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AlbaniaAlbania total: 447 km


standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
AlgeriaAlgeria total: 3,973 km


standard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2005)
AngolaAngola total: 2,761 km


narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2005)
ArgentinaArgentina total: 31,902 km


broad gauge: 20,858 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km electrified)


standard gauge: 2,885 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 7,922 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2005)
ArmeniaArmenia total: 845 km


broad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)


note: some lines are out of service (2005)
AustraliaAustralia total: 47,738 km


broad gauge: 4,015 km 1.600-m gauge


standard gauge: 28,662 km 1.435-m gauge (1,397 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 14,831 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)


dual gauge: 230 km dual gauge (2005)
AustriaAustria total: 6,011 km


standard gauge: 5,568 km 1.435-m gauge (3,427 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 21 km 1.000-m gauge; 422 km 0.760-m gauge (109 km electrified) (2005)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan total: 2,957 km


broad gauge: 2,957 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2005)
BangladeshBangladesh total: 2,768 km


broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
BelarusBelarus total: 5,512 km


broad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)


standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2005)
BelgiumBelgium total: 3,521 km


standard gauge: 3,521 km 1.435-m gauge (2,927 km electrified) (2005)
BeninBenin total: 578 km


narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
BoliviaBolivia total: 3,519 km


narrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina total: 608 km (777 km electrified)


standard gauge: 608 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
BotswanaBotswana total: 888 km


narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
BrazilBrazil total: 29,252 km


broad gauge: 4,877 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)


standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge


narrow gauge: 23,785 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)


dual gauge: 396 km 1.000 m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 km electrified) (2005)
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 (2005)
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso total: 622 km


narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge


note:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2005)
BurmaBurma total: 3,955 km


narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
CambodiaCambodia total: 602 km


narrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
CameroonCameroon total: 987 km


narrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
CanadaCanada total: 48,467 km


standard gauge: 48,467 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
ChileChile total: 6,585 km


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


narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
ChinaChina total: 74,408 km


standard gauge: 74,408 km 1.435-m gauge (19,303 km electrified) (2004)
ColombiaColombia total: 3,304 km


standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
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 (2005)
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the total: 894 km


narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
Costa RicaCosta Rica total: 278 km


narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire total: 660 km


narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000 meter gauge


note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso (2005)
CroatiaCroatia total: 2,726 km


standard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (1,199 km electrified) (2005)
CubaCuba total: 4,226 km


standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified)


note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2005)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic total: 9,572 km


standard gauge: 9,473 km 1.435-m gauge (2,951 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2005)
DenmarkDenmark total: 2,673 km


standard gauge: 2,673 km 1.435-m gauge (601 km electrified) (2005)
DjiboutiDjibouti total: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway)


narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gauge


note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2005)
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic total: 517 km


standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge


note: additional 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m, 0.889 m, and 0.762-m gauges (2005)
EcuadorEcuador total: 966 km


narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
EgyptEgypt total: 5,063 km


standard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2005)
El SalvadorEl Salvador total: 283 km


narrow gauge: 283 km 0.914-m gauge


note: length of operational route reduced from 562 km to 283 km by disuse and lack of maintenance (2005)
EritreaEritrea total: 306 km


narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2005)
EstoniaEstonia total: 958 km


broad gauge: 958 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (2005)
EthiopiaEthiopia total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)


narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gauge


note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2005)
European UnionEuropean Union total: 222,293 km


broad gauge: 28,438 km


standard gauge: 186,405 km


narrow gauge: 7,427 km


other: 23 km (2003)
FijiFiji total: 597 km


narrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gauge


note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during harvest season (May to December) (2005)
FinlandFinland total: 5,741 km


broad gauge: 5,741 km 1.524-m gauge (2,619 km electrified) (2005)
FranceFrance total: 29,085 km


standard gauge: 28,918 km 1.435-m gauge (14,481 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
GabonGabon total: 814 km


standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
GeorgiaGeorgia total: 1,612 km


broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)


narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2005)
GermanyGermany total: 47,201 km


standard gauge: 46,948 km 1.435-m gauge (19,674 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2005)
GhanaGhana total: 953 km


narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
GreeceGreece total: 2,571 km


standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge


dual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rail system) (2005)
GuatemalaGuatemala total: 886 km


narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
GuineaGuinea total: 837 km


standard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
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.)
HondurasHonduras total: 699 km


narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
HungaryHungary total: 7,937 km


broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2005)
IndiaIndia total: 63,230 km


broad gauge: 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge (16,528 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2005)
IndonesiaIndonesia total: 6,458 km


narrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (2005)
IranIran total: 7,256 km


broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,162 km 1.435-m gauge (186 km electrified) (2005)
IraqIraq total: 2,200 km


standard gauge: 2,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
IrelandIreland total: 3,312 km


broad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (46 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2005)
Isle of ManIsle of Man total: 65 km


standard guage: 7 km 1.067-m guage (7 km electrified)


narrow guage: 58 km 0.914-m guage (29 km electrified)


note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
IsraelIsrael total: 853 km


standard gauge: 853 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
ItalyItaly total: 19,459 km


standard gauge: 18,037 km 1.435-m gauge (11,354 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (122 km electrified); 1,299 km 0.950-m gauge (161 km electrified) (2005)
JamaicaJamaica total: 272 km


standard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gauge


note: 207 of these km belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporation had been in common carrier service until 1992 but are no longer operational; 57 km of the remaining track is privately owned and used by ALCAN to transport bauxite (2003)
JapanJapan total: 23,556 km


