Port Sudan carries over two-thirds of Sudan's rail traffic; the 0.600-m gauge system serves Sudan's cotton plantations with over 120 collecting stations (2001)
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 (2001)
SvalbardSvalbard 0 km
SwazilandSwaziland total: 297 km


narrow gauge: 297 km 1.067-m gauge


note: includes 71 km which are not in use (2001)
SwedenSweden total: 12,821 km


standard gauge: 12,600 km 1.435-m gauge (7,918 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 221 km 0.891-m gauge (2001)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland total: 4,406 km


standard gauge: 3,440 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 900 km 1.000-m gauge; 10 km 0.800-m gauge


dual gauge: 56 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (3 rail system)


note: Swiss railways are virtually all electrified (2001)
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 (2001)
TaiwanTaiwan total: 1,108 km


narrow gauge: 1,108 km 1.067-m gauge (519 km electrified)


note: in addition to the above routes in common carrier service, there are several thousand kilometers of 1.067-m gauge routes that are dedicated to industrial use (2001)
TajikistanTajikistan total: 482 km


broad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge


note: includes only lines in common carrier service; lines dedicated to particular industries are excluded (2001)
TanzaniaTanzania total: 3,569 km


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 (2001)
ThailandThailand total: 4,071 km


narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (`2001)
TogoTogo total: 525 km


narrow gauge: 525 km 1.000-m gauge (2001)
TokelauTokelau 0 km
TongaTonga 0 km
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago minimal agricultural railroad system near San Fernando; common carrier railway service was discontinued in 1968 (2001)
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) (2001)
TurkeyTurkey total: 8,607 km


standard gauge: 8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (2,131 km electrified) (2001)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan total: 2,440 km


broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2001)
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 (2001)
UkraineUkraine total: 22,510 km


broad gauge: 21,951 km 1.524-m gauge (8,927 km electrified)


standard gauge: 49 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 510 km 0.750-m gauge


note: these data do not include railroads dedicated to serving industry and not in common carrier service (2001)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 0 km
United KingdomUnited Kingdom total: 16,878 km


standard gauge: 16,536 km 1.435-m gauge (4,928 km electrified; 12,591 km double- or multiple-tracked)


broad gauge: 342 km 1.600-m gauge (190 km double-tracked)


note: all 1.600-m gauge track is in common carrier service in Northern Ireland (1996)
United StatesUnited States total: 212,433 km mainline routes


standard gauge: 212,433 km 1.435-m gauge


note: represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for Class II and III railroads (1998)
UruguayUruguay total: 2,993 km


standard gauge: 2,993 km 1.435-m gauge


note: of the total route length, 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in only partial use; moreover, not all lines offer passenger service (2001)
UzbekistanUzbekistan total: 3,656 km


broad gauge: 3,656 km 1.520-m gauge (618 km electrified) (2000)
VanuatuVanuatu 0 km
VenezuelaVenezuela total: 682 km


standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge


note: 248 km of the existing system are privately owned; passenger services are nonexistent; however, a National Railways Plan, intended to provide a significant railway system, has been initiated (2001)
VietnamVietnam total: 3,142 km


standard gauge: 209 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 2,625 km 1.000-m gauge


dual gauge: 308 km three-rail track combining 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (2001)
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
ZambiaZambia total: 2,157 km


narrow gauge: 2,157 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 (2002)
ZimbabweZimbabwe total: 3,077 km


narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified; 42 km double-tracked)


note: includes the 318 km Bulawaya-Beitbridge Railway Company line (2001)
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