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Railway route length2016

Railway route length in kilometres. Route length and total track length are different measures.

World Bank
Historical source series The latest observation is more than three years old. It is the latest in this source snapshot, not a current estimate.
Comparable ranking year2021Latest published year: 2021
Economies with data73 / 217No observation: 144
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States151,270 km

Top 10

km · 2016
01United States
151,270
02China
91,675
03Russia
85,375
04India
66,687
05Canada
48,498
06Germany
33,380
07France
29,237
08Ukraine
21,603
09South Africa
20,953
10Poland
18,429

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Railway route length · 2016 · km
RankCountry / territoryValue (km)Year
01United States151,2702016
02China91,6752016
03Russia85,3752016
04India66,6872016
05Canada48,4982016
06Germany33,3802016
07France29,2372016
08Ukraine21,6032016
09South Africa20,9532016
10Poland18,4292016
11Argentina17,6092016
12Italy16,7882016
13United Kingdom16,2572016
14Spain15,6502016
15Kazakhstan15,5292016
16Romania10,7662016
17Türkiye10,1312016
18Sweden9,6842016
19Czechia9,4632016
20Iran8,5762016
21Pakistan7,7912016
22Hungary7,7492016
23Turkmenistan6,2302016
24Finland5,9262016
25Belarus5,4592016
26Indonesia5,3842016
27Egypt5,1532016
28Austria4,9172016
29Uzbekistan4,3042016
30Norway4,2092016
31South Korea4,0712016
32Switzerland4,0342016
33Bulgaria4,0292016
34Algeria3,8432016
35Thailand3,7422016
36Serbia3,7362016
37Congo - Kinshasa3,6412016
38Slovakia3,6262016
39Belgium3,6022016
40Bangladesh2,8772016
41Croatia2,6052016
42Vietnam2,5812016
43Portugal2,5462016
44Tunisia2,2442016
45Greece2,2402016
46Ireland2,1742016
47Morocco2,1092016
48Azerbaijan2,0742016
49Lithuania1,9112016
50Latvia1,8602016
51Mongolia1,8102016
52Sri Lanka1,5622016
53Uruguay1,4982016
54Georgia1,4152016
55Israel1,3402016
56Slovenia1,2092016
57Moldova1,1512016
58Estonia1,0342016
59Bosnia & Herzegovina1,0182016
60Cameroon1,0042016
61Botswana8862016
62Gabon8102016
63Ethiopia7542016
64Mauritania7282016
65North Macedonia6832016
66Armenia679.362016
67Côte d’Ivoire6392016
68Tajikistan6202016
69Burkina Faso5182016
70Philippines5092016
71Kyrgyzstan4242016
72Luxembourg2752016
73Montenegro2492016

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Railway route length in kilometres. Route length and total track length are different measures.
Unit
km
Source & definition
World Bank · IS.RRS.TOTL.KM
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Original metadata
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.

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    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/",
  "topics": [
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      "id": "9",
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