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Railways Canada, in 36 editions.
The entry for Canada published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Railroads”
- 80,095 km total;
- 79,917 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (includes 129 km electrified);
- 178 km 0.915-meter narrow gauge (mostly unused);
- two major transcontinental freight railway systems--Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service--VIA (government operated)
80,095 km total; 79,917 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (includes 129 km electrified); 178 km 0.915-meter narrow gauge (mostly unused); two major transcontinental freight railway systems--Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service--VIA (government operated)
Published as “Railroads”
- 93,544 km total;
- two major transcontinental freight railway systems--Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service--VIA (government operated)
80,095 93,544 km total; 79,917 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (includes 129 km electrified); 178 km 0.915-meter narrow gauge (mostly unused); two major transcontinental freight railway systems--Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service--VIA (government operated)
Published as “Railroads”
- 93,544 km total;
- two major transcontinental freight railway systems - Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service - VIA (government operated)
93,544 km total; two major transcontinental freight railway systems--Canadian systems -
Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service--VIA
service - VIA (government operated)
Published as “Railroads”
- 146,444 km total;
- two major transcontinental freight railway systems - Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service - VIA (government operated);
- 158 km is electrified
93,544 146,444 km total; two major transcontinental freight railway systems -
Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger
service - VIA (government operated) operated); 158 km is electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- 146,444 km total;
- two major transcontinental freight railway systems - Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service - VIA (government operated);
- 158 km is electrified
146,444 km total; two major transcontinental freight railway systems -
Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger
passenger service - VIA (government operated); 158 km is electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 78,148 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight
- railway systems:
- Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by VIA (government operated)
- standard gauge:
- 78,148 km 1.435-m gauge (185 km electrified) (1994)
146,444 km total; total: 78,148 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems -
railway systems: Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian
Pacific Railway;- provided by VIA (government operated); 158
operated)
standard gauge: 78,148 km is electrified 1.435-m gauge (185 km electrified) (1994)
- total:
- 70,176 km; note - there are two major transcontinental
- freight railway systems:
- Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- standard gauge:
- 70,000 km 1.435-m gauge (63 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km 0.914-m gauge (1995)
total: 78,148 70,176 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight
freight railway systems: Canadian National (government owned) (privatized November
1995) and CanadianVIA (governmentoperated) government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
standard gauge: 78,148 70,000 km 1.435-m gauge (185 (63 km electrified) (1994)
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.914-m gauge (1995)
- total:
- 70,176 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight
- railway systems:
- Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- standard gauge:
- 70,000 km 1.435-m gauge (63 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 176 km 0.914-m gauge (1995)
total: 70,176 km; note - there are two major transcontinental
railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November
Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by
government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
standard gauge: 70,000 km 1.435-m gauge (63 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.914-m gauge (1995)
- total:
- 72,963 km; note-there are two major transcontinental freight
- railway systems:
- Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- standard gauge:
- 72,963 km 1.435-m gauge (183 km electrified) (1996)
total: 70,176 72,963 km; note - there note-there are two major transcontinental freight
railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and
Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by
government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
standard gauge: 70,000 72,963 km 1.435-m gauge (63 (183 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.914-m gauge (1995)
- total:
- 67,773 km; note--there are two major transcontinental freight
- railway systems:
- Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- standard gauge:
- 67,773 km 1.435-m gauge (183 km electrified) (1996)
total: 72,963 67,773 km; note-there note--there are two major transcontinental freight
railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and
Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by
government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
standard gauge: 72,963 67,773 km 1.435-m gauge (183 km electrified) (1996)
- total:
- 36,114 km;
- note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- standard gauge:
- 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)
total: 67,773 36,114 km; note--there note - there are two major transcontinental freight
standard gauge: 67,773 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (183 (156 km electrified) (1996) (1998)
- total:
- 36,114 km;
- note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
- passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)
total: 36,114 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service provided by government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own
- total:
- 36,114 km
- standard gauge:
- 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified)
note: Canada has two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service is provided by the government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own (2000 est.)
total: 36,114 km; note - there are km
standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified)
note: Canada has two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service is provided by the government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998) (2000 est.)
- total:
- 49,422 km
- standard gauge:
- 49,422 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified) (2002)
Rewritten: too little of the 2002 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 49,422 km
standard gauge: 49,422 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified) (2002)
- total:
- 48,909 km
- standard gauge:
- 48,909 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
total: 49,422 48,909 km
standard gauge: 49,422 48,909 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified) (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 48,683 km
- standard gauge:
- 48,683 km 1.435-m gauge (2004)
total: 48,909 48,683 km
standard gauge: 48,909 48,683 km 1.435-m gauge (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 48,467 km
- standard gauge:
- 48,467 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
total: 48,683 48,467 km
standard gauge: 48,683 48,467 km 1.435-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 48,068 km
- standard gauge:
- 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
total: 48,467 48,068 km
standard gauge: 48,467 48,068 km 1.435-m gauge (2005) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 46,688 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- standard gauge:
- 46,688 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 48,068
46,688 km
country comparison to the world:
5
standard gauge: 48,068
46,688 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 46,552 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- standard gauge:
- 46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2009)
total:46,688 46,552 km
country comparison to the world:
5
standard gauge:46,688 46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2008) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 46,552 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- standard gauge:
- 46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total:
46,552 km
country comparison to the world:
5
standard gauge:
46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2009) (2008)
- total:
- 77,932 km
- standard gauge:
- 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
total: 77,932 km46,552 standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world:
standard gauge:
46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 77,932 km
- standard gauge:
- 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
total: 77,932 km
standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 5 4
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- total:
- 77,932 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
total: 77,932 km (2014)
standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 4
- total:
- 77,932 km note: 129 km electrified (2021) (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
total: 77,932 km note: 129 km electrified (2021) (2014)
standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021)
- standard gauge:
- 49,422 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge
total: 77,932 49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021) (2014)
standard gauge: 77,932 49,422 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (2014)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Canada: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/canada/railways.