The railway network - the totality of all operated railways - the transport system for the transport of goods and passengers. The concept of the railway is narrower, limited to the description of vehicles. At the same time, the railway network implies not only a group of vehicles of this transport system, but also the entire set of traction substations and other infrastructure necessary for the normal operation of railways.
The length of the railway network of different countries
In many countries, the length of the railway network is reduced. So, in the USA in 1920 there were more than 400,000 km of railways.
The list of countries for the length of the railway network is based on data from the International Union of Railways . In the table, countries are ranked by the length of the railways in operation, including lines not used for the carriage of passengers .
| Position | A country | Iron length roads (km) | Year | Electrified (km) | Coating density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | USA | 224 792 | (2010 [1] ) | <1,600 [2] | 23.79 |
| 2 | China | 121,000 | (2015 [3] ) | 42,000 | 9.74 |
| 3 | India | 115,000 | (2016 [4] ) | 21,015 | 19.26 |
| four | Russia | 87 157 | (2014 [5] [6] ) | 50,000 | 5.45 |
| five | Canada | 46,552 | (2009 [1] ) | 4.68 | |
| 6 | Germany | 43 468 | (2010 [7] [1] ) | 117.35 | |
| 7 | Australia | 38,445 | (2010 [1] ) | 2,940 | |
| eight | Argentina | 35,897 | (2007) | ||
| 9 | South Africa | 31,000 | (2014) [7] | ||
| ten | France | 29,901 | (2008) | 15 140 | 53.40 |
| eleven | Brazil | 29,817 | (2008) | ||
| 12 | Japan | 27 182 | (2009 [8] ) | 62.21 | |
| 13 | Italy | 24,179 | (2010) | 65.49 | |
| 14 | Ukraine | 22 300 | (2010) | 9,752 | 35.87 |
| 15 | Poland | 19,627 | (2008) | 71.36 | |
| sixteen | Great Britain | 15 754 | (2010 [9] ) | 5,429 | 67.21 |
| 17 | Mexico | 15 389 | (2009 [1] ) | 8.88 | |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 15 372 | (2012) | 4,300 | |
| nineteen | Spain | 15,064 | (2008) | 8,760 | 30.74 |
| 20 | Sweden | 12,821 | (2010) | 7,918 | 25.85 |
| 21 | Iran | 11,106 | (2008 [10] [11] ) | 146 | |
| 22 | Turkey | 10,991 | (2008 [12] ) | ||
| 23 | Romania | 10,784 | (2008) | 3,971 | 45.42 |
| 24 | Czech | 9 487 | (2008) | 119.68 | |
| 25 | Indonesia | 8,529 | (2008 [8] ) | 550 |
Note: A more detailed list of countries along the length of the railway network .
See also
- Track width
- VNIIZhT
- History of railways
- Railways of the world
- Organization of cooperation of railways
- Children's railways
- List of countries by length of railway network
- Railway transport in Russia
- Railway transport in Kazakhstan
- International Union of Railways
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 The World Factbook
- ↑ http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/Articles%202005/SuperiorRail.pdf
- Rail Major rail line
- ↑ http: //: www.indianrail.gov.in : Website of Indian Railways
- ↑ Rosstat (Rus.)
- ↑ 124,000 km in the table include all lines in Russia, including 86,000 km of public lines in 2010
- 2 1 2 List of countries by Wikipedia . en.m.wikipedia.org. The date of appeal is January 9, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 CIA data , last updated on 15 April 2010
- ↑ National rail trends yearbook 2010-11 (inaccessible link) . Office of Rail Regulation (21 July 2011). The appeal date is September 8, 2011. Archived October 5, 2011.
- ↑ Islamic Republic Of Iran Railways :: راه آهن جمهوري اسلامي ايران (not available link) . The appeal date is March 28, 2014. Archived August 15, 2012.
- ↑ The table includes passenger, private and industrial lines. See Iranian Railways for details.
- ↑ Invest in Turkey: Transportation and logistics