TOP 20

Rank	Country	Railways (km)
1	United States	224,792
2	Russia	87,157
3	China	86,000
4	India	63,974
5	Canada	46,552
6	Germany	41,981
7	Australia	38,445
8	Argentina	36,966
9	France	29,640
10	Brazil	28,538
11	Japan	27,182
12	Ukraine	21,684
13	Italy	20,255
14	South Africa	20,192
15	Poland	19,428
16	Mexico	17,166
17	United Kingdom	16,454
18	Spain	15,293
19	Kazakhstan	15,079
20	Sweden	11,633

Definition: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

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