Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Euro area

Rail lines in the Euro area in 2021 — 133,967 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 8%.

2021 133,967 km −0.2% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 145,681 km1995
Period minimum 102,810 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Euro area, 1995–2021100,000120,000140,000160,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 145,681 km1996: 145,113 km1997: 142,815 km1998: 142,306 km1999: 139,043 km2000: 138,432 km2001: 137,877 km2002: 137,793 km2003: 138,358 km2004: 136,940 km2005: 135,935 km2006: 137,113 km2007: 137,746 km2008: 137,984 km2009: 140,964 km2010: 137,513 km2011: 130,508 km2012: 132,612 km2013: 128,854 km2014: 102,810 km2015: 131,848 km2016: 133,009 km2017: 132,789 km2018: 133,902 km2019: 133,899 km2020: 134,234 km2021: 133,967 km
Change over the period: −11,714 (−8.04%) Average annual rate: -0.32 %
Rail lines — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 133,967 −267 −0.2%
2020 134,234 +335 +0.25%
2019 133,899 −3 −0%
2018 133,902 +1,113 +0.84%
2017 132,789 −219 −0.16%
2016 133,009 +1,161 +0.88%
2015 131,848 +29,038 +28.24%
2014 102,810 −26,045 −20.21%
2013 128,854 −3,758 −2.83%
2012 132,612 +2,104 +1.61%
2011 130,508 −7,005 −5.09%
2010 137,513 −3,450 −2.45%
2009 140,964 +2,980 +2.16%
2008 137,984 +238 +0.17%
2007 137,746 +634 +0.46%
2006 137,113 +1,177 +0.87%
2005 135,935 −1,005 −0.73%
2004 136,940 −1,418 −1.02%
2003 138,358 +565 +0.41%
2002 137,793 −84 −0.06%
2001 137,877 −555 −0.4%
2000 138,432 −611 −0.44%
1999 139,043 −3,263 −2.29%
1998 142,306 −509 −0.36%
1997 142,815 −2,298 −1.58%
1996 145,113 −568 −0.39%
1995 145,681

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.