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Informations about Railways in 2008 year

AlbaniaAlbania total: 447 km


standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
AngolaAngola total: 2,761 km


narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
ArmeniaArmenia total: 839 km


broad gauge: 839 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)


note: some lines are out of service (2006)
AustraliaAustralia total: 38,550 km


broad gauge: 3,727 km 1.600-m gauge


standard gauge: 20,519 km 1.435-m gauge (1,877 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 14,074 km 1.067-m gauge (2,453 km electrified)


dual gauge: 230 km dual gauge (2006)
AustriaAustria total: 6,383 km


standard gauge: 5,924 km 1.435-m gauge (3,772 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 371 km 1.000-m gauge; 88 km 0.760-m gauge (25 km electrified) (2006)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan total: 2,122 km


broad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2006)
BangladeshBangladesh total: 2,768 km


broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
BelarusBelarus total: 5,512 km


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


standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2006)
BelgiumBelgium total: 3,536 km


standard gauge: 3,536 km 1.435-m gauge (2,950 km electrified) (2006)
BeninBenin total: 758 km


narrow gauge: 758 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
BoliviaBolivia total: 3,504 km


narrow gauge: 3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina total: 608 km


standard gauge: 608 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
BotswanaBotswana total: 888 km


narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
BrazilBrazil total: 29,295 km


broad gauge: 4,932 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)


standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge


narrow gauge: 23,773 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) (2006)
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 (2006)
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 (2006)
BurmaBurma total: 3,955 km


narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
CambodiaCambodia total: 602 km


narrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
CameroonCameroon total: 987 km


narrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
CanadaCanada total: 48,068 km


standard gauge: 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
ChinaChina total: 75,438 km


standard gauge: 75,438 km 1.435-m gauge (20,151 km electrified) (2005)
ColombiaColombia total: 3,304 km


standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the total: 894 km


narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Costa RicaCosta Rica total: 278 km


narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge


note: none of the railway network is in use (2007)
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 (2006)
CroatiaCroatia total: 2,726 km


standard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (1,199 km electrified) (2006)
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 (2006)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic total: 9,597 km


standard gauge: 9,597 km 1.435-m gauge (3,041 km electrified) (2006)
DenmarkDenmark total: 2,644 km


standard gauge: 2,644 km 1.435-m gauge (636 km electrified) (2007)
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 but remains largely inoperable (2006)
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 (2006)
EcuadorEcuador total: 966 km


narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
EgyptEgypt total: 5,063 km


standard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2006)
El SalvadorEl Salvador total: 562 km


narrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gauge


note: railways not in operation since 2005 because of disuse and lack of maintenance due to high costs (2007)
EritreaEritrea total: 306 km


narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2006)
EstoniaEstonia total: 968 km


broad gauge: 968 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (2006)
EthiopiaEthiopia total: 699 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)


narrow gauge: 699 km 1.000-m gauge


note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but remains largely inoperable (2006)
European UnionEuropean Union total: 236,656 km


broad gauge: 28,240 km


standard gauge: 200,532 km


narrow gauge: 7,861 km


other: 23 km (2006)
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) (2006)
FinlandFinland total: 5,741 km


broad gauge: 5,741 km 1.524-m gauge (2,619 km electrified) (2006)
FranceFrance total: 29,370 km


standard gauge: 29,203 km 1.435-m gauge (14,778 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
GabonGabon total: 814 km


standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
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) (2006)
GermanyGermany total: 48,215 km


standard gauge: 47,962 km 1.435-m gauge (20,278 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
GhanaGhana total: 953 km


narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
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) (2006)
GuatemalaGuatemala total: 886 km


narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
GuineaGuinea total: 837 km


standard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
HondurasHonduras total: 699 km


narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
HungaryHungary total: 8,057 km


broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,802 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
IndiaIndia total: 63,221 km


broad gauge: 46,807 km 1.676-m gauge (17,343 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 13,290 km 1.000-m gauge (165 km electrified); 3,124 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2006)
IndonesiaIndonesia total: 6,458 km


narrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
IranIran total: 8,367 km


broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge


standard gauge: 8,273 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2006)
IraqIraq total: 2,272 km


standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
IrelandIreland total: 3,237 km


broad gauge: 1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (37 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) (2006)
Isle of ManIsle of Man total: 65 km


