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.
Rank | country | (km) |
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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 |
21 | Romania | 10,785 |
22 | Czech Republic | 9,469 |
23 | Turkey | 8,699 |
24 | Cuba | 8,598 |
25 | Iran | 8,442 |
26 | Hungary | 8,057 |
27 | Pakistan | 7,791 |
28 | Chile | 7,082 |
29 | Austria | 6,399 |
30 | Sudan | 5,978 |