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Railways China, in 36 editions.
The entry for China 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 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- total about 54,000 km common carrier lines;
- 53,400 km 1.435-meter standard gauge;
- 600 km 1.000-meter gauge;
- all single track except 11,200 km double track on standard-gauge lines;
- 6,500 km electrified;
- 10,000 km industrial lines (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters)
total about 54,000 km common carrier lines; 53,400 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; 600 km 1.000-meter gauge; all single track except 11,200 km double track on standard-gauge lines; 6,500 km electrified; 10,000 km industrial lines (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters)
Published as “Railroads”
- total about 54,000 km common carrier lines;
- 53,400 km 1.435-meter standard gauge;
- 600 km 1.000-meter gauge;
- of these 11,200 km are double track standard-gauge lines;
- 6,900 km electrified (1990);
- 10,000 km dedicated industrial lines (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters)
total about 54,000 km common carrier lines; 53,400 km 1.435-meter standard
gauge; 600 km 1.000-meter gauge; all single track except of these 11,200 km are double track on
standard-gauge lines; 6,500 6,900 km electrified; electrified (1990); 10,000 km dedicated
industrial lines (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters)
Published as “Railroads”
- total about 64,000 km;
- 54,000 km of common carrier lines, of which 53,400 km are 1.435-meter gauge (standard) and 600 km are 1.000-meter gauge (narrow);
- 11,200 km of standard gauge common carrier route are double tracked and 6,900 km are electrified (1990);
- an additional 10,000 km of varying gauges (0.762 to 1.067-meter) are dedicated industrial lines
total about 64,000 km; 54,000 km of common carrier lines; lines, of which 53,400 km 1.435-meter standardgauge; are 1.435-meter gauge (standard) and 600 km are 1.000-meter gauge; of these gauge (narrow);
11,200 km of standard gauge common carrier route are double track tracked andstandard-gauge lines; 6,900 km are electrified (1990); an additional 10,000 km dedicated of varying gauges
(0.762 to 1.067-meter) are dedicated industrial lines (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters)
Published as “Railroads”
- total about 64,000 km;
- 54,000 km of common carrier lines, of which 53,400 km are 1.435-meter gauge (standard) and 600 km are 1.000-meter gauge (narrow);
- 11,200 km of standard gauge common carrier route are double tracked and 6,900 km are electrified (1990);
- an additional 10,000 km of varying gauges (0.762 to 1.067-meter) are dedicated industrial lines
total about 64,000 km; 54,000 km of common carrier lines, of which
53,400 km
gauge (narrow);
double tracked and
10,000 km of varying gauges
industrial lines
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 65,780 km
- standard gauge:
- 55,180 km 1.435-m gauge (7,174 km electrified; more than 11,000 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 600 km 1.000-m gauge; 10,000 km 0.762-m to 1.067-m gauge dedicated industrial lines
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 65,780 km
standard gauge: 55,180 km 1.435-m gauge (7,174 km electrified; more
than 11,000 km double track)
narrow gauge: 600 km 1.000-m gauge; 10,000 km 0.762-m to 1.067-m gauge
dedicated industrial lines
- total:
- 58,399 km
- standard gauge:
- 54,799 km 1.435-m gauge (7,174 km electrified; more than 11,000 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.762-m gauge local industrial lines (1995)
total: 65,780 58,399 km
standard gauge: 55,180 54,799 km 1.435-m gauge (7,174 km electrified; more
than 11,000 km double track)
narrow gauge: 600 km 1.000-m gauge; 10,000 3,600 km 0.762-m to 1.067-m gauge
dedicated
- total :
- 62,500 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
- standard gauge:
- 58,900 km 1.435-m gauge (9,700 km electrified; 18,100 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1996 est.)
total: 58,399 total : 62,500 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 54,799 58,900 km 1.435-m gauge (7,174 (9,700 km electrified; more 18,100than 11,000 km double track)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.762-m 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1995) (1996
est.)
- total:
- 64,900 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
- standard gauge:
- 61,300 km 1.435-m gauge (10,400 km electrified; 18,540 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.)
total : 62,500 total: 64,900 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 58,900 61,300 km 1.435-m gauge (9,700 (10,400 km electrified; 18,100 18,540
km double track)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1996 (1998
est.)
