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Rail lines — Germany

Rail lines in Germany in 2021 — 33,401 km. Ranked 6 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 19.9%.

2021 33,401 km +0.01% vs 2020
World rank 6of 65
Period maximum 41,718 km1995
Period minimum 33,332 km2015

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Germany, 1995–202132,50035,00037,50040,00042,50019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 41,718 km1996: 40,826 km1997: 38,450 km1998: 38,150 km1999: 37,589 km2000: 36,642 km2001: 36,050 km2002: 35,868 km2003: 36,054 km2004: 34,725 km2005: 34,228 km2006: 34,128 km2007: 33,978 km2008: 33,862 km2009: 33,721 km2010: 33,714 km2011: 33,576 km2012: 33,506 km2013: 33,449 km2014: 33,426 km2015: 33,332 km2016: 33,380 km2017: 33,488 km2018: 33,440 km2019: 33,423 km2020: 33,399 km2021: 33,401 km
Change over the period: −8,317 (−19.94%) Average annual rate: -0.85 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 33,401 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Western Europe computed 77,125 km
Rail lines — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 33,401 +2 +0.01%
2020 33,399 −24 −0.07%
2019 33,423 −17 −0.05%
2018 33,440 −48 −0.14%
2017 33,488 +108 +0.32%
2016 33,380 +48 +0.14%
2015 33,332 −94 −0.28%
2014 33,426 −23 −0.07%
2013 33,449 −57 −0.17%
2012 33,506 −70 −0.21%
2011 33,576 −138 −0.41%
2010 33,714 −7 −0.02%
2009 33,721 −141 −0.42%
2008 33,862 −115 −0.34%
2007 33,978 −151 −0.44%
2006 34,128 −100 −0.29%
2005 34,228 −496 −1.43%
2004 34,725 −1,329 −3.69%
2003 36,054 +186 +0.52%
2002 35,868 −182 −0.5%
2001 36,050 −592 −1.62%
2000 36,642 −947 −2.52%
1999 37,589 −561 −1.47%
1998 38,150 −300 −0.78%
1997 38,450 −2,376 −5.82%
1996 40,826 −892 −2.14%
1995 41,718 — —

Western Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 33,401 FR France 27,716 AT Austria 4,962 CH Switzerland 4,122 BE Belgium 3,612 NL Netherlands 3,041 LU Luxembourg 271
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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.

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