Which is the largest railway line in the world?

The Trans-Siberian Railway, historically known as the Great Siberian Route and often shortened to Transsib, is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world.



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The United States has the world's longest railway network, followed by China and India.

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China's rail network, with a route length of over 124,000 km, ranks as the second biggest rail network in the world.

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Grand Central Terminal is spread over 49 acres, has 44 platforms and 67 tracks on two levels. It is the world's largest train station by number of platforms and area occupied.

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Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Leipzig main station, IATA: XIT) is the central railway terminus in Leipzig, Germany, in the district Mitte. At 83,460 square metres (898,400 sq ft), it is Europe's largest railway station measured by floor area.

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The United States possesses the largest railway network in the world, in terms of total operating length. China and India trail behind as the second and third largest railway networks respectively.

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1. Switzerland. Tucked inside the small but incredibly beautiful country of Switzerland is one of the most efficient and scenic rail networks in the world.

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It probably comes as no surprise that in a global 2019 survey of railroad efficiency, the top two places went to Japan and Hong Kong, with scores of 6.8 and 6.5 (out of seven) respectively.

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The Indian nationwide rail network, the fourth longest in the world, is owned and operated by state-owned Indian Railways and includes an operating route length of more than 65,000km.

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Pilatus Railway, Switzerland The Pilatus Railway runs from Alpnachstad on Lake Alpnach to the Esel station near the summit of the 6,800-foot-high Mount Pilatus in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It takes the crown as the world's steepest rack railway with a maximum gradient of 48 percent.

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The 08:20 from Aberdeen to Penzance – operated by CrossCountry – is the longest single train journey in the UK. At nearly 14 hours and covering 722 miles, it's the furthest you can get between two train stations in a single trip.

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The Shanghai Metro is the metro system with the longest route length, and the highest annual ridership. The New York City Subway (middle) has the most stations in the world. The London Underground (bottom) is the oldest metro system.

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The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It is the shortest line in Britain, and can also be defined as the shortest line in Europe. A Parry People Mover approaching Stourbridge Town station.

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The shortest platform in the UK is at Beauly railway station near Inverness. Served by ScotRail! WFAT at the shortest platform in the UK - Beauly, The Scottish Highlands.

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Worldwide. The world's busiest passenger station, with a passenger throughput of 3.5 million passengers per day (1.27 billion per year), is Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.

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Gare du Nord in Paris, France, handles approximately 214.2 million passengers each year. It is the busiest station in Europe and in the world outside of Japan.

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