Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Iran

Rail lines in Iran in 2021 — 9,455 km. Ranked 17 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 77.3%.

2021 9,455 km +0.01% vs 2020
World rank 17of 65
Period maximum 9,455 km2021
Period minimum 5,332 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Iran, 1995–20214,0006,0008,00010,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 5,332 km1996: 5,372 km1997: 5,733 km1998: 6,002 km1999: 6,005 km2000: 6,042 km2001: 6,048 km2002: 6,152 km2003: 6,154 km2004: 6,405 km2005: 7,131 km2006: 7,265 km2007: 7,335 km2008: 7,555 km2009: 7,904 km2010: 8,217 km2011: 8,368 km2012: 8,368 km2013: 8,593 km2014: 8,560 km2015: 8,560 km2016: 8,576 km2017: 9,021 km2018: 9,327 km2019: 9,454 km2020: 9,454 km2021: 9,455 km
Change over the period: +4,123 (+77.33%) Average annual rate: 2.23 %
Rail lines — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 9,455 +1 +0.01%
2020 9,454 −0 −0%
2019 9,454 +127 +1.36%
2018 9,327 +306 +3.39%
2017 9,021 +445 +5.19%
2016 8,576 +17 +0.19%
2015 8,560 +0 +0%
2014 8,560 −33 −0.38%
2013 8,593 +225 +2.68%
2012 8,368 +1 +0.01%
2011 8,368 +151 +1.84%
2010 8,217 +313 +3.96%
2009 7,904 +349 +4.62%
2008 7,555 +220 +2.99%
2007 7,335 +70 +0.96%
2006 7,265 +134 +1.88%
2005 7,131 +726 +11.33%
2004 6,405 +251 +4.08%
2003 6,154 +2 +0.03%
2002 6,152 +104 +1.72%
2001 6,048 +6 +0.1%
2000 6,042 +37 +0.62%
1999 6,005 +3 +0.05%
1998 6,002 +269 +4.69%
1997 5,733 +361 +6.72%
1996 5,372 +40 +0.75%
1995 5,332

Southern Asia, 2021

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

IN India 68,103 IR Iran 9,455

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.