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Miniature

Miniature and park railways — the smallest lines on the map. Hobbyist favourites and tourist attractions, tracked alongside the rest.

Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-06-22

Global insights

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Top countries

Top 5 — Miniature

Ranked by active segment count (not country size).

#CountrySegments
1
United States
4,979
2
United Kingdom
2,217
3
Germany
1,351
4
Australia
1,129
5
Switzerland
904
Continental breakdown

Miniature segments by continent

Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.

Europe
6,689
North America
5,364
Australia & Oceania
1,871
Asia
379
South America
75
Africa
42
🌍
65

Countries on the map

📊
14,420

Active segments (length)

🏗️
24

Under construction

📐
2

Proposed

🚧
26

In the pipeline (0.2% of active network)

🔥
Germany

Fastest build rate: 1.4% · 19 under construction

📐
United Kingdom

Most proposed lines: 2 proposed

Top countries

1
United States4,979
2
United Kingdom2,217+2+2
3
Germany1,351+19
4
Australia1,129
5
Switzerland904
6
New Zealand742
7
France479+3
8
Canada379
9
Spain327
10
Austria288

By continent

Europe
6,689
46.4%
North America
5,364
37.2%
Australia & Oceania
1,871
13.0%
Asia
379
2.6%
South America
75
0.5%
Africa
42
0.3%

Build activity

3

Countries actively building

1

Countries with proposals

Dig into the numbers

Map
🌍World
14,42024214,446
🗺️
🏗️
📐
🌍Europe
6,6892426,715
🗺️
🏗️
📐
🌏Asia
37900379
🗺️
🌍Africa
420042
🗺️
🌎North America
5,364005,364
🗺️
🌎South America
750075
🗺️
🌏Australia & Oceania
1,871001,871
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