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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 Rail transport in India consists of primarily of passenger train, passenger and Rail freight transport, freight shipments along an integrated rail network. Indian Railways (IR), a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways ...
* : 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 Indonesia * : see Rail transport in Laos * : see Rail transport in Malaysia * : see
Rail transport in Myanmar Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a railway network with 960 stations. The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Southeast Asia, and includes the Yangon Circular Railway ...
* : see Rail transportation in the Philippines * : see Rail transport in Singapore * : see Rail transport in Thailand * : see Rail transport in Timor-Leste * : 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 Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters * Railway track or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' (1967 fi ...
* : 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


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 The rail transport system in Denmark consists of of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg (at the Denmark–Germany border, German border), and the Lunderskov-Esbjerg line are railwa ...
* : see Rail transport in Finland * : see Rail transport in Iceland * : see Rail transport in Norway * : see
Rail transport in Ireland Rail transport in Ireland (InterCity, commuter and freight) is provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. Most routes in the Republic radiate from Dublin. Northern Ireland ha ...
* : see Rail transport in Sweden * : see Rail transport in United Kingdom and Commuter rail in the United Kingdom ** For
Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
: see Rail transport in Great Britain ** For
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
: see
Rail transport in Ireland Rail transport in Ireland (InterCity, commuter and freight) is provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. Most routes in the Republic radiate from Dublin. Northern Ireland ha ...
** : 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 Rail transport in France is marked by a clear predominance of passenger traffic, driven in particular by high-speed rail. The SNCF, the national State-owned enterprise, state-owned railway company, operates most of the passenger and freight ser ...
* : 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 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 Rail transportation in the United States consists primarily of Rail freight transport, freight shipments along a well integrated network of Standard-gauge railway, standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. ...


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 New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
, Makatea,
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

Saipan
and Banaba.


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 High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is ...
* List of countries by rail transport network size * List of countries by rail usage * Railway coupling by country *
List of locomotive builders This list of locomotive builders (companies, government agencies and railways) is ordered by country and includes both modern-day and defunct builders. Since many entities changed their names over time, the most recognisable name is used – gener ...
* List of railway companies * List of rolling stock manufacturers * List of track gauges * List of tram manufacturers * Transportation engineering *
Rail transport Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...


References

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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