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Rail lines — Ireland

Rail lines in Ireland in 2021 — 1,650 km. Ranked 47 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 15.6%.

2021 1,650 km −12.61% vs 2020
World rank 47of 65
Period maximum 2,174 km2016
Period minimum 1,458 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Ireland, 1995–20211,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 1,954 km1996: 1,954 km1997: 1,945 km1998: 1,909 km1999: 1,909 km2000: 1,919 km2001: 1,919 km2002: 1,919 km2003: 1,919 km2004: 1,919 km2005: 1,919 km2006: 1,919 km2007: 1,919 km2008: 1,919 km2009: 1,919 km2010: 1,919 km2011: 1,919 km2012: 1,919 km2013: 1,894 km2014: 1,458 km2015: 1,458 km2016: 2,174 km2017: 1,888 km2018: 1,888 km2019: 1,888 km2020: 1,888 km2021: 1,650 km
Change over the period: −304 (−15.56%) Average annual rate: -0.65 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Ireland 1,650 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Rail lines — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 1,650 −238 −12.61%
2020 1,888 +0 +0%
2019 1,888 +0 +0%
2018 1,888 +0 +0%
2017 1,888 −286 −13.16%
2016 2,174 +716 +49.11%
2015 1,458 +0 +0%
2014 1,458 −436 −23.02%
2013 1,894 −25 −1.3%
2012 1,919 +0 +0%
2011 1,919 +0 +0%
2010 1,919 +0 +0%
2009 1,919 +0 +0%
2008 1,919 +0 +0%
2007 1,919 +0 +0%
2006 1,919 +0 +0%
2005 1,919 +0 +0%
2004 1,919 +0 +0%
2003 1,919 +0 +0%
2002 1,919 +0 +0%
2001 1,919 +0 +0%
2000 1,919 +10 +0.52%
1999 1,909 +0 +0%
1998 1,909 −36 −1.85%
1997 1,945 −9 −0.46%
1996 1,954 +0 +0%
1995 1,954

Northern Europe, 2021

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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.