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Rail lines — Russia

Rail lines in Russia in 2021 — 85,544 km. Ranked 3 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 2.1%.

2021 85,544 km −0.01% vs 2020
World rank 3of 65
Period maximum 87,388 km1995
Period minimum 84,158 km2007

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Russia, 1995–202184,00085,00086,00087,00088,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 87,388 km1996: 87,086 km1997: 86,660 km1998: 86,151 km1999: 86,031 km2000: 86,075 km2001: 85,835 km2002: 85,542 km2003: 85,394 km2004: 85,286 km2005: 85,542 km2006: 85,253 km2007: 84,158 km2008: 85,194 km2009: 85,281 km2010: 85,292 km2011: 85,166 km2012: 85,248 km2013: 85,266 km2014: 84,581 km2015: 85,262 km2016: 85,375 km2017: 85,545 km2018: 85,626 km2019: 85,494 km2020: 85,555 km2021: 85,544 km
Change over the period: −1,844 (−2.11%) Average annual rate: -0.08 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Russia 85,544 km
Europe & Central Asia computed 347,393 km
Eastern Europe computed 146,607 km
Rail lines — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 85,544 −11 −0.01%
2020 85,555 +61 +0.07%
2019 85,494 −132 −0.15%
2018 85,626 +81 +0.09%
2017 85,545 +170 +0.2%
2016 85,375 +113 +0.13%
2015 85,262 +681 +0.81%
2014 84,581 −685 −0.8%
2013 85,266 +18 +0.02%
2012 85,248 +82 +0.1%
2011 85,166 −126 −0.15%
2010 85,292 +11 +0.01%
2009 85,281 +87 +0.1%
2008 85,194 +1,036 +1.23%
2007 84,158 −1,095 −1.28%
2006 85,253 −289 −0.34%
2005 85,542 +256 +0.3%
2004 85,286 −108 −0.13%
2003 85,394 −148 −0.17%
2002 85,542 −293 −0.34%
2001 85,835 −240 −0.28%
2000 86,075 +44 +0.05%
1999 86,031 −120 −0.14%
1998 86,151 −509 −0.59%
1997 86,660 −426 −0.49%
1996 87,086 −302 −0.35%
1995 87,388 — —

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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