| Rank | Country | broad gauge | Railways |
12 | Australia | 3,727 | total: 38,550 km
broad gauge: 3,727 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 20,519 km 1.435-m gauge (1,877 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,074 km 1.067-m gauge (2,453 km electrified)
dual gauge: 230 km dual gauge (2006) |
13 | Chile | 2,831 | total: 6,585 km
broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
14 | Portugal | 2,603 | total: 2,786 km
broad gauge: 2,603 km 1.668-m gauge (1,351 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 183 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
15 | Turkmenistan | 2,440 | total: 2,440 km
broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2006) |
16 | Latvia | 2,270 | total: 2,303 km
broad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (257 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (2006) |
17 | Azerbaijan | 2,122 | total: 2,122 km
broad gauge: 2,122 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (2006) |
18 | Ireland | 1,872 | total: 3,237 km
broad gauge: 1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (37 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2006) |
19 | Mongolia | 1,810 | total: 1,810 km
broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2006) |
20 | Lithuania | 1,749 | total: 1,771 km
broad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified)
standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
21 | Georgia | 1,575 | total: 1,612 km
broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge (1,575 electrified)
narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 electrified) (2006) |
22 | Sri Lanka | 1,449 | total: 1,449 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2006) |
23 | Moldova | 1,124 | total: 1,138 km
broad gauge: 1,124 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 14 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
24 | Estonia | 968 | total: 968 km
broad gauge: 968 km 1.520 m/1.524-m gauge (2006) |
25 | Bangladesh | 946 | total: 2,768 km
broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) |
26 | Armenia | 839 | total: 839 km
broad gauge: 839 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)
note: some lines are out of service (2006) |
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