Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — South Korea

Rail lines in South Korea in 2021 — 4,309 km. Ranked 24 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 38.9%.

2021 4,309 km +0.56% vs 2020
World rank 24of 65
Period maximum 4,309 km2021
Period minimum 3,101 km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — South Korea, 1995–20213,0003,5004,0004,50019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 3,101 km1996: 3,120 km1997: 3,118 km1998: 3,125 km1999: 3,118 km2000: 3,123 km2001: 3,125 km2002: 3,129 km2003: 3,140 km2004: 3,374 km2005: 3,392 km2006: 3,392 km2007: 3,399 km2008: 3,381 km2009: 3,378 km2010: 3,618 km2011: 3,637 km2012: 3,650 km2013: 3,666 km2014: 3,668 km2015: 3,944 km2016: 4,071 km2017: 4,071 km2018: 4,200 km2019: 4,109 km2020: 4,285 km2021: 4,309 km
Change over the period: +1,208 (+38.94%) Average annual rate: 1.27 %
Rail lines — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 4,309 +24 +0.56%
2020 4,285 +176 +4.27%
2019 4,109 −91 −2.16%
2018 4,200 +129 +3.17%
2017 4,071 +0 +0%
2016 4,071 +127 +3.22%
2015 3,944 +276 +7.52%
2014 3,668 +2 +0.06%
2013 3,666 +16 +0.44%
2012 3,650 +13 +0.35%
2011 3,637 +19 +0.52%
2010 3,618 +240 +7.11%
2009 3,378 −3 −0.09%
2008 3,381 −18 −0.53%
2007 3,399 +7 +0.21%
2006 3,392 +0 +0%
2005 3,392 +18 +0.53%
2004 3,374 +234 +7.45%
2003 3,140 +11 +0.35%
2002 3,129 +4 +0.13%
2001 3,125 +2 +0.06%
2000 3,123 +5 +0.16%
1999 3,118 −7 −0.22%
1998 3,125 +7 +0.22%
1997 3,118 −2 −0.06%
1996 3,120 +19 +0.61%
1995 3,101

Eastern Asia, 2021

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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.