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Railways Uruguay, in 36 editions.
The entry for Uruguay published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- 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”
3,000 km, all 1.435-meter standard gauge and government owned
3,000 km, all 1.435-meter standard gauge and government owned
The same text in 3 editions, 1992 to 1994.
Published as “Railroads”
3,000 km, all 1.435-meter (standard) gauge and government owned
3,000 km, all 1.435-meter standard (standard) gauge and government owned
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 3,000 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,000 km 1.435-m gauge
total: 3,000 km, all 1.435-meter (standard) km
standard gauge: 3,000 km 1.435-m gauge and government owned
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
- total:
- 2,070 km (461 km closed; additional 460 km only partially operational)
- standard gauge:
- 2,070 km 1.435-m gauge
total: 3,000 2,070 km (461 km closed; additional 460 km only partially
operational)
standard gauge: 3,000 2,070 km 1.435-m gauge
- total:
- 2,998 km (918 km closed) (1997)
- standard gauge:
- 2,075 km 1.435-m gauge
total: 2,070 km (461 2,998 km closed; additional 460 (918 km only partially closed) (1997)
operational)
standard gauge: 2,070 2,075 km 1.435-m gauge
- total:
- 2,994 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (921 km closed) (1997)
total: 2,998 km (918 2,994 km closed) (1997)
standard gauge: 2,075 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (921 km closed) (1997)
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (1997)
total: 2,994 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (921 km closed) (1997)
- total:
- 2,073 km standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (2000)
total: 2,073 km(1997) (2000)
- total:
- 2,993 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,993 km 1.435-m gauge
note: of the total route length, 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in only partial use; moreover, not all lines offer passenger service (2001)
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 2,993 km
standard gauge: 2,993 km 1.435-m gauge
note: of the total route length, 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in only partial use; moreover, not all lines offer passenger service (2001)
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2002)
total: 2,993 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,993 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: of the total route length, 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in only partial use; moreover, not all lines offer passenger service (2001) use (2002)
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2003)
total: 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2004)
total: 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2005)
total: 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 2,073 km
- standard gauge:
- 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2006)
total: 2,073 km
standard gauge: 2,073 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2005) (2006)
- total:
- 1,641 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 79
- standard gauge:
- 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 2,073
1,641 km
country comparison to the world:
79
standard gauge: 2,073
1,641 km 1.435-m gauge
note: 461 km have been taken out of service and 460 km are in partial use (2006)
- total:
- 1,641 km (1,200 km operational)
- country comparison to the world:
- 79
- standard gauge:
- 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2010)
total:
1,641 km (1,200 km operational)
country comparison to the world:
79
standard gauge:
1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2008) (2010)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- total:
- 1,641 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 77
- standard gauge:
- 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (1,200 km operational) (2010)
total:
1,641 km (1,200 km operational)
country comparison to the world:79 77
standard gauge:
1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (1,200 km operational) (2010)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 1,641 km
- standard gauge:
- 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 77
total: 1,641 km
standard gauge: 1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world:
standard gauge:
1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (1,200 km operational) (2010)
- total:
- 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km)
- standard gauge:
- 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016)
- country comparison to the world:
- 78
total: 1,641 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km)
standard gauge: 1,641 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) (2016)
country comparison to the world: 77 78
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016)
- standard gauge:
- 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016)
total: 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016)
standard gauge: 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016)
country comparison to the world: 78
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 1,673 km (2016) (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km)
- standard gauge:
- 1,673 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge
total: 1,673 km (2016) (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016)
standard gauge: 1,673 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (2016)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Uruguay: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/uruguay/railways.