World Rail Statistics & Coverage

1,100+ countries and regions with mapped rail — then eight modes (railway, metro, tram, light rail, narrow gauge, monorail, funicular, miniature) with segment-level detail. Filter by country, drill into subdivisions, jump straight to the map from any row.

Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-10-11

World Rail Statistics & Coverage

146

Countries with mainline railways

43

Countries with high-speed railway (active, under construction or proposed)

68

Countries with a metro system

75

Countries with a tram system

1,228

All supported regions

96

Countries actively building · Railway

84

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Railway

88

Countries with electrified lines

168

Countries with historical lines

49

Countries actively building · Metro

44

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Metro

30

Countries actively building · Tram

35

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Tram

Every mode at a glance

Global insights

Top countries

Top 5 — Railway

Ranked by active segment count (not country size).

Continental breakdown

Railway segments by continent

Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.

Europe
1,400,522
Asia
801,091
North America
479,065
Africa
72,147
Australia & Oceania
46,064
South America
41,267

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