Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — European Union

Rail lines in the European Union in 2021 — 190,464 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 10%.

2021 190,464 km +0.09% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 211,694 km1995
Period minimum 159,563 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — European Union, 1995–2021140,000160,000180,000200,000220,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 211,694 km1996: 210,613 km1997: 207,911 km1998: 207,491 km1999: 203,680 km2000: 202,471 km2001: 198,467 km2002: 199,042 km2003: 198,746 km2004: 196,969 km2005: 195,779 km2006: 196,776 km2007: 197,319 km2008: 197,737 km2009: 200,950 km2010: 195,332 km2011: 188,372 km2012: 190,313 km2013: 185,700 km2014: 159,563 km2015: 188,207 km2016: 189,099 km2017: 188,912 km2018: 189,905 km2019: 189,880 km2020: 190,289 km2021: 190,464 km
Change over the period: −21,230 (−10.03%) Average annual rate: -0.41 %
Rail lines — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 190,464 +174 +0.09%
2020 190,289 +409 +0.22%
2019 189,880 −24 −0.01%
2018 189,905 +993 +0.53%
2017 188,912 −187 −0.1%
2016 189,099 +893 +0.47%
2015 188,207 +28,644 +17.95%
2014 159,563 −26,137 −14.07%
2013 185,700 −4,613 −2.42%
2012 190,313 +1,941 +1.03%
2011 188,372 −6,960 −3.56%
2010 195,332 −5,618 −2.8%
2009 200,950 +3,213 +1.62%
2008 197,737 +418 +0.21%
2007 197,319 +544 +0.28%
2006 196,776 +996 +0.51%
2005 195,779 −1,190 −0.6%
2004 196,969 −1,777 −0.89%
2003 198,746 −296 −0.15%
2002 199,042 +575 +0.29%
2001 198,467 −4,004 −1.98%
2000 202,471 −1,209 −0.59%
1999 203,680 −3,811 −1.84%
1998 207,491 −420 −0.2%
1997 207,911 −2,702 −1.28%
1996 210,613 −1,081 −0.51%
1995 211,694

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.