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    More than 4 million passengers travel by rail each year, a total distance of about 1.5 billion kilometres.

    Canada's rail system moves over 300 million tonnes of cargo each year.

    There are approximately 55,000 public, private and pedestrian highway/railway crossings in Canada.

    There are 13 commuter rail lines in total in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Commuter trains handled 58.6 million passengers in 2006.

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With 48,000 kilometres of track, Canada has one of the largest rail networks in the world. Transport Canada regulations, standards and programs work to make our railway system safe, secure, accessible, competitive and more environmentally responsible.

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Date Modified: 2009-12-23

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