Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Canada

Rail lines in Canada in 2021 — 48,150 km. Ranked 5 in the world out of 65. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 2.5%.

2021 48,150 km −0.33% vs 2020
World rank 5of 65
Period maximum 48,498 km2016
Period minimum 45,582 km2015

Trend over time

2014–2021 · km

Rail lines — Canada, 2014–202145,00046,00047,00048,00049,000201420152016201720182019202020212014: 46,969 km2015: 45,582 km2016: 48,498 km2017: 48,150 km2018: 47,687 km2019: 47,987 km2020: 48,309 km2021: 48,150 km
Change over the period: +1,181 (+2.52%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %
Rail lines — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 48,150 −159 −0.33%
2020 48,309 +322 +0.67%
2019 47,987 +300 +0.63%
2018 47,687 −463 −0.96%
2017 48,150 −348 −0.72%
2016 48,498 +2,917 +6.4%
2015 45,582 −1,387 −2.95%
2014 46,969

Northern America, 2021

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About the indicator

The length of rail lines available for traffic, regardless of the number of parallel tracks on a stretch. Multi-track sections are counted once, so the indicator reflects the configuration of the network rather than its capacity.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.