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Transport > Railways > Standard gauge: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 224,792 km 2010
2 ChinaChina 77,084 km 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 55,654.17 km 2010
3 CanadaCanada 46,552 km 2009
4 GermanyGermany 41,722 km 2013
5 FranceFrance 29,473 km 2013
6 AustraliaAustralia 21,674 km 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 20,263.09 km 2005
7 PolandPoland 19,029 km 2010
8 ItalyItaly 18,611 km 2013
9 MexicoMexico 17,166 km 2010
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 16,151 km 2010
11 TurkeyTurkey 12,008 km 2012
12 SwedenSweden 11,568 km 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 11,103.27 km 2006
13 RomaniaRomania 10,639 km 2013
14 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 9,449 km 2013
15 IranIran 8,348 km 2008
16 CubaCuba 8,134 km 2013
17 HungaryHungary 7,802 km 2013
18 AustriaAustria 5,927 km 2013
19 North KoreaNorth Korea 5,242 km 2009
20 EgyptEgypt 5,083 km 2010
21 JapanJapan 4,251 km 2013
22 NorwayNorway 4,237 km 2012
23 BulgariaBulgaria 4,072 km 2013
24 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3,846 km 2013
25 SerbiaSerbia 3,809 km 2010
26 SlovakiaSlovakia 3,473 km 2013
27 South KoreaSouth Korea 3,381 km 2008
28 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3,379 km 2006
29 BelgiumBelgium 3,233 km 2010
30 NetherlandsNetherlands 3,013 km 2012
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 2,888 km 2013
32 ArgentinaArgentina 2,780 km 2013
33 CroatiaCroatia 2,722 km 2011
34 DenmarkDenmark 2,667 km 2008
35 IraqIraq 2,370 km 2012
36 MoroccoMorocco 2,067 km 2010
37 SyriaSyria 1,801 km 2013
38 PeruPeru 1,772 km 2013
39 UruguayUruguay 1,641 km 2010
40 GreeceGreece 1,565 km 2013
41 SpainSpain 1,392 km 2013
42 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,378 km 2010
43 SloveniaSlovenia 1,228 km 2009
44 IsraelIsrael 975 km 2010
45 VenezuelaVenezuela 806 km 2010
46 MauritaniaMauritania 728 km 2010
47 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 699 km 2012
48 GabonGabon 649 km 2009
49 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 601 km 2009
50 VietnamVietnam 527 km 2013
51 TunisiaTunisia 471 km 2013
52 KosovoKosovo 430 km 2007
=53 TaiwanTaiwan 345 km 2013
=53 LiberiaLiberia 345 km 2013
55 AlbaniaAlbania 339 km 2010
56 LebanonLebanon 319 km 2013
57 LuxembourgLuxembourg 275 km 2010
58 JamaicaJamaica 272 km 2003
59 MontenegroMontenegro 250 km 2010
60 GuineaGuinea 238 km 2013
61 BrazilBrazil 194 km 2013
62 ColombiaColombia 150 km 2013
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 142 km 2010
64 SurinameSuriname 80 km 2003
65 PanamaPanama 76 km 2010
66 MalaysiaMalaysia 57 km 2013
67 NigeriaNigeria 52 km 2004
68 ParaguayParaguay 36 km 2010
69 ThailandThailand 29 km 2013
70 BelarusBelarus 25 km 2010
71 LithuaniaLithuania 22 km 2011
72 Christmas IslandXmas Island 18 km 2010
73 MoldovaMoldova 14 km 2010
74 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 9 km 2013
75 MonacoMonaco 1.7 km 2002

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