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List of countries by rail transport network size

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List of countries by rail transport network size

This list of countries by rail transport network size based on International Union of Railways data ranks countries by length of rail lines worked at end of year updated with other reliable sources. These figures also include urban/suburban mass-transport systems; as well as lines which are not used for passenger services.

Countries without railway currently

  •  Andorra
  •  Cyprus – 1905 to 1951
  •  East Timor
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Iceland – see Rail transport in Iceland for former and proposed future railways
  •  Kuwait – planned 2008
  •  Libya – 1912 to 1965; (network under construction in 2008-2011, but works stalled, see Libyan Railways)
  •  Macau – A light rail network is under construction. There is also a short cable car on Monte da Guia
  •  Malta – operated 1883 to 1931
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Mauritius – 1860s to 1960s
  •  Micronesia
  •  Niger – see Rail transport in Niger for proposals. A railway apparently was under construction in 2014.
  •  Oman – planned 2008
  •  Papua New Guinea – planned 2007
  •  Qatar – planned 2008
  •  Rwanda – planned 2016
  •  San Marino – an electric railway linked Rimini (Italy) and San Marino City until 1944
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Somalia – Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway existed from 1914 to 1941
  •  Suriname
  •  Tonga
  •  Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad Government Railway from 1876 until 1968; Trinidad Rapid Railway now planned
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Vanuatu – formerly on Efate
  •  Yemen – planned 2008

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    List of countries by rail transport network size Wikipedia
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