RailsMapsRailways
Mainline and heavy rail, mapped globally. See which countries have the largest networks, where new lines are being built right now and how regions stack up against each other.
Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-10-18
Global insights
Top 5 — Railway
Ranked by active segment count (not country size).
Railway segments by continent
Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.
Countries on the map
Active segments (length)
Under construction
Proposed
Countries with high-speed railway (active, under construction or proposed)
Countries with electrified lines
In the pipeline (1.8% of active network)
Fastest build rate: 49.1% · 114 under construction
Most proposed lines: 2,639 proposed
Top countries
By continent
Build activity
Countries actively building
Countries with proposals