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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

v t e Rail transport in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) Western Sahara

Asia

East Asia

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

Central Asia

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

South Asia

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

Southeast Asia

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

Western Asia

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

v t e Rail transport in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau
Category Asia portal

Europe

Eastern Europe

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

Northern Europe

Denmark: see Rail transport in Denmark
Finland: see Rail transport in Finland
Iceland: see Rail transport in Iceland
Norway: see Rail transport in Norway
Republic of Ireland: see Rail transport in Ireland
Sweden: see Rail transport in Sweden
United Kingdom: 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
- Isle of Man: see Rail transport in the Isle of Man

Southern Europe

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

Western Europe

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

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Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard
Other entities	European Union

v t e National railway companies of Europe
List of railway companies Rail transport by country Railway companies by country
Abkhazia¹ AŽD/AA Albania HSH Armenia¹ YuKŽD/HKY Austria ÖBB Azerbaijan¹ ADY Belarus BŽD/BČ Belgium NMBS/SNCB Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽFBH² and ŽRS³ Bulgaria BDŽ Croatia HŽ Czech Republic ČD Denmark DSB Estonia EVR / Elron Finland VR France SNCF Georgia¹ GR Germany DB Greece OSE Hungary MÁV Ireland IÉ Italy FS Kazakhstan¹ QTJ Kosovo HK/KŽ Latvia LDz / Vivi Lithuania LTG Luxembourg CFL Moldova CFM Montenegro ŽPCG Netherlands NS North Macedonia MŽ Norway Vy Poland PKP Portugal CP Romania CFR Russia¹ RZhD Serbia ŽS, Srbijavoz Slovakia ŽSSK Slovenia SŽ Spain Renfe Sweden SJ Switzerland SBB CFF FFS Transnistria PŽD/PZ/CFN Turkey¹ TCDD / Taşımacılık Ukraine UZ United Kingdom NR⁴ and NIR⁵
¹Country partly in Asia ²For the Federation B&H ³For Srpska ⁴For Great Britain ⁵For Northern Ireland

North America

Caribbean

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

Central America

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

Northern America

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

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Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

v t e Rail transport in Central America
Sovereign states	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Oceania

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

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

South America

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

v t e Rail transport in South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands