Rail transport by country explained

This page provides an index of articles on rail transport by country.

International railway organisations

• International Union of Railways (UIC)
• International Union of Public Transport (UITP)
• Association of American Railways (AAR)
• Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD)
• African Union of Railways (AUR)
• European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
• European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM)

Africa

Eastern Africa

• : see Rail transport in Djibouti
• : see Rail transport in Eritrea
• : see Rail transport in Ethiopia
• : see Rail transport in Kenya
• : see Rail transport in Madagascar
• : see Rail transport in Malawi
• : see Rail transport in Mauritius
• : see Mozambique Ports and Railways
• : see Transport in Réunion
• : see Rail transport in Rwanda
• : see Transport in Seychelles
• : see Rail transport in Somalia
• : see Rail transport in South Sudan
• : see Rail transport in Tanzania
• : see Rail transport in Uganda
• : see Rail transport in Zambia
• : see Rail transport in Zimbabwe

Middle Africa

• : see Rail transport in Angola
• : see Rail transport in Cameroon
• : see Transport in the Central African Republic
• : see Rail transport in Chad
• : see Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• : see Rail transport in the Republic of the Congo
• : see Rail transport in Equatorial Guinea
• : see Rail transport in Gabon
• : see Transport in São Tomé and Príncipe

Northern Africa

• : see Rail transport in Algeria
• : see Rail transport in Egypt
• : see Rail transport in Libya
• : see Rail transport in Morocco
• : see Rail transport in Sudan
• : see Rail transport in Tunisia
• : see Transport in Western Sahara

Southern Africa

• : see Rail transport in Botswana
• : see Eswatini Railways
• : see Rail transport in Lesotho
• : see Rail transport in Namibia
• : see Rail transport in South Africa

Western Africa

• : see Rail transport in Benin
• : see Rail transport in Burkina Faso
• : There is no rail transport in Cape Verde.
• : see Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire
• : see Transport in The Gambia
• : see Rail transport in Ghana
• : see Rail transport in Guinea
• : see Transport in Guinea-Bissau
• : see Railways in Liberia
• : see Rail transport in Mali
• : see Rail transport in Mauritania
• : see Rail transport in Niger
• : see Rail transport in Nigeria
• : see Transport on Saint Helena
• : see Rail transport in Senegal
• : see Rail transport in Sierra Leone
• : see Rail transport in Togo

Asia

East Asia

• : see Rail transport in China
  • : see Rail transport in Hong Kong
  • : see Rail transport in Macau
  • : see Rail transport in Japan : see Rail transport in Mongolia
• : see Rail transport in North Korea
• : see Rail transport in South Korea
• : see Rail transport in Taiwan

Central Asia

• : see Rail transport in Kazakhstan
• : see Rail transport in Kyrgyzstan
• : see Rail transport in Tajikistan
• : see Rail transport in Turkmenistan
• : see Rail transport in Uzbekistan

South Asia

• : see Rail transport in Afghanistan
• : see Rail transport in Bangladesh
• : see Rail transport in Bhutan
• : see Rail transport in the British Indian Ocean Territory
• : see Rail transport in India
• : see Rail transport in Nepal
• : see Rail transport in Pakistan
• : see Rail transport in Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

• : see Rail transport in Brunei
• : see Rail transport in Cambodia
• : see Rail transport in East Timor
• : see Rail transport in Indonesia
• : see Rail transport in Laos
• : see Rail transport in Malaysia
• : see Rail transport in Myanmar
• : see Rail transportation in the Philippines
• : see Rail transport in Singapore
• : see Rail transport in Thailand
• : see Rail transport in Vietnam

Western Asia

• : see Rail transport in Abkhazia
• : see Rail transport in Armenia
• : see Rail transport in Azerbaijan
• : see Rail transport in Bahrain
• : see Cyprus Government Railway
• : see Rail transport in Georgia
• : see Rail transport in Iran
• : see Rail transport in Iraq
• : see Rail transport in Israel
• : see Rail transport in Jordan
• : see Rail transport in Kuwait
• : see Rail transport in Lebanon
• : see Cyprus Government Railway
• : see Rail transport in Oman
• : see Rail transport in Palestine
• : see Rail transport in Qatar
• : see Rail transport in Saudi Arabia
• : see Rail transport in Syria
  • : see Rail transport in Turkey : see Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates
• : see Rail transport in Yemen

Europe

See main article: Rail transport in Europe.

