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How many kilometres of railway track criss-cross the world?

1.3 million
km
1,300,000 exactly, give or take
The world's railways add up to an estimated 1.3 million km of route — enough track to wrap around the equator more than 30 times.SOURCECIA World Factbook
Scale check: 1.3 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.
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