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Railway route length2019

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

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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 data74 / 217No observation: 143
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States149,489 km

Top 10

km · 2019
01United States
149,489
02China
102,462
03Russia
85,494
04India
67,414
05Canada
47,987
06Germany
33,423
07France
28,157
08Ukraine
21,626
09South Africa
20,953
10Poland
18,538

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Railway route length · 2019 · km
RankCountry / territoryValue (km)Year
01United States149,4892019
02China102,4622019
03Russia85,4942019
04India67,4142019
05Canada47,9872019
06Germany33,4232019
07France28,1572019
08Ukraine21,6262019
09South Africa20,9532019
10Poland18,5382019
11Argentina17,8662019
12Italy16,7792019
13United Kingdom16,2952019
14Kazakhstan16,0612019
15Spain15,7182019
16Romania10,7592019
17Türkiye10,3782019
18Sweden9,7012019
19Iran9,4542019
20Czechia9,3962019
21Pakistan7,7912019
22Hungary7,5882019
23Finland5,9232019
24Indonesia5,4832019
25Belarus5,4592019
26Austria4,9682019
27Uzbekistan4,7352019
28South Korea4,1092019
29Bulgaria4,0302019
30Algeria4,0202019
31Serbia3,7242019
32Switzerland3,6472019
33Congo - Kinshasa3,6412019
34Slovakia3,6292019
35Belgium3,6152019
36Zimbabwe3,1202019
37Netherlands3,0782019
38Bangladesh2,8772019
39Sudan2,7472019
40Croatia2,6172019
41Portugal2,5262019
42Vietnam2,4812019
43Chile2,3962019
44Morocco2,2952019
45Greece2,2802019
46Azerbaijan2,1402019
47Lithuania1,9112019
48Ireland1,8882019
49Latvia1,8602019
50Mongolia1,8142019
51Tunisia1,7772019
52Malaysia1,6552019
53Israel1,5992019
54Sri Lanka1,5622019
55Uruguay1,4982019
56Georgia1,3782019
57Zambia1,2482019
58Slovenia1,2092019
59Moldova1,1512019
60Bosnia & Herzegovina1,0182019
61Botswana8862019
62Cameroon8842019
63Mauritania7282019
64Armenia698.42019
65North Macedonia6832019
66Madagascar6732019
67Gabon6482019
68Côte d’Ivoire6392019
69Tajikistan6202019
70Burkina Faso5182019
71Kyrgyzstan4242019
72Luxembourg2882019
73United Arab Emirates2612019
74Montenegro2502019

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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",
      "value": "Infrastructure "
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