- total:
- 64,900 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
- standard gauge:
- 61,300 km 1.435-m gauge (12,000 km electrified; 20,000 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.)
note: a new total of 68,000 km has been estimated for early 1999
total: 64,900 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 61,300 km 1.435-m gauge (10,400 (12,000 km electrified; 18,540
20,000 km double track)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998
est.)
note: a new total of 68,000 km has been estimated for early 1999
- total:
- 65,650 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
- standard gauge:
- 62,050 km 1.435-m gauge (12,150 km electrified; 20,250 km double track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.)
note: a new total of 68,000 km has been estimated for early 1999
total: 64,900 65,650 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 61,300 62,050 km 1.435-m gauge (12,000 (12,150 km electrified;
20,000
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998
note: a new total of 68,000 km has been estimated for early 1999
- total:
- 67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails) standard gauge: 63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double track) narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.) note: a new total of 68,000 km was estimated for early 1999 to take new construction programs into account (1999)
total: 65,650 67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)62,050 63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (12,150 (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double track)has been was estimated for early 1999 to take new construction programs into account (1999)
- total:
- 67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
- standard gauge:
- 63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double-track)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge local industrial lines (1999 est.)
total: 67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double track) double-track)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 (1999 est.) note: a new total of 68,000 km was estimated for early 1999 to take new construction programs into account (1999)
- total:
- 71,600 km
- standard gauge:
- 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (14,600 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (2002)
total: 67,524 km (including 5,400 71,600 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge: 63,924 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 (14,600 km double-track) electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1999 est.) (2002)
- total:
- 70,058 km
- standard gauge:
- 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines
- dual gauge:
- 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)
total: 71,600 70,058 km
standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (14,600 (18,668 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (2002)
dual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)
- total:
- 71,898 km
- standard gauge:
- 71,898 km 1.435-m gauge (18,115 km electrified)
- dual gauge:
- 23,945 km (multiple track not included in total) (2002)
total: 70,058 71,898 km
standard gauge: 68,000 71,898 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 (18,115 km electrified)narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial linesdual gauge: 22,640 23,945 km (not (multiple track not included in total) (2003) (2002)
- total:
- 74,408 km
- standard gauge:
- 74,408 km 1.435-m gauge (19,303 km electrified) (2004)
total: 71,898 74,408 km
standard gauge: 71,898 74,408 km 1.435-m gauge (18,115 (19,303 km electrified)
dual gauge: 23,945 km (multiple track not included in total) (2002)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 75,438 km
- standard gauge:
- 75,438 km 1.435-m gauge (20,151 km electrified) (2005)
total: 74,408 75,438 km
standard gauge: 74,408 75,438 km 1.435-m gauge (19,303 (20,151 km electrified) (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 77,834 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- standard gauge:
- 77,084 km 1.435-m gauge (24,433 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 750 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
Rewritten: too little of the 2008 text remains to mark the changes.
total:
77,834 km
country comparison to the world:
3
standard gauge:
77,084 km 1.435-m gauge (24,433 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
750 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
- total:
- 86,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- standard gauge:
- 86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (36,000 km electrified) (2009)
total:77,834 86,000 km
country comparison to the world:
3
standard gauge:77,084 86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (24,433 (36,000 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
750 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 86,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- standard gauge:
- 86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (36,000 km electrified) (2008)
total:
86,000 km
country comparison to the world:
3
standard gauge:
86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (36,000 km electrified) (2009) (2008)
- total:
- 191,270 km
- broad gauge:
- 100 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 191,270 km
broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 3
- total:
- 191,270 km
- broad gauge:
- 100 km 1.520-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 2
total: 191,270 km
broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 3 2
- total:
- 124,000 km
- standard gauge:
- 124,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 22,000 high-speed (2017)
- country comparison to the world:
- 2
total: 191,270 km 124,000 km
broad gauge: 1001.520-m gauge
standard gauge: 190,000 124,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified) (80,000 km
narrow gauge: 670 km 1.000-m gauge; 5000.762-m gauge (2014) electrified); 102,000 traditional, 22,000 high-speed (2017)
country comparison to the world: 2
- total:
- 124,000 km (2017)
- standard gauge:
- 124,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 22,000 high-speed (2017)
total: 124,000 km (2017)
standard gauge: 124,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 22,000 high-speed (2017)
country comparison to the world: 2
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- total:
- 131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed (2018)
total: 124,000 km (2017) 131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional,
standard gauge: 124,00022,000 29,000 high-speed (2017) (2018)
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 150,000 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (100,000 km electrified); 104,0000 traditional, 40,000 high-speed
total: 131,000 150,000 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (80,000 (100,000 km electrified); 102,000 104,0000 traditional, 29,000 40,000 high-speed (2018)
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