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Rail lines — Poland

Rail lines in Poland in 2021 — 18,620 km. Ranked 9 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 22.4%.

2021 18,620 km +0.05% vs 2020
World rank 9of 65
Period maximum 23,986 km1995
Period minimum 18,429 km2016

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Poland, 1995–202118,00020,00022,00024,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 23,986 km1996: 23,420 km1997: 23,328 km1998: 23,210 km1999: 22,891 km2000: 22,560 km2001: 20,134 km2002: 20,223 km2003: 19,900 km2004: 19,617 km2005: 19,599 km2006: 19,429 km2007: 19,419 km2008: 19,627 km2009: 19,764 km2010: 19,702 km2011: 19,725 km2012: 19,617 km2013: 18,959 km2014: 18,942 km2015: 18,510 km2016: 18,429 km2017: 18,513 km2018: 18,536 km2019: 18,538 km2020: 18,611 km2021: 18,620 km
Change over the period: −5,366 (−22.37%) Average annual rate: -0.97 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Poland 18,620 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Eastern Europe computed 146,607 km
Rail lines — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 18,620 +9 +0.05%
2020 18,611 +73 +0.39%
2019 18,538 +2 +0.01%
2018 18,536 +23 +0.12%
2017 18,513 +84 +0.46%
2016 18,429 −81 −0.44%
2015 18,510 −432 −2.28%
2014 18,942 −17 −0.09%
2013 18,959 −658 −3.35%
2012 19,617 −108 −0.55%
2011 19,725 +23 +0.12%
2010 19,702 −62 −0.31%
2009 19,764 +137 +0.7%
2008 19,627 +208 +1.07%
2007 19,419 −10 −0.05%
2006 19,429 −170 −0.87%
2005 19,599 −18 −0.09%
2004 19,617 −283 −1.42%
2003 19,900 −323 −1.6%
2002 20,223 +89 +0.44%
2001 20,134 −2,426 −10.75%
2000 22,560 −331 −1.45%
1999 22,891 −319 −1.37%
1998 23,210 −118 −0.51%
1997 23,328 −92 −0.39%
1996 23,420 −566 −2.36%
1995 23,986 — —

Eastern Europe, 2021

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

RU Russia 85,544 PL Poland 18,620 RO Romania 10,769 CZ Czechia 9,357 HU Hungary 8,037 BY Belarus 5,474 BG Bulgaria 4,031 SK Slovakia 3,626 MD Moldova 1,149
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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.

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