2. Trans-Asian Railway by subregion
| South-East
Asia: |
Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand,
Viet Nam |
13,827 km |
| North
and North-East Asia: |
China,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Republic
of Korea, Russian Federation |
44,745 km |
| Caucasus region, Central Asia + Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey: |
Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
29,720 km |
| South
Asia: |
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
17,734 km |
|
Total: |
|
106,026 km |
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3. Track gauges and overall route length
by country
| Country |
Gauge
(mm) |
Route
length |
Country |
Gauge
(mm) |
Route
length |
| Armenia |
1,520 |
845
km |
Mongolia |
1,520 |
1,810
km |
| Azerbaijan |
1,520 |
2,100
km |
Myanmar |
1,000 |
5,099
km |
Bangladesh |
1,000
1,676 |
2,835
km |
Nepal |
1,676 |
53
km |
Cambodia |
1,000 |
750
km |
Pakistan |
1,676
1,000 |
7,791
km |
| China |
1,435
1,000 |
77,966
km |
Russian
Federation |
1,520
1,067 |
86,660
km |
| Georgia |
1,520 |
1,513
km |
Republic
of Korea |
1,435 |
3,382
km |
| DPR
Korea |
1,435 |
4,400
km |
Singapore |
1,000 |
23.5
km |
India |
1,676
1,000
762 |
63,465
km |
Sri
Lanka |
1,676 |
1,143
km |
Indonesia |
1,067
750 |
4,675
km |
Tajikistan |
1,520 |
616
km |
| Islamic
Republic of Iran |
|
8,596
km |
Thailand |
1,000 |
4,071
km |
| Kazakhstan |
1,520 |
14,205
km |
Turkey |
1,435 |
8,697
km |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1,520 |
417
km |
Turkmenistan |
1,520 |
3,081
km |
| Lao
PDR |
n.a. |
3.5 km |
Uzbekistan |
1,520 |
4,230
km |
Malaysia |
1,000 |
1,699
km |
Viet
Nam |
1,000
1,435
Mixed
1,000/1,435 |
2,600
km |
(Source:
Railway Directory - Railway Gazette, year 2007; Organization for Railways Cooperation; country statistics and 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 slightly over 114,000 km of rail routes that have been selected for their potential to serve international trade within the ESCAP region as well as between Asia and Europe. 