Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Eastern Europe

Rail lines in Eastern Europe in 2021 — 146,607 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 17.5%.

2021 146,607 km −12.62% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 177,606 km1995
Period minimum 146,607 km2021

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Eastern Europe, 1995–2021140,000150,000160,000170,000180,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 177,606 km1996: 176,755 km1997: 176,153 km1998: 175,360 km1999: 174,727 km2000: 174,304 km2001: 171,344 km2002: 171,264 km2003: 170,294 km2004: 169,711 km2005: 169,739 km2006: 169,225 km2007: 168,070 km2008: 169,066 km2009: 169,289 km2010: 169,206 km2011: 169,016 km2012: 168,968 km2013: 168,262 km2014: 167,547 km2015: 167,146 km2016: 167,650 km2017: 167,876 km2018: 167,813 km2019: 167,670 km2020: 167,786 km2021: 146,607 km
Change over the period: −30,999 (−17.45%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %
Rail lines — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 146,607 −21,178 −12.62%
2020 167,786 +116 +0.07%
2019 167,670 −143 −0.09%
2018 167,813 −63 −0.04%
2017 167,876 +226 +0.14%
2016 167,650 +503 +0.3%
2015 167,146 −401 −0.24%
2014 167,547 −715 −0.42%
2013 168,262 −706 −0.42%
2012 168,968 −49 −0.03%
2011 169,016 −189 −0.11%
2010 169,206 −83 −0.05%
2009 169,289 +223 +0.13%
2008 169,066 +996 +0.59%
2007 168,070 −1,155 −0.68%
2006 169,225 −514 −0.3%
2005 169,739 +28 +0.02%
2004 169,711 −583 −0.34%
2003 170,294 −970 −0.57%
2002 171,264 −80 −0.05%
2001 171,344 −2,960 −1.7%
2000 174,304 −423 −0.24%
1999 174,727 −633 −0.36%
1998 175,360 −793 −0.45%
1997 176,153 −602 −0.34%
1996 176,755 −851 −0.48%
1995 177,606

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.