Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Japan

Rail lines in Japan in 2011 — 20,087 km. Ranked 8 in the world out of 68. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 0.3%.

2011 20,087 km −0.26% vs 2010
World rank 8of 68
Period maximum 20,140 km2010
Period minimum 20,087 km2011

Trend over time

2010–2011 · km

Rail lines — Japan, 2010–201120,08020,10020,12020,14020,160201020112010: 20,140 km2011: 20,087 km
Change over the period: −53 (−0.26%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %
Rail lines — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2011 20,087 −53 −0.26%
2010 20,140

Eastern Asia, 2011

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

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.