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Monorail

Monorail systems mapped worldwide. Far rarer than most transit modes, but they do exist — and where they do, they're here.

Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-05-30

Global insights

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Top countries

Top 5 — Monorail

Ranked by active segment count (not country size).

#CountrySegments
1
United States
1,046
2
China
862
3
Japan
656
4
Germany
385
5
Egypt
269
Continental breakdown

Monorail segments by continent

Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.

Asia
2,180
Europe
1,195
North America
1,165
Africa
298
South America
159
Australia & Oceania
31
🌍
70

Countries on the map

📊
5,028

Active segments (length)

🏗️
170

Under construction

📐
43

Proposed

🚧
213

In the pipeline (4.2% of active network)

🔥
Brazil

Fastest build rate: 25.0% · 38 under construction

📐
Thailand

Most proposed lines: 15 proposed

Top countries

1
United States1,046+57
2
China862+22
3
Japan656+1
4
Germany385
5
Egypt269
6
Singapore172
7
Brazil152+38
8
Thailand136+2
9
South Korea130+1
10
France90

By continent

Asia
2,180
43.4%
Europe
1,195
23.8%
North America
1,165
23.2%
Africa
298
5.9%
South America
159
3.2%
Australia & Oceania
31
0.6%

Build activity

11

Countries actively building

7

Countries with proposals

Dig into the numbers

Map
🌍World
5,028170435,241
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🏗️
📐
🌍Europe
1,195001,195
🗺️
🌏Asia
2,18030422,252
🗺️
🏗️
📐
🌍Africa
29820300
🗺️
🏗️
🌎North America
1,16510011,266
🗺️
🏗️
📐
🌎South America
159380197
🗺️
🏗️
🌏Australia & Oceania
310031
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