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Afghanistan Afghanistan - 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)
Albania Albania total: 447 km


standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 447 km


standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Algeria Algeria 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
American Samoa American Samoa - 0 km
Andorra Andorra - 0 km
Angola Angola total: 2,761 km


narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,761 km


narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
Anguilla Anguilla - 0 km
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua 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.)
Argentina Argentina total: 34,091 km (167 km electrified)


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


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


narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
total: 34,463 km (168 km electrified)


broad gauge: 20,736 km 1.676-m gauge (142 km electrified)


standard gauge: 3,115 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Armenia Armenia total: 845 km


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


note: some lines are out of service (2003)
total: 852 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines


broad gauge: 852 km 1.520-m gauge (779 km electrified) (2002)
Aruba Aruba - 0 km
Australia Australia total: 44,015 km (5,290 km electrified)


broad gauge: 1,957 km 1.600-m gauge


standard gauge: 27,095 km 1.435-m gauge (2,828 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 14,957 km 1.067-m gauge (2,462 km electrified)


dual gauge: 213 km dual gauge (2003)
total: 41,588 km (4,612 km electrified)


broad gauge: 2,193 km 1.600-m gauge


standard gauge: 23,648 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 15,456 km 1.067-m gauge


dual gauge: 291 km dual gauge (2002)
Austria Austria total: 6,021 km (3,552 km electrified)


standard gauge: 5,565 km 1.435-m gauge (3,430 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 34 km 1.000-m gauge (28 km electrified); 422 km 0.760-m gauge (94 km electrified) (2003)
total: 6,024 km (3,641 km electrified)


standard gauge: 5,566 km 1.435-m gauge (3,524 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 34 km 1.000-m gauge (28 km electrified); 424 km 0.760-m gauge (89 km electrified) (2002)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan total: 2,957 km


broad gauge: 2,957 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2003)
total: 2,122 km


broad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2002)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The - 0 km
Bahrain Bahrain - 0 km
Bangladesh Bangladesh total: 2,706 km


broad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,706 km


broad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Barbados Barbados - 0 km
Belarus Belarus total: 5,523 km


broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2003)
total: 5,523 km


broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2002)
Belgium Belgium total: 3,518 km


standard gauge: 3,518 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,471 km


standard gauge: 3,471 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2002)
Belize Belize - 0 km
Benin Benin total: 578 km


narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 578 km


narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Bermuda Bermuda - 0 km
Bhutan Bhutan - 0 km
Bolivia Bolivia total: 3,519 km


narrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,519 km


narrow gauge: 3,519 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 1,021 km (795 km electrified)


standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,021 km (795 km electrified)


standard gauge: 1,021 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Botswana Botswana total: 888 km


narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 888 km


narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Brazil Brazil total: 29,412 km (1,610 km electrified)


broad gauge: 4,907 km 1.600-m gauge (942 km electrified)


standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge


narrow gauge: 23,915 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) (2003)
total: 31,543 km (1,981 km electrified)


broad gauge: 4,961 km 1.600-m gauge (692 km electrified)


standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge (630 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 25,992 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) (2002)
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands - 0 km
Brunei Brunei - total: 13 km (private line)


narrow gauge: 13 km 0.610-m gauge (2001 est.)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 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 (2003)
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 Faso Burkina Faso total: 622 km


narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge


note:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2003)
total: 622 km


narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge


note:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2002)
Burma Burma total: 3,955 km


narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,955 km


narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Burundi Burundi - 0 km
Cambodia Cambodia total: 602 km


narrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 602 km


narrow gauge: 602 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Cameroon Cameroon total: 1,008 km


narrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,008 km


narrow gauge: 1,008 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Canada Canada total: 48,909 km


standard gauge: 48,909 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 49,422 km


standard gauge: 49,422 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified) (2002)
Cape Verde Cape Verde - 0 km
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands - 0 km
Central African Republic Central African Republic - 0 km
Chad Chad - 0 km
Chile Chile 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
China China total: 70,058 km


standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines


dual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)
total: 71,600 km


standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (14,600 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (2002)
Christmas Island Christmas Island - 24 km to serve phosphate mines
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands - 0 km
Colombia Colombia total: 3,304 km


standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,304 km


standard gauge: 150 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Comoros Comoros - 0 km
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 (2003)
total: 4,772 km


narrow gauge: 3,621 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the total: 894 km


narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 894 km


narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Cook Islands Cook Islands - 0 km
Costa Rica Costa Rica total: 950 km


narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2003)
total: 950 km


narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote 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 (2003)
total: 660 km


narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gauge


note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso (2002)
Croatia Croatia total: 2,726 km


standard gauge: 2,726 km 1.435-m gauge (984 km electrified) (2003)
total: 2,296 km


standard gauge: 2,296 km 1.435-m gauge (983 km electrified) (2002)
Cuba Cuba 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 (2003)
total: 3,442 km


standard gauge: 3,442 km 1.435-m gauge (142 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 (2002)
Cyprus Cyprus - 0 km
Czech Republic Czech Republic total: 9,520 km


standard gauge: 9,421 km 1.435-m gauge (2,893 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
total: 9,462 km


standard gauge: 9,363 km 1.435-m gauge (1,745 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
Denmark Denmark total: 3,002 km


standard gauge: 3,002 km 1.435-m gauge (595 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,164 km


standard gauge: 2,324 km 1.435-m gauge (595 km electrified)


note:: total includes 840 km of suburban track (2002)
Djibouti Djibouti 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
Dominica Dominica - 0 km
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic total: 1,743 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 (2003)
total: 1,503 km


standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge


note:: 986 km also operated by sugar companies in 1.076-m, 0.889-m, and 0.762-m gauges (2002)
East Timor East Timor - 0 km
Ecuador Ecuador total: 966 km


narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 966 km


narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Egypt Egypt total: 5,063 km


standard gauge: 5,063 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2003)
total: 5,105 km


standard gauge: 5,105 km 1.435-m gauge (42 km electrified) (2002)
El Salvador El 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea - total: 0 km
Eritrea Eritrea total: 306 km


narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge


note: railway is being rebuilt; 117 km open (2003)
total: 306 km


narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge


note: railway is being rebuilt (2002)
Estonia Estonia total: 958 km


broad gauge: 958 km 1.520-m/1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified)


note: gauge being increased from 1.520-m to 1.524-m to reduce wear on wheels and rail as lines are modernized (2003)
total: 968 km


broad gauge: 968 km 1.520-m/1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified)


note:: gauge being increased from 1.520-m to 1.524-m to reduce wear on wheels and rail as lines are modernized (2002)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
European Union European Union total: 222,293 km


broad gauge: 28,438 km


standard gauge: 186,405 km


narrow gauge: 7,427 km


other: 23 km (2003)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - 0 km
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands - 0 km
Fiji Fiji 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) (2003)
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 September) (2002)
Finland Finland total: 5,851 km


broad gauge: 5,851 km 1.524-m gauge (2,400 km electrified) (2003)
total: 5,850 km


broad gauge: 5,850 km 1.524-m gauge (2,400 km electrified) (2002)
France France total: 32,175 km


standard gauge: 32,008 km 1.435-m gauge (14,320 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 32,682 km


standard gauge: 32,515 km 1.435-m gauge (14,104 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 167 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
French Guiana French Guiana - 0 km
French Polynesia French Polynesia - 0 km
Gabon Gabon total: 814 km


standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 814 km


standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Gambia, The Gambia, The - 0 km
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip - total: NA km; note - one line, abandoned and in disrepair, little trackage remains (2001 est.)
Georgia Georgia total: 1,612 km (1,612 km electrified)


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


narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2003)
total: 1,612 km


broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge


narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (2002)
Germany Germany total: 46,039 km (20,100 km electrified)


standard gauge: 45,801 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
total: 45,514 km (21,000 km electrified)


standard gauge: 45,276 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Ghana Ghana total: 953 km


narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 953 km


narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Greece Greece total: 2,571 km (764 km electrified)


standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge


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) (2003)
total: 2,571 km (764 km electrified)


standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge


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) (2002)
Greenland Greenland - 0 km
Grenada Grenada - 0 km
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe - NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines
Guam Guam - 0 km
Guatemala Guatemala total: 886 km


narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
total: 886 km


narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Guernsey Guernsey - 5 km
Guinea Guinea total: 837 km


standard gauge: 175 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 662 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,115 km


standard gauge: 311 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 804 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau - 0 km
Guyana Guyana 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.)
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.)
Haiti Haiti - 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.)
Honduras Honduras total: 699 km


narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
total: 699 km


narrow gauge: 279 km 1.067-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Hong Kong Hong 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)
Hungary Hungary 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 (2003)
total: 7,875 km


broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,620 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge


note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage a cross-border, standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev railroad) with a route length of 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in Austria; 156 km of this line is electrified (2002)
Iceland Iceland - 0 km
India India total: 63,140 km (15,994 km electrified)


broad gauge: 45,099 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 14,776 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,265 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2003)
total: 63,518 km (15,009 km electrified)


broad gauge: 45,142 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 15,013 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,363 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2002)
Indonesia Indonesia total: 6,458 km


narrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
total: 6,458 km


narrow gauge: 5,961 km 1.067-m gauge (125 km electrified); 497 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Iran Iran total: 7,203 km


broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2003)
total: 7,201 km


broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge


standard gauge: 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2002)
Iraq Iraq total: 1,963 km


standard gauge: 1,963 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,963 km


standard gauge: 1,963 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Ireland Ireland 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) (2003)
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) (2002)
Isle of Man Isle of Man total: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003) total: 60 km (35 km electrified) (2002)
Israel Israel total: 640 km


standard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 640 km


standard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Italy Italy total: 19,507 km (11,651 km electrified)


standard gauge: 18,070 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,314 km 0.950-m gauge (188 km electrified) (2003)
total: 19,493 km


standard gauge: 18,090 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 88 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,315 km 0.950-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2002)
Jamaica Jamaica 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)
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 (2002)
Japan Japan total: 23,705 km (16,519 km electrified)


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


narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 20,393 km 1.067-m gauge (13,227 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 km electrified) (2003)
total: 23,168 km (15,995 km electrified)


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


narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 19,855 km 1.067-m gauge (12,683 km electrified); 31 km 0.762-m gauge (31 km electrified) (2002)
Jersey Jersey - 0 km
Jordan Jordan total: 505 km


narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2003)
total: 505 km


narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2002)
Juan de Nova Island Juan de Nova Island - total: NA km; short line going to a jetty
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan total: 13,601 km


broad gauge: 13,601 km 1.520-m gauge (3,661 km electrified) (2003)
total: 13,601 km


broad gauge: 13,601 km 1.520-m gauge (3,661 km electrified) (2002)
Kenya Kenya total: 2,778 km


narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,778 km


narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Kiribati Kiribati - 0 km
Korea, North Korea, North total: 5,214 km


standard gauge: 5,214 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2003)
total: 5,214 km


standard gauge: 4,549 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 665 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Korea, South Korea, South total: 3,125 km


standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,125 km


standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2002)
Kuwait Kuwait - 0 km
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan total: 470 km


broad gauge: 470 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
total: 420 km


broad gauge: 420 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Laos Laos - 0 km
Latvia Latvia total: 2,303 km


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


narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,347 km


broad gauge: 2,314 km 1.520-m gauge (270 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2002)
Lebanon Lebanon total: 401 km


standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m


narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m


note: rail system was unusable because of damage during the civil war in the 1980s; short sections are operable (2003)
total: 401 km


standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m


narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m


note: rail system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2002)
Lesotho Lesotho - 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)
Liberia Liberia total: 490 km


standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge


note: none of the railways are in operation (2003)
total: 490 km


standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge


note: none of the railways are in operation (2002)
Libya Libya 0 km


note: Libya is working on 7 lines totaling 2,757 km of 1.435-m gauge track; it hopes to open a 191 km line by the end of 2004 (2003)
0 km
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein - 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 (2002)
Lithuania Lithuania 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 (all service suspended) (2003)
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 (all service suspended) (2002)
Luxembourg Luxembourg total: 274 km


standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2003)
total: 274 km


standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2002)
Macau Macau - 0 km
Macedonia Macedonia total: 699 km


standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2003)
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - total: 699 km


standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) (2002)
Madagascar Madagascar total: 732 km


narrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 732 km


narrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Malawi Malawi total: 797 km


narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 797 km


narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Malaysia Malaysia total: 2,418 km (207 km electrified)


