Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Europe & Central Asia

Rail lines in Europe & Central Asia in 2021 — 347,393 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 10.6%.

2021 347,393 km −5.76% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 388,532 km1995
Period minimum 340,365 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Europe & Central Asia, 1995–2021340,000360,000380,000400,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 388,532 km1996: 386,866 km1997: 383,723 km1998: 382,970 km1999: 379,025 km2000: 381,630 km2001: 377,957 km2002: 377,940 km2003: 377,757 km2004: 375,677 km2005: 357,496 km2006: 359,911 km2007: 374,880 km2008: 377,108 km2009: 375,882 km2010: 370,843 km2011: 367,246 km2012: 365,380 km2013: 360,786 km2014: 340,365 km2015: 371,912 km2016: 374,280 km2017: 376,046 km2018: 377,841 km2019: 365,662 km2020: 368,607 km2021: 347,393 km
Change over the period: −41,139 (−10.59%) Average annual rate: -0.43 %
Rail lines — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 347,393 −21,214 −5.76%
2020 368,607 +2,944 +0.81%
2019 365,662 −12,179 −3.22%
2018 377,841 +1,795 +0.48%
2017 376,046 +1,766 +0.47%
2016 374,280 +2,368 +0.64%
2015 371,912 +31,547 +9.27%
2014 340,365 −20,421 −5.66%
2013 360,786 −4,595 −1.26%
2012 365,380 −1,865 −0.51%
2011 367,246 −3,598 −0.97%
2010 370,843 −5,039 −1.34%
2009 375,882 −1,226 −0.33%
2008 377,108 +2,228 +0.59%
2007 374,880 +14,969 +4.16%
2006 359,911 +2,415 +0.68%
2005 357,496 −18,181 −4.84%
2004 375,677 −2,080 −0.55%
2003 377,757 −183 −0.05%
2002 377,940 −17 −0%
2001 377,957 −3,673 −0.96%
2000 381,630 +2,605 +0.69%
1999 379,025 −3,945 −1.03%
1998 382,970 −753 −0.2%
1997 383,723 −3,143 −0.81%
1996 386,866 −1,666 −0.43%
1995 388,532

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.