2. Trans-Asian Railway by subregion
| South-East
Asia: |
Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand,
Viet Nam |
12,600
km |
| North
and North-East Asia: |
China,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Republic
of Korea, Russian Federation |
32,500
km |
| Central
Asia and Caucasus: |
Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
13,200
km |
| South
Asia + Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey: |
Bangladesh,
India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Turkey |
22,600
km |
|
Total: |
|
80,900 km |
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3. Track gauges and overall route length
by country along the Trans-Asian
Railway network
| Country |
Gauge
(mm) |
Route
length |
Country |
Gauge
(mm) |
Route
length |
| Armenia |
1,520 |
845
km |
Mongolia |
1,520 |
1,815
km |
| Azerbaijan |
1,520 |
2,116
km |
Myanmar |
1,000 |
4,848
km |
Bangladesh |
1,000
1,676 |
2,734
km |
Nepal |
1,676 |
53
km |
Cambodia |
1,000 |
603
km |
Pakistan |
1,676
1,000 |
7,346
km |
| China |
1,435
1,000 |
73,000
km |
Russian
Federation |
1,520
1,067 |
86,660
km |
| Georgia |
1,520 |
1,562
km |
Republic
of Korea |
1,435 |
3,374
km |
| DPR
Korea |
1,435 |
5,200
km |
Singapore |
1,000 |
23.5
km |
India |
1,676
1,000
762 |
63,221
km |
Sri
Lanka |
1,676 |
1,463
km |
Indonesia |
1,067
750 |
7,973
km |
Tajikistan |
1,520 |
617
km |
| Islamic
Republic of Iran |
|
7,266
km |
Thailand |
1,000 |
4,071
km |
| Kazakhstan |
1,520 |
13,770
km |
Turkey |
1,435 |
8,697
km |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1,520 |
424
km |
Turkmenistan |
1,520 |
2,313
km |
| Lao
PDR |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Uzbekistan |
1,520 |
3,986
km |
Malaysia |
1,000 |
1,667
km |
Viet
Nam |
1,000
1,435
Mixed
1,000/1,435 |
2,237
km |
(Source:
Railway Directory - Railway Gazette, year 2006, except for
Singapore for which the source is UNESCAP)
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4.
Shortest "capital-to-capital" all-rail
distances along Trans-Asian Railway
Northern Corridor (in kilometres)
(Distances
rounded up to nearest hundred)
| |
Astana |
Beijing |
Moscow |
Pyongyang |
Seoul |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Astana |
|
5,600 |
2,800 |
7,000 |
7,300 |
4,400 |
| Beijing |
5,600 |
|
7,900 |
1,400 |
1,700 |
1,700 |
| Moscow |
2,800 |
7,900 |
|
8,500 |
8,800 |
6,200 |
| Pyongyang |
7,000 |
1,400 |
8,500 |
|
300 |
3,000 |
| Seoul |
7,300 |
1,700 |
8,800 |
300 |
|
3,300 |
| Ulaanbaatar |
4,400 |
1,700 |
6,200 |
3,000 |
3,300 |
|
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5. Selected "capital-to-capital"
all-rail distances along Trans-Asian Railway
routes in Central Asia, Islamic
Republic of Iran, Russian Federation and
Turkey (in kilometres)
(Distances
rounded up to nearest hundred)
| |
Ankara |
Ashgabat |
Astana |
Bishkek |
Dushanbe |
Moscow |
Tashkent |
Tehran |
| Ankara |
|
4,000 |
6,300 |
5,300 |
4,700 |
n.a. |
4,600 |
2,500 |
| Ashgabat |
4,000 |
|
3,000 |
2,000 |
1,400 |
3,600 |
1,300 |
1,500 |
| Astana |
6,300 |
3,000 |
|
1,300 |
3,000 |
2,800 |
1,700 |
3,800 |
| Bishkek |
5,300 |
2,000 |
1,300 |
|
2,000 |
4,000 |
700 |
2,800 |
| Dushanbe |
4,700 |
1,400 |
3,000 |
2,000 |
|
4,900 |
1,300 |
2,200 |
| Moscow |
n.a. |
3,600 |
2,800 |
4,000 |
4,900 |
|
3,500 |
3,700* |
| Tashkent |
4,600 |
1,300 |
1,700 |
700 |
1,300 |
3,500 |
|
2,100 |
| Tehran |
2,500 |
1,500 |
3,800 |
2,800 |
2,200 |
3,700* |
2,100 |
|
* After
completion of line section Qazvin-Rasht-Astara (511 km)
between Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan
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6.
All-rail distances from landlocked countries of Central
Asia and Mongolia
(capital cities) to selected international
container ports
(Distances
rounded up to nearest hundred)
| |
Bandar
Abbas
(1) |
Busan
(via China)
(2) |
Lyanyungang
(3) |
Mersin
(4) |
Nakhodka
Vostochnaya
(5) |
Saint
Petersburg
(6) |
| Ashgabat |
2,000 |
9,500 |
7,300 |
3,600 |
10,100 |
4,200 |
| Astana |
4,300 |
7,800 |
5,600 |
5,900 |
7,500 |
3,400 |
| Bishkek |
3,400 |
7,700 |
5,600 |
4,900 |
8,400 |
4,200 |
| Dushanbe |
2,800 |
9,500 |
7,300 |
4,300 |
10,100 |
5,000 |
| Tashkent |
2,700 |
8,200 |
6,000 |
4,200 |
8,800 |
3,800 |
| Ulaanbaatar |
8,300 |
2,800 |
1,800
(Port of Tianjin) |
9,800 |
4,500 |
6,800 |
(1) Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian
Gulf)
(2) Republic of Korea (Pacific Ocean)
(3) China (Pacific Ocean)
(4) Turkey (Mediterranean Sea)
(5) Russian Federation (Pacific Ocean)
(6) Russian Federation (Baltic Sea)
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To
date the TAR network comprises of almost 81,000 km of rail
routes that have been selected for their potential to serve
international trade within the UNESCAP region as well as
between Asia and Europe 