Countries by Total length of Railways

Trains, one of the important parts of transportation, usually it handles goods and passenger to transport from one place to another. A railway varies depending on industries and passenger demand. The USA is one of the largest countries and improved in industries, there are hundreds of thousands of small and large scale industries and some of them needs railways to transport their goods and import crude, indeed the United States of America has around 224, 792 kilometers of rail track around the country as estimated in 2007. Russia, China, and India are in second, third, and fourth place respectively. The main purpose of Railways for Passengers and transport heavy goods. Many types of trains and tracks designed to meet transportation classes.

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Rankcountry(km)
1United States224,792
2Russia87,157
3China86,000
4India63,974
5Canada46,552
6Germany41,981
7Australia38,445
8Argentina36,966
9France29,640
10Brazil28,538
11Japan27,182
12Ukraine21,684
13Italy20,255
14South Africa20,192
15Poland19,428
16Mexico17,166
17United Kingdom16,454
18Spain15,293
19Kazakhstan15,079
20Sweden11,633
21Romania10,785
22Czech Republic9,469
23Turkey8,699
24Cuba8,598
25Iran8,442
26Hungary8,057
27Pakistan7,791
28Chile7,082
29Austria6,399
30Sudan5,978
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