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Railway route length2020

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 data66 / 217No observation: 151
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States148,750 km

Top 10

km · 2020
01United States
148,750
02China
106,235
03Russia
85,555
04India
67,956
05Canada
48,309
06Germany
33,399
07France
27,872
08Ukraine
21,626
09South Africa
20,953
10Poland
18,611

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Railway route length · 2020 · km
RankCountry / territoryValue (km)Year
01United States148,7502020
02China106,2352020
03Russia85,5552020
04India67,9562020
05Canada48,3092020
06Germany33,3992020
07France27,8722020
08Ukraine21,6262020
09South Africa20,9532020
10Poland18,6112020
11Italy17,2562020
12United Kingdom16,3512020
13Kazakhstan16,0632020
14Spain15,8482020
15Romania10,7692020
16Türkiye10,3782020
17Sweden9,7112020
18Iran9,4542020
19Czechia9,3772020
20Hungary7,5882020
21Finland5,9182020
22Belarus5,4542020
23Austria4,9662020
24Uzbekistan4,7322020
25South Korea4,2852020
26Bulgaria4,0292020
27Norway3,8852020
28Switzerland3,6722020
29Congo - Kinshasa3,6412020
30Slovakia3,6272020
31Belgium3,6152020
32Serbia3,3332020
33Vietnam3,1592020
34Zimbabwe3,1202020
35Netherlands3,0782020
36Sudan2,7472020
37Croatia2,6172020
38Portugal2,5262020
39Chile2,3962020
40Greece2,3452020
41Morocco2,2952020
42Azerbaijan2,2392020
43Lithuania1,9112020
44Ireland1,8882020
45Latvia1,8592020
46Mongolia1,8212020
47Tunisia1,7772020
48Malaysia1,6552020
49Israel1,6192020
50Uruguay1,4982020
51Georgia1,4112020
52Slovenia1,2092020
53Moldova1,1512020
54Botswana8862020
55Cameroon8842020
56Mauritania7282020
57Armenia698.42020
58North Macedonia6832020
59Madagascar6732020
60Tajikistan6622020
61Gabon6482020
62Côte d’Ivoire6392020
63Burkina Faso5182020
64Kyrgyzstan4242020
65Luxembourg2712020
66United Arab Emirates2612020

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No observation (151)

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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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  "name": "Rail lines (total route-km)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "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": [
    {
      "id": "9",
      "value": "Infrastructure "
    }
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