Eastern Europe

• : see Rail transport in Albania
• : see Rail transport in Belarus
• : see Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• : see Rail transport in Bulgaria
• : see Rail transport in Croatia
• : see Rail transport in the Czech Republic
• : see Rail transport in Estonia
• : see Rail transport in Hungary
• : see Rail transport in Kosovo
• : see Rail transport in Latvia
• : see Rail transport in Lithuania
• : see Rail transport in Moldova
• : see Railways of Montenegro
• : see Rail transport in North Macedonia
• : see Rail transport in Poland
• : see Rail transport in Romania
• : see Rail transport in Russia
• : see Rail transport in Serbia
• : see Rail transport in Slovakia
• : see Rail transport in Slovenia
• : see Rail transport in Ukraine

Northern Europe

• : see Rail transport in Denmark
• : see Rail transport in Finland
• : see Rail transport in Iceland
• : see Rail transport in Norway
• : see Rail transport in Ireland
• : see Rail transport in Sweden
• : see Rail transport in United Kingdom and Commuter rail in the United Kingdom
  • For Great Britain: see Rail transport in Great Britain
  • For Northern Ireland: see Rail transport in Ireland
  • : see Rail transport in the Isle of Man

Southern Europe

• : see Rail transport in Andorra
• : see Cyprus Government Railway
• : see Railways of Greece
• : see Rail transport in Italy
• : see Malta Railway
• : see Rail transport in Portugal
• : see Rail transport in Spain
• : see Rail transport in Vatican City

Western Europe

• : see Rail transport in Austria
• : see Rail transport in Belgium
• : see Rail transport in France
• : see Rail transport in Germany
• : see Rail transport in Liechtenstein
• : see Rail transport in Luxembourg
• : see Rail transport in Monaco
• : see Rail transport in the Netherlands, Trains in the Netherlands
• : see Rail transport in Switzerland

North America

Caribbean

• : See Rail transport in Antigua and Barbuda
• : See Rail transport in the Bahamas
• : See Rail transport in Barbados
• : See Rail transport in Cuba
• : See Rail transport in Dominica
• : See Rail transport in the Dominican Republic
• : See Rail transport in Grenada
• : See Rail transport in Haiti
• : See Rail transport in Jamaica
• : see Rail transport in Puerto Rico
• : See Rail transport in Saint Kitts and Nevis
• : See Rail transport in Saint Lucia
• : See Rail transport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• : See Transport in Trinidad and Tobago

Central America

See main article: article and Rail transport in Central America.

• : see Rail transport in Belize
• : see Rail transport in Costa Rica
• : see Rail transport in El Salvador
• : see Rail transport in Guatemala
• : see Rail transport in Honduras
• : see Rail transport in Nicaragua
• : see Rail transport in Panama

Northern America

• : see Rail transport in Bermuda, private automobiles were not allowed.
• : see Rail transport in Canada
• : see Rail transport in Mexico
• : see Rail transportation in the United States

Oceania

• • : see Rail transport in Australia : see Rail transport in Nauru
• : see Rail transport in Fiji
• : see Rail transport in New Zealand

Railways also existed in New Caledonia, Makatea, New Guinea, Saipan and Banaba.^[1]

South America

• : see Rail transport in Argentina
• : see Rail transport in Bolivia
• : see Rail transport in Brazil
• : see Rail transport in Chile
• : see Rail transport in Colombia
• : see Rail transport in Ecuador
• : see Transport in French Guiana
• : see Transport in Guyana
• : see Rail transport in Paraguay
• : see Rail transport in Peru
• : see Transport in Suriname
• : see Rail transport in Uruguay
• : see Rail transport in Venezuela
• : see Camber Railway for former railway

See also

• High-speed rail
• List of countries by rail transport network size
• List of countries by rail usage
• Railway coupling by country
• List of locomotive builders
• List of railway companies
• List of rolling stock manufacturers
• List of track gauges
• List of tram manufacturers
• Transportation engineering
• Rail transport

Further reading

• Nock, O. S. Steam railways in retrospect (1966) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways at the zenith of steam, 1920-40 (1970) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways in the years of preeminence 1905-1919 (1971) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways in the formative years, 1851-1895 (1973) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways in the transition from steam, 1940-1965 (1974) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways then and now: a world history (1975) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways of Western Europe (1977) online
• Nock, O. S. Encyclopedia of Railways (1977)
• Nock, O. S. World atlas of railways (1978) online
• Nock, O. S. Railways of the USA (1979) online
• Nock, O. S. 150 years of main line railways (1980) online

Notes and References

1. The Railway Magazine . November–December 1948 . 411 . 578 . 94 . Westminster . Railway Publishing Co . Railways in Nauru and Ocean Island .