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


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


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


standard gauge: 853 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
ItalyItaly total: 19,460 km


standard gauge: 18,038 km 1.435-m gauge (11,354 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (123 km electrified); 1,299 km 0.950-m gauge (161 km electrified) (2006)
JapanJapan total: 23,474 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); 20,182 km 1.067-m gauge (13,334 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 km electrified) (2006)
JordanJordan total: 505 km


narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2006)
KazakhstanKazakhstan total: 13,700 km


broad gauge: 13,700 km 1.520-m gauge (3,700 km electrified) (2006)
KenyaKenya total: 2,778 km


narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Korea, NorthKorea, North total: 5,235 km


standard gauge: 5,235 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2006)
Korea, SouthKorea, South total: 3,472 km


standard gauge: 3,472 km 1.435-m gauge (1,342 km electrified) (2006)
KosovoKosovo total: 430 km (2005)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan total: 470 km


broad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
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: sections of railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2008)
LibyaLibya 0 km


note: Libya has announced plans to build seven lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gauge track (2006)
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 (2006)
LuxembourgLuxembourg total: 275 km


standard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (243 km electrified) (2006)
MacedoniaMacedonia total: 699 km


standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (223 km electrified) (2006)
MadagascarMadagascar total: 854 km


narrow gauge: 854 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
MalawiMalawi total: 797 km


narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
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) (2006)
MaliMali total: 729 km


narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
MauritaniaMauritania 717 km


standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
MexicoMexico total: 17,665 km


standard gauge: 17,665 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
MoldovaMoldova total: 1,138 km


broad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gauge


standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
MongoliaMongolia total: 1,810 km


broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2006)
MontenegroMontenegro total: 250 km


standard gauge: 250 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 169 km) (2006)
MoroccoMorocco total: 1,907 km


standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2006)
MozambiqueMozambique total: 3,123 km


narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
NamibiaNamibia total: 2,382 km


narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
NepalNepal total: 59 km


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
NetherlandsNetherlands total: 2,811 km


standard gauge: 2,811 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2006)
New ZealandNew Zealand total: 4,128 km


narrow gauge: 4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2006)
NicaraguaNicaragua total: 6 km


narrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
NigeriaNigeria total: 3,505 km


narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
NorwayNorway total: 4,043 km


standard gauge: 4,043 km 1.435-m gauge (2,509 km electrified) (2006)
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 (2006)
PanamaPanama total: 355 km


standard gauge: 77 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 278 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
ParaguayParaguay total: 36 km


standard gauge: 36 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
PeruPeru total: 1,989 km


standard gauge: 1,726 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 263 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
PhilippinesPhilippines total: 897 km


narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006)
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) (2006)
PortugalPortugal total: 2,786 km


broad gauge: 2,603 km 1.668-m gauge (1,351 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 183 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico total: 96 km


narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
RomaniaRomania total: 11,385 km


broad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gauge


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


narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis total: 50 km


narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2006)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia total: 1,392 km


standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2006)
SenegalSenegal total: 906 km


narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2006)
SerbiaSerbia total: 3,379 km (note - excludes Kosovo)


standard gauge: 3,379 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified 1,254 km) (2006)
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) (2006)
SloveniaSlovenia total: 1,229 km


standard gauge: 1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (504 km electrified) (2006)
South AfricaSouth Africa total: 20,872 km


narrow gauge: 20,436 km 1.065-m gauge (8,931 km electrified); 436 km 0.610-m gauge (2006)
SpainSpain total: 14,974 km


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


standard gauge: 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006)
Sri LankaSri Lanka total: 1,449 km


broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2006)
SudanSudan total: 5,978 km


narrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations (2006)
SwazilandSwaziland total: 301 km


narrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
SwedenSweden total: 11,528 km


standard gauge: 11,528 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2006)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland total: 4,839 km


standard gauge: 3,561 km 1.435-m gauge (3,195 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,268 km 1.000-m gauge (1,274 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2006)
SyriaSyria total: 2,711 km


standard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2006)
TaiwanTaiwan total: 1,588 km


standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,093 km 1.067-m gauge


note: 150 km .762-m gauge (belonging primarily to Taiwan Sugar Corporation and Taiwan Forestry Bureau; some to other entities) (2007)
TajikistanTajikistan total: 482 km


broad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
TanzaniaTanzania total: 3,690 km


narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
ThailandThailand total: 4,071 km


narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
TogoTogo total: 568 km


narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
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) (2006)
TurkeyTurkey total: 8,697 km


standard gauge: 8,697 km 1.435-m gauge (1,920 km electrified) (2006)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan total: 2,440 km


broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
UgandaUganda total: 1,244 km


narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
UkraineUkraine total: 22,473 km


broad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2006)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom total: 16,567 km


broad gauge: 303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)


standard gauge: 16,264 km 1.435-m gauge (5,361 km electrified) (2006)
United StatesUnited States total: 226,612 km


standard gauge: 226,612 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
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 (2006)
UzbekistanUzbekistan total: 3,950 km


broad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2006)
VenezuelaVenezuela total: 682 km


standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
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 (2006)
WorldWorld total: 1,370,782 km (2006)
ZambiaZambia total: 2,157 km


narrow gauge: 2,157 km 1.067-m gauge


note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2006)
ZimbabweZimbabwe total: 3,077 km


narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2006)
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