Rail lines

(km)

The United States of America is the top country by rail lines in the world. As of 2021, rail lines in the United States of America was 148,553 km that accounts for 18.90% of the world's rail lines. The top 5 countries (others are China, Russian Federation, India, and Canada) account for 58.53% of it. The world's total rail lines was estimated at 786,130 km in 2021.

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What is rail lines?

Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.