Brazil - 28,000km
Top 10 in Top 10 Longest Railway Networks
Brazil's railway system currently operates up to 4 gauges. Width (1,600mm): 4,057km (14.2%); one - meter gauge (1,000mm): 23,489km (84.1%); Triple line (1,000 mm and 1,600 mm): 33 km (1.1%); Standard gauge (1,435mm): 202.4 km (0.7%). Total is 28,084km (1,122km electrified) - excluding urban roads, 12km narrow gauge 762mm is kept as a heritage railway. There are also ten metro lines (of which three are under construction).
In 2012, the Brazilian government announced the construction of 10,000 kilometers of new lines including high-speed freight and passenger lines by 2042. A 511-kilometer high-speed rail line between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro was planned for development in the country, but the project has yet to take off.
