Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — New Zealand

Rail lines in New Zealand in 1998 — 3,908 km. Ranked 32 in the world out of 97. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

1998 3,908 km −0.13% vs 1997
World rank 32of 97
Period maximum 3,913 km1996
Period minimum 3,908 km1998

Trend over time

1996–1998 · km

Rail lines — New Zealand, 1996–19983,9083,9103,9123,9141996199719981996: 3,913 km1997: 3,913 km1998: 3,908 km
Change over the period: −5 (−0.13%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %
Rail lines — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
1998 3,908 −5 −0.13%
1997 3,913 +0 +0%
1996 3,913

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.