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Rail lines — Egypt

Rail lines in Egypt in 2016 — 5,153 km. Ranked 27 in the world out of 73. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 7.1%.

2016 5,153 km +0% vs 2015
World rank 27of 73
Period maximum 5,195 km2005
Period minimum 4,810 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2016 · km

Rail lines — Egypt, 1995–20164,8004,9005,0005,1005,200199519982001200420072010201320161995: 4,810 km1996: 4,940 km1997: 4,976 km1998: 5,006 km1999: 5,024 km2000: 5,062 km2001: 5,125 km2002: 5,150 km2003: 5,150 km2004: 5,150 km2005: 5,195 km2006: 5,063 km2007: 5,063 km2008: 5,195 km2009: 5,195 km2010: 5,195 km2015: 5,153 km2016: 5,153 km
Change over the period: +343 (+7.13%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %
Rail lines — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2016 5,153 +0 +0%
2015 5,153
2010 5,195 +0 +0%
2009 5,195 +0 +0%
2008 5,195 +132 +2.61%
2007 5,063 +0 +0%
2006 5,063 −132 −2.54%
2005 5,195 +45 +0.87%
2004 5,150 +0 +0%
2003 5,150 +0 +0%
2002 5,150 +25 +0.49%
2001 5,125 +63 +1.24%
2000 5,062 +38 +0.76%
1999 5,024 +18 +0.36%
1998 5,006 +30 +0.6%
1997 4,976 +36 +0.73%
1996 4,940 +130 +2.7%
1995 4,810

Northern Africa, 2016

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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.