By- Naiteek Bhatt
The US rail Network, with an operating route length of over 260,000km, is the biggest in the world
China's rail network, with a route length of over 98,798km, ranks as the second biggest rail network in the world
Russia's whole network is operated by state-owned monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) and runs for over 85,500km
The Indian nationwide rail network, the fourth longest in the world, runs for over 68,907km
Canada's 49,422km of rail lines make its national network the fifth longest in the world
State-owned Deutsche Bahn dominates Germany's 39,799km railway network
The Australian railway network is the world's seventh longest at more than 32,929km
Argentina's current rail network spans over 36,000km in length and ranks the eighth largest in the world
At 29,000km, the French railway network is the second biggest in Europe and the ninth biggest in the World
Brazil's 28,000km network is predominantly fright-focussed and includes major than iron ore rail lines