Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Saudi Arabia

Rail lines in Saudi Arabia in 2018 — 2,939 km. Ranked 40 in the world out of 78. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 188.7%.

2018 2,939 km +12.18% vs 2017
World rank 40of 78
Period maximum 2,939 km2018
Period minimum 958 km2000

Trend over time

1995–2018 · km

Rail lines — Saudi Arabia, 1995–201801,0002,0003,0001995199820012004200720102013201620181995: 1,018 km1996: 1,018 km1997: 1,018 km1998: 1,018 km1999: 1,018 km2000: 958 km2001: 1,078 km2002: 1,020 km2003: 1,020 km2004: 1,020 km2005: 1,020 km2006: 1,020 km2007: 1,020 km2008: 1,020 km2010: 1,412 km2017: 2,620 km2018: 2,939 km
Change over the period: +1,921 (+188.7%) Average annual rate: 4.72 %
Rail lines — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2018 2,939 +319 +12.18%
2017 2,620
2010 1,412
2008 1,020 +0 +0%
2007 1,020 +0 +0%
2006 1,020 +0 +0%
2005 1,020 +0 +0%
2004 1,020 +0 +0%
2003 1,020 +0 +0%
2002 1,020 −58 −5.38%
2001 1,078 +120 +12.53%
2000 958 −60 −5.89%
1999 1,018 +0 +0%
1998 1,018 +0 +0%
1997 1,018 +0 +0%
1996 1,018 +0 +0%
1995 1,018

Western Asia, 2018

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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.