RailsMapsRail transit coverage
Every rail line on Earth, broken down by mode. Eight types — railway, metro, tram, light rail, narrow gauge, monorail, funicular and miniature — across 200+ countries and regions. Filter by country, drill into subdivisions, jump straight to the map from any row.
Data from OpenStreetMap — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-04-15
Rail transit coverage
3.1M
Active segments across all modes
147
Countries with mainline railways
65
Countries with a metro system
75
Countries with tram networks
667
Countries and subdivisions tracked
79
Countries actively building
63
Countries with proposals in the pipeline
690,080
Historical segments — abandoned, disused and razed
Every mode at a glance
2.8M
Railway segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (50%)
118K
Tram segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (91%)
98K
Metro segments active
Biggest share:: Asia (46%)
42K
Light rail segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (51%)
59K
Narrow gauge segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (72%)
5K
Monorail segments active
Biggest share:: Asia (44%)
2.6K
Funicular segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (70%)
14K
Miniature segments active
Biggest share:: Europe (46%)
Global insights
Top networks by segment count
Top 5 countries — Railway
Continental breakdown
Railway segments by continent
Europe
1,384,067
Asia
776,158
North America
476,138
Africa
69,868
Australia & Oceania
45,470
South America
40,839