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


narrow gauge: 2,361 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2003)
total: 2,418 km


standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 2,361 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified) (2002)
Maldives Maldives - 0 km
Mali Mali total: 729 km


narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 729 km


narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Malta Malta - 0 km
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands - 0 km
Martinique Martinique - 0 km
Mauritania Mauritania 717 km


standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
717 km


standard gauge: 717 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Mauritius Mauritius - 0 km
Mayotte Mayotte - 0 km
Mexico Mexico total: 19,510 km


standard gauge: 19,510 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 19,510 km


standard gauge: 19,510 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of - 0 km
Moldova Moldova total: 1,138 km


broad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gauge


standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,300 km


broad gauge: 1,300 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Monaco Monaco - total: 1.7 km


standard gauge: 1.7 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Mongolia Mongolia 1,810 km


broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2004)
1,815 km


broad gauge: 1,815 km 1.524-m gauge (2002)
Montserrat Montserrat - 0 km
Morocco Morocco total: 1,907 km


standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2003)
total: 1,907 km


standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified) (2002)
Mozambique Mozambique total: 3,123 km


narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,123 km


narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Namibia Namibia total: 2,382 km


narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,382 km


narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Nauru Nauru - total: 5 km


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


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2003)
total: 59 km


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Netherlands Netherlands total: 2,808 km


standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2003)
total: 2,808 km


standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2002)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles - 0 km
New Caledonia New Caledonia - 0 km
New Zealand New Zealand total: 3,898 km


narrow gauge: 3,898 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,898 km


narrow gauge: 3,898 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2002)
Nicaragua Nicaragua total: 6 km


narrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 6 km


narrow gauge: 6 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Niger Niger - 0 km
Nigeria Nigeria total: 3,557 km


narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge


standard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,557 km


narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge


standard gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Niue Niue - 0 km
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island - 0 km
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands - 0 km
Norway Norway total: 4,077 km


standard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2003)
total: 4,178 km


standard gauge: 4,178 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2002)
Oman Oman - 0 km
Pakistan Pakistan total: 8,163 km


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


narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 8,163 km


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


narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Palau Palau - 0 km
Panama Panama total: 355 km


standard gauge: 76 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
total: 355 km


broad gauge: 76 km 1.524-m gauge


narrow gauge: 279 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - 0 km
Paraguay Paraguay total: 441 km


standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 441 km


standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Peru Peru total: 3,462 km


standard gauge: 2,962 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 500 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,829 km


standard gauge: 1,515 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 314 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
Philippines Philippines total: 897 km


narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2003)
total: 897 km


narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (405 km are not in operation) (2002)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands - 0 km
Poland Poland total: 23,852 km


broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge


standard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,962 km electrified) (2003)
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)


narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2002)
Portugal Portugal total: 2,850 km


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


narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,850 km


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


narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico total: 96 km


narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 96 km


narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Qatar Qatar - 0 km
Reunion Reunion - 0 km
Romania Romania total: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)


standard gauge: 10,898 km 1.435-m gauge


broad gauge: 60 km 1.524-m gauge


narrow gauge: 427 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
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 (2002)
Russia Russia 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 (2003)
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 carrrier lines serve industries (2002)
Rwanda Rwanda - 0 km
Saint Helena Saint Helena - 0 km
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis total: 50 km


narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2003)
total: 50 km


narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2002)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia - 0 km
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon - 0 km
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 0 km
Samoa Samoa - 0 km
San Marino San Marino - 0 km; note - there is a 1.5-km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe - 0 km
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia total: 1,392 km


standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2003)
total: 1,392 km


standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2002)
Senegal Senegal total: 906 km


narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2003)
total: 906 km


narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2002)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro total: 4,380 km


standard gauge: 4,380 km 1.435-m gauge (1,445 km electrified) (2003)
total: 4,059 km


standard gauge: 4,059 km 1.435-m gauge (1,364 km electrified) (2002)
Seychelles Seychelles - 0 km
Sierra Leone Sierra 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)
Singapore Singapore - total: 38.6 km


narrow gauge: 38.6 km 1.000-m gauge


note: there is also an 83 km mass transit system with 48 stations
Slovakia Slovakia total: 3,661 km


broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge


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


narrow gauge: 49 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2003)
total: 3,668 km


broad gauge: 106 km 1.520-m gauge


standard gauge: 3,511 km 1.435-m gauge (1,567 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (2002)
Slovenia Slovenia total: 1,201 km


standard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (499 km electrified) (2003)
total: 1,201 km


standard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (499 km electrified) (2002)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands - 0 km
Somalia Somalia - 0 km
South Africa South Africa total: 22,298 km


narrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 314 km 0.610-m gauge


note: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2003)
total: 22,298 km


narrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 314 km 0.610-m gauge


note: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2002)
Spain Spain total: 14,268 km (7,718 km electrified)


