Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Israel

Rail lines in Israel in 2021 — 1,720 km. Ranked 45 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 182%.

2021 1,720 km +6.24% vs 2020
World rank 45of 65
Period maximum 1,720 km2021
Period minimum 610 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Israel, 1995–20215001,0001,5002,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 610 km1996: 610 km1997: 610 km1998: 666 km1999: 663 km2000: 669 km2001: 676 km2002: 676 km2003: 615 km2004: 853 km2005: 910 km2006: 941 km2007: 958 km2008: 1,043 km2009: 1,052 km2010: 1,034 km2011: 1,079 km2012: 1,143 km2013: 1,153 km2014: 1,194 km2015: 1,277 km2016: 1,340 km2017: 1,495 km2018: 1,521 km2019: 1,599 km2020: 1,619 km2021: 1,720 km
Change over the period: +1,110 (+181.97%) Average annual rate: 4.07 %
Rail lines — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 1,720 +101 +6.24%
2020 1,619 +20 +1.26%
2019 1,599 +78 +5.12%
2018 1,521 +26 +1.74%
2017 1,495 +155 +11.56%
2016 1,340 +63 +4.94%
2015 1,277 +83 +6.95%
2014 1,194 +41 +3.56%
2013 1,153 +10 +0.92%
2012 1,143 +64 +5.9%
2011 1,079 +45 +4.35%
2010 1,034 −18 −1.7%
2009 1,052 +9 +0.83%
2008 1,043 +85 +8.89%
2007 958 +17 +1.81%
2006 941 +31 +3.41%
2005 910 +57 +6.68%
2004 853 +238 +38.7%
2003 615 −61 −9.02%
2002 676 +0 +0%
2001 676 +7 +1.05%
2000 669 +6 +0.9%
1999 663 −3 −0.45%
1998 666 +56 +9.18%
1997 610 +0 +0%
1996 610 +0 +0%
1995 610

Western Asia, 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.