Top 10 Largest Railway Network Systems in the World | Under The Dark Sky



☸ Watch the Best and Largest Railways Network Systems in the world. Find out which country has the longest railway operating route. Find out the oldest and the longest Railways systems in the world. These countries are well planned and connected. Updated with latest sophisticated technology, some Railway networks are the largest employer in the country. The railway is the most preferred, cheapest and convenient mode of transportation, and every nation is still in the process of refining the services and adding more routes. The Countries in the Top 10 List are Canada, India, Germany, Australia, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, United States, China, and Russia. Watch the video to know which countries operates the longest route. ♜Under The Dark Sky Please Like, Share, Comment and subscribe Highlights:- ☸United States. The US rail network, with an operating route length of 293,564 km, is the biggest in the world. Freight lines constitute about 80% of the country's total rail network. While the total passenger network spans about 35,000km. ☸China's rail network, with a route length of over 100,000km, ranks as the second biggest rail network in the world. The extensive network, operated by state-owned China Railway Corporation, carried 2.08 billion,passengers. ☸Russia's whole network, operated by state-owned monopoly Russian Railways (RZD), runs for over 87,157km. The network carried 1.08 billion passengers and 1.2 billion tons of freight. ☸Canada's 77,932km of rail lines makes its national network the fourth longest in the world. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) are the two major freight rail networks operating in the country. ☸India. The Indian nationwide rail network, the Fifth longest in the world, is owned and operated by state-owned Indian Railways and includes an operating route length of more than 68,525km. The network carried about eight billion passengers (the highest in the world) and 1.01 million tons of freight. ☸ Germany. State-owned Deutsche Bahn dominates Germany's 43,468km railway network, accounting for about 80% of the total freight traffic and 99% of the long-distance passenger traffic. More than 150 private railway companies apart from Deutsche Bahn operate on the network, providing regional passenger and freight services. ☸Australia. The Australian railway network is the world's seventh-longest at more than 36,968km. Most of the railway network infrastructure is owned and maintained by the Australian government either at the federal or state level. The majority of the trains on the network are, however, operated by private companies. ☸Argentina's current rail network spanning over 36,917km in length ranks the eighth largest in the world. The railway companies operating on the network were nationalized in 1948, with the creation of the state railroad corporation Ferrocarriles Argentinos. ☸United Kingdom. The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest in the world: the world's first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825. Most of the railway track is managed by Network Rail which runs for over 30,859km. ☸France. At 29,640km, the French railway network is the second biggest in Europe and the tenth biggest in the world. The French railway network is predominantly passenger-centric and more than 50% of the country's lines are electrified. State-owned Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) is the principal railway operator in the country. Visit Our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/UnderTheDarkSky ♜Under The Dark Sky This channel does not aim at particular trends or category. It’s everything when it comes to entertainment. Anything under the dark sky that has characteristics of information, interests, humor, amazing facts and knowledge based subject is presented in the ways you enjoy. Like, share & Subscribe

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