Countries by Rail Network Size
Countries By Rail Network Size is a structured transportation dataset with 150 entries. Its fields include Name, Country/Territory, Length (km). The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
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Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 150
- Fields
- 9 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Country/Territory, Length (km), % of the totalelectrified, (per route km), and 5 more.
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 150 records.
Preview observations
- Length (km) range
- 4,837 to 220,044
- Across 40 preview rows
- % of the totalelectrified range
- 0 to 122,000
- Across 40 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Country/Territory, and Length (km) across transportation entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 150 downloadable records
Name↕ | Country/Territory↕ | Length (km)↕ | % of the totalelectrified↕ | (per route km)↕ | Historical peaklength (km)↕ | Nationalized or private↕ | Data year↕ | References↕ | ISO 3166-1↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | United States | 220,044 | 1,906 | 0.87 | 44.69 | 1,522 | 428,180 (1917) | Track ownership and freight mostly private, passenger mostly public | 2,019 |
China | China | 165,000 | 122,000 | 74.4 | 60.61 | 8,865 | 165,000 (2025) | Nationalized, with a number of industrial lines owned by private companies | 2,025 |
Russia | Russia | 105,118 | 54,073 | 51.48 | 162.84 | 1,367 | 118,000 (1991) | Nationalized | 2,023 |
India | India | 70,117 | 69,712 | 99.4 | 47.93 | 21,038 | 70,117 (2025) | Nationalized, with some private freight operators. | 2,025 |
Canada | Canada | 49,422 | 129 | 0.2 | 214.48 | 674 | 69,636 (1940) | Freight - private Passenger - public | 2,017 |
Germany | Germany | 33,351 | 20,851 | 62.52 | 10.72 | 2,482 | 61,498 (1910) | Nationalized with private operators | 2,023 |
Australia | Australia | 32,924 | 3,448 | 10.47 | 231.91 | 742 | 41,843 (1962) | Both | 2,022 |
Brazil | Brazil | 29,817 | 432 | 1.6 | 299.6 | 7,225 | 38,000 (1957) | Both | 2,014 |
France | France | 27,483 | 16,067 | 58.46 | 22.78 | 2,374 | 63,000 (1923) | Nationalized | 2,019 |
Japan | Japan | 27,311 | 20,534 | 75.19 | 13.84 | 4,647 | Both | 2,015 | |
Italy | Italy | 24,567 | 12,205 | 49.68 | 15.03 | 3,026 | Infrastructure nationalized with private operators. | 2,023 | |
Mexico | Mexico | 23,389 | 802.7 | 3.43 | 114.43 | 6,697 | 26,914 | Majority of infrastructure nationalized. Private and public operators | 2,020 |
South Africa | South Africa | 20,953 | 7,413 | 35.38 | 58.28 | 2,577 | Nationalized | 2,017 | |
Romania | Romania | 20,077 | 6,600 | 32.87 | 22.13 | 1,823 | 23,955 | Nationalized with private operators | 2,023 |
Ukraine | Ukraine | 19,787 | 9,319 | 47.1 | 28.81 | 2,140 | Nationalized | 2,019 | |
Poland | Poland | 19,576 | 12,236 | 62.51 | 16.28 | 2,001 | 27,000 (1954) | Nationalized with private operators | 2,023 |
Argentina | Argentina | 17,866 | 190 | 0.51 | 77.45 | 1,117 | 47,500 (1957) | Both | 2,019 |
Iran | Iran | 16,998 | 2,200 | 12.94 | 148.41 | 6,816 | Nationalized | 2,014 | |
Spain | Spain | 16,355 | 11,127 | 68.03 | 31.73 | 2,920 | 18,000+ (in 1950s) | Nationalized with private operators | 2,017 |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 16,179 | 6,065 | 37.49 | 15.1 | 4,178 | 34,075 (1929) | State-owned infrastructure with passenger operations mainly now publicly run with a handful of open access and contracted operators in Great Britain and publicly run in Northern Ireland. | 2,023 |
Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 15,530 | 4,200 | 27.04 | 175 | 1,146 | Nationalized | 2,016 | |
Turkey | Turkey | 13,919 | 7,142 | 51.3 | 76 | 7,821 | Nationalized | 2,023 | |
Myanmar | Myanmar | 11,025 | 0 | 0 | 171.07 | 12,127 | Nationalized | 2,006 | |
Sweden | Sweden | 10,912 | 8,186 | 75.02 | 41 | 958 | 16,900 (around 1938) | Nationalized with private operatorsMost services subject to franchising. | 2,021 |
Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 9,567 | 3,237 | 33.84 | 8.24 | 1,106 | Nationalized with private operators | 2,017 | |
Indonesia | Indonesia | 8,260 | 621 | 7.51 | 219.31 | 32,712 | 8,260 | Nationalized | 2,023 |
Hungary | Hungary | 7,945 | 2,889 | 36.36 | 11.71 | 1,233 | Nationalized with private operators | 2,017 | |
Pakistan | Pakistan | 7,791 | 27.1 | 0.34 | 117.74 | 32,433 | 8,122 (in 1947) | Nationalized | 2,015 |
Egypt | Egypt | 7,024 | 62 | 0.88 | 153.43 | 13,888 | Nationalized | 2,017 | |
Chile | Chile | 6,634 | 700 | 10.55 | 128.2 | 2,931 | 8,930 (1930) | Nationalized | 2,018 |
Sudan | Sudan | 6,084 | 0 | 0 | 339.81 | 5,640 | Nationalized | 2,006 | |
Finland | Finland | 5,926 | 3,270 | 55.18 | 57.06 | 929 | Nationalized | 2,017 | |
North Korea | North Korea | 5,735 | 3,894 | 67.9 | 23.03 | 4,595 | Nationalized | 2,006 | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 5,590 | 453 | 8.1 | 384.56 | 6,254 | Nationalized | 2,019 | |
Cuba | Cuba | 8,193 | 0 | 0 | 21.84 | 2,215 | 14,152 | Nationalized | 2,010 |
Belarus | Belarus | 5,459 | 874 | 16.01 | 38.03 | 1,741 | Nationalized | 2,016 | |
Switzerland | Switzerland | 5,317 | 5,317 | 100 | 7.76 | 1,631 | 5,868 (1930) | Both, but majority is nationalized | 2,020 |
Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | 5,080 | 0 | 0 | 153.44 | 1,585 | Nationalized | 2,014 | |
Austria | Austria | 4,859 | 3,650 | 75.12 | 15.18 | 1,587 | 7,166 (1930) | Nationalized with private operators | 2,022 |
South Korea | South Korea | 4,837 | 3,787 | 78.29 | 20.76 | 10,716 | Nationalized | 2,020 |
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