broad gauge: 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)


standard gauge: 526 km 1.435-m gauge (526 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,910 km 1.000-m gauge (755 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2003)
total: 14,189 km


broad gauge: 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)


standard gauge: 455 km 1.435-m gauge (455 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,902 km 1.000-m gauge (781 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2002)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka total: 1,449 km


broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,508 km


broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge


narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
Sudan Sudan total: 5,978 km


narrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km .600-m gauge for cotton plantations (2003)
total: 5,978 km


narrow gauge: 4,578 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge plantation line (2002)
Suriname Suriname - 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)
Svalbard Svalbard - 0 km
Swaziland Swaziland total: 301 km


narrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
total: 301 km


narrow gauge: 301 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Sweden Sweden total: 11,481 km


standard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2003)
total: 11,481 km


standard gauge: 11,481 km 1.435-m gauge (7,527 km electrified) (2002)
Switzerland Switzerland total: 4,533 km


standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (974 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2003)
total: 4,511 km


standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)


narrow gauge: 982 km 1.000-m gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002)
Syria Syria total: 2,711 km


standard gauge: 2,460 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,743 km


standard gauge: 2,425 km 1.435-m gauge


narrow gauge: 318 km 1.050-m gauge (2002)
Taiwan Taiwan total: 2,544 km


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


note: 1,400 km .762-m gauge (belonging to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau used to haul products and limited numbers of passengers (2003)
total: 1,108 km


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


note: there also are 1,255 km of 1.067-m gauge routes belonging to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau used to haul products and limited numbers of passengers (2002)
Tajikistan Tajikistan total: 482 km


broad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
total: 482 km


broad gauge: 482 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Tanzania Tanzania total: 3,690 km


narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 3,690 km


narrow gauge: 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Thailand Thailand total: 4,071 km


narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 4,071 km


narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Togo Togo total: 568 km


narrow gauge: 568 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 525 km


narrow gauge: 525 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Tokelau Tokelau - 0 km
Tonga Tonga - 0 km
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago - minimal agricultural railroad system near San Fernando; common carrier railway service was discontinued in 1968 (2001)
Tunisia Tunisia total: 2,152 km


standard gauge: 468 km 1.435-m gauge


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


dual gauge: 10 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2003)
total: 2,152 km


standard gauge: 468 km 1.435-m gauge


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


dual gauge: 10 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2002)
Turkey Turkey total: 8,671 km


standard gauge: 8,671 km 1.435-m gauge (2,122 km electrified) (2003)
total: 8,607 km


standard gauge: 8,607 km 1.435-m gauge (2,131 km electrified) (2002)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan total: 2,440 km


broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2003)
total: 2,440 km


broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2002)
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands - 0 km
Tuvalu Tuvalu - 0 km
Uganda Uganda total: 1,241 km


narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
total: 1,241 km


narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Ukraine Ukraine total: 22,473 km


broad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2003)
total: 22,473 km


broad gauge: 22,473 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2002)
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates - 0 km
United Kingdom United Kingdom total: 17,186 km


standard gauge: 16,726 km 1.435-m gauge (5,243 km electrified)


broad gauge: 460 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2003)
total: 16,893 km


standard gauge: 16,536 km 1.435-m gauge (4,928 km electrified)


broad gauge: 357 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2002)
United States United States total: 228,464 km


standard gauge: 228,464 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 194,731 km mainline routes


standard gauge: 194,731 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; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines (2000)
Uruguay Uruguay 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan total: 3,950 km


broad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,950 km


broad gauge: 3,950 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2002)
Vanuatu Vanuatu - 0 km
Venezuela Venezuela total: 682 km


standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 682 km


standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)
Vietnam Vietnam 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 (2003)
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 (2002)
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands - 0 km
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna - 0 km
West Bank West Bank - 0 km
Western Sahara Western Sahara - 0 km
World World total: 1,115,205 km


broad gauge: 257,481 km


standard gauge: 671,413 km


narrow gauge: 186,311 km (2003)
total: 1,122,650 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
Yemen Yemen - 0 km
Zambia Zambia total: 2,173 km


narrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gauge


note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2003)
total: 2,173 km


narrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gauge


note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2002)
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe total: 3,077 km


narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2003)
total: 3,077 km


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


note: includes the 318 km Bulawayo-Beitbridge Railway Company line (2002)
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