RailsMapsRailways
Mainline and heavy rail, mapped globally. See which countries have the largest networks, where new lines are being built right now, and how regions stack up against each other.
Data from OpenStreetMap — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-04-15
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
2.8M
Active segments
147
Countries with data
23,346
Under construction
10,669
Proposed
34,015
In the pipeline (1.2% of active network)
Nepal
Fastest build rate: 49.6% · 115 under construction
Poland
Most proposed lines: 1,245 proposed
Top countries
By continent
Build activity
61
Countries actively building
44
Countries with proposals