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Worlds Top Countries by Railway Lines Length

Country Year Total Route km
USA:All Class I Railways 2005 153787.44
Former Soviet Union 1991 147500.00
Russia 2005 85245.00
India 2005 63465.00
China 2005 62200.00
USA:Burlington Northern 2003 39711.00
USA:Amtrak 2006 36000.00
Germany 2005 34218.00
Argentina 1991 34059.00
Canada:Canadian National 2005 31893.72
France 2005 29286.00
Mexico 1996 26613.00
West Germany 1993 26387.00
Ukraine 2005 22001.00
Canada:Canadian Pacific 2005 21962.00
Brazil - RFFSA 1996 20904.00
South Africa 2006 20247.00
Japan 2005 20052.00
Poland 2005 19507.00
Italy 2005 16225.00
United Kingdom 2005 15810.00
Spain 2005 14484.00
Kazakhstan 2005 14204.00
USA:Conrail 1998 13937.00
Canada: Via Rail 2005 13490.00
Czechoslovakia 1992 13099.00
USA:Suburban 2004 11225.93
Romania 2004 10844.00
Sweden 2005 9867.00
Czech Republic 2005 9513.00
Turkey 2005 8697.00
Pakistan 2006 7791.00
Hungary 2005 7730.00
Iran 2005 7131.00
Finland 2005 5732.00
Austria 2005 5690.00
Belarus 2005 5498.00
Sudan 2005 5478.00
Indonesia 1998 5324.00
Egypt 2005 5150.00
Cuba 1998 4667.00
Brazil - FEPASA 1997 4183.00
Bulgaria 2005 4154.00
Thailand 2005 4044.00
Uzbekistan 2005 4014.00
New Zealand 1999 3913.00
Yugoslavia 2005 3809.00
Bolivia 1993 3698.00
Slovakia 2005 3659.00
Zaire 2005 3641.00
Algeria 2005 3572.00
Belgium 2005 3542.00
Nigeria 2005 3528.00
Republic of Korea 2005 3392.00
Burma (Myanmar) 1991 3335.94
Switzerland 2005 3011.00
Uruguay 2006 3003.00
Bangladesh 2005 2855.00
Portugal 2005 2839.00
Netherlands 2005 2813.00
Zimbabwe 1997 2759.00
Croatia 2005 2726.00
Tanzania 2006 2722.00
Viet Nam 2005 2671.00
Greece 2005 2576.00
USA:Heavy Rail 2004 2570.21
Namibia 1995 2382.00
Latvia 2005 2375.00
Boliva-Andina Network 1995 2274.00
Denmark 2005 2212.00
Colombia 2005 2137.00
Azerbaijan 2005 2122.00
Chile 2000 2035.00
Ireland 2005 1919.00
Kenya 2005 1917.00
Tunisia 2005 1909.00
Morocco 2005 1907.00
Syria 2003 1888.00
TAZARA 2006 1860.00
Mongolia 2005 1810.00
Lithuania 2005 1772.00
Peru 1997 1691.00
Malaysia 2005 1667.00
Georgia 2005 1515.00
Boliva-Oriental Network 1995 1424.00
Zambia 2006 1273.00
Slovenia 2005 1228.00
Sri Lanka 2005 1200.00
Saudi Arabia 2005 1020.00
Cameroun 2006 1016.00
Bosnia 2005 1000.00
Ghana 2004 977.00
Estonia 2005 959.00
Senegal 2000 906.00
Israel 2005 899.00
Gabon 2005 810.00
Congo--CFCO 2005 795.00
Ethiopia 1991 781.00
Mali 2002 733.00
Antofagasta & Bolivia 1990 728.00
Armenia 2005 711.00
Malawi 2004 710.00
Macedonia 2005 699.00
Cambodia 2005 650.00
Cote D'Ivoire 2002 639.00
Philippines 2006 491.00
Albania 2005 447.00
Costa Rica 1996 424.00
Venezuela 2000 336.00
Jordan 2005 293.00
Uganda 2004 259.00

Source: World Bank, 2007

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