standard gauge: 3,204 km 1.435-m gauge (3,204 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 20,264 km 1.067-m gauge (13,280 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 km electrified) (2005)
JordanJordan total: 505 km


narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2005)
KazakhstanKazakhstan total: 13,700 km


broad gauge: 13,700 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2005)
KenyaKenya total: 2,778 km


narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
Korea, NorthKorea, North total: 5,214 km


standard gauge: 5,214 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2005)
Korea, SouthKorea, South total: 3,472 km


standard gauge: 3,472 km 1.435-m gauge (1,361 km electrified) (2005)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan total: 470 km


broad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2005)
LatviaLatvia total: 2,303 km


broad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (257 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2005)
LebanonLebanon total: 401 km


standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m


narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m


note: rail system became unusable because of damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2006)
LiberiaLiberia total: 490 km


standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge


note: railway is inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2005)
LibyaLibya 0 km


note: Libya is working on seven lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gauge track; it hopes to have trains running by 2008 (2005)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)


note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland (2006)
LithuaniaLithuania total: 1,771 km


broad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)


standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
LuxembourgLuxembourg total: 274 km


standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (262 km electrified) (2005)
MacedoniaMacedonia total: 699 km


standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2005)
MadagascarMadagascar total: 854 km


narrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
MalawiMalawi total: 797 km


narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
MalaysiaMalaysia total: 1,890 km


standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,833 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2005)
MaliMali total: 729 km


narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
MauritaniaMauritania 717 km


standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
MexicoMexico total: 17,562 km


standard gauge: 17,562 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
MoldovaMoldova total: 1,138 km


broad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gauge


standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
MongoliaMongolia total: 1,810 km


broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2005)
MontenegroMontenegro total: 250 km


standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2005)
MoroccoMorocco total: 1,907 km


standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2005)
MozambiqueMozambique total: 3,123 km


narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2005)
NamibiaNamibia total: 2,382 km


narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
NepalNepal total: 59 km


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2005)
NetherlandsNetherlands total: 2,808 km


standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2005)
New ZealandNew Zealand total: 4,128 km


narrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2005)
NicaraguaNicaragua total: 6 km


narrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
NigeriaNigeria total: 3,505 km


narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
NorwayNorway total: 4,077 km


standard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,680 km electrified) (2005)
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 (2004)
PanamaPanama total: 355 km


standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 278 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
ParaguayParaguay total: 36 km


standard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
PeruPeru total: 3,462 km


standard gauge: 2,962 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 500 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
PhilippinesPhilippines total: 897 km


narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2005)
PolandPoland total: 23,072 km


broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2005)
PortugalPortugal total: 2,850 km


broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico total: 96 km


narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
RomaniaRomania total: 11,385 km


standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gauge (3,888 km electrified)


broad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gauge


narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2005)
RussiaRussia total: 87,157 km


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


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


note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2005)
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis total: 50 km


narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season and for tourists (2005)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia total: 1,392 km


standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2005)
SenegalSenegal total: 906 km


narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2005)
SerbiaSerbia total: 4,135 km


standard guage: 4,135 km 1.435-m guage (electrified 1,195 km) (2005)
SlovakiaSlovakia total: 3,662 km


broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge


standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2005)
SloveniaSlovenia total: 1,229 km


standard gauge: 1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (504 km electrified) (2005)
South AfricaSouth Africa total: 20,872 km


narrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (8,868 km electrified); 436 km 0.610-m gauge (2005)
SpainSpain total: 14,873 km


broad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)


standard gauge: 998 km 1.435-m gauge (998 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2005)
Sri LankaSri Lanka total: 1,449 km


broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2005)
SudanSudan total: 5,978 km


narrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations (2005)
SwazilandSwaziland total: 301 km


narrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
SwedenSweden total: 11,481 km


standard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (9,400 km electrified) (2005)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland total: 4,583 km


standard gauge: 3,234 km 1.435-m gauge (3,223 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,339 km 1.000-m gauge (1,338 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2005)
SyriaSyria total: 2,711 km


standard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2005)
TaiwanTaiwan total: 2,497 km


narrow gauge: 1,097 km 1.067-m gauge (685 km electrified)


note: 1,400 km .762-m gauge (belonging to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau) used to carry products and limited numbers of passengers (2005)
TajikistanTajikistan total: 482 km


broad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2005)
TanzaniaTanzania total: 3,690 km


narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
ThailandThailand total: 4,071 km


narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
TogoTogo total: 568 km


narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
TunisiaTunisia total: 2,153 km


standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)


dual gauge: 8 km 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2005)
TurkeyTurkey total: 8,697 km


standard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (2,122 km electrified) (2005)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan total: 2,440 km


broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2005)
UgandaUganda total: 1,244 km


narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
UkraineUkraine total: 22,473 km


broad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2005)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom total: 17,156 km


standard gauge: 16,814 km 1.435-m gauge (5,384 km electrified)


broad gauge: 342 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2005)
United StatesUnited States total: 226,605 km


standard gauge: 226,605 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
UruguayUruguay total: 2,073 km


standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge


note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2005)
UzbekistanUzbekistan total: 3,950 km


broad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2005)
VenezuelaVenezuela total: 682 km


standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
VietnamVietnam total: 2,600 km


standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge


dual gauge: 253 km three-rail track combining 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (2005)
WorldWorld total: 1,115,205 km


broad gauge: 257,481 km


standard gauge: 671,413 km


narrow gauge: 186,311 km (2003)
ZambiaZambia total: 2,173 km


narrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gauge


note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2005)
ZimbabweZimbabwe total: 3,077 km


narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2005)
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