Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — CIS

Rail lines in the CIS in 2021 — 116,779 km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 1.3%.

2021 116,779 km −0.17% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 116,978 km2020
Period minimum 112,374 km2007

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — CIS, 1995–2021112,000114,000116,000118,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 115,293 km1996: 114,791 km1997: 114,465 km1998: 114,060 km1999: 113,799 km2000: 113,825 km2001: 114,130 km2002: 113,764 km2003: 113,770 km2004: 113,943 km2005: 113,489 km2006: 114,112 km2007: 112,374 km2008: 114,236 km2009: 113,463 km2010: 114,285 km2011: 113,500 km2012: 113,911 km2013: 113,917 km2014: 113,967 km2015: 114,680 km2016: 115,615 km2017: 116,699 km2018: 116,814 km2019: 116,782 km2020: 116,978 km2021: 116,779 km
Change over the period: +1,486 (+1.29%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %
Rail lines — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 116,779 −199 −0.17%
2020 116,978 +196 +0.17%
2019 116,782 −32 −0.03%
2018 116,814 +115 +0.1%
2017 116,699 +1,084 +0.94%
2016 115,615 +935 +0.82%
2015 114,680 +713 +0.63%
2014 113,967 +50 +0.04%
2013 113,917 +6 +0.01%
2012 113,911 +411 +0.36%
2011 113,500 −785 −0.69%
2010 114,285 +822 +0.72%
2009 113,463 −773 −0.68%
2008 114,236 +1,862 +1.66%
2007 112,374 −1,738 −1.52%
2006 114,112 +623 +0.55%
2005 113,489 −454 −0.4%
2004 113,943 +173 +0.15%
2003 113,770 +6 +0.01%
2002 113,764 −366 −0.32%
2001 114,130 +305 +0.27%
2000 113,825 +26 +0.02%
1999 113,799 −261 −0.23%
1998 114,060 −405 −0.35%
1997 114,465 −326 −0.28%
1996 114,791 −502 −0.44%
1995 115,293

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.