Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — Western Europe

Rail lines in Western Europe in 2021 — 77,125 km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 13.3%.

2021 77,125 km +0.33% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 89,001 km1995
Period minimum 46,307 km2014

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — Western Europe, 1995–202140,00060,00080,000100,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 89,001 km1996: 88,035 km1997: 85,686 km1998: 85,385 km1999: 82,197 km2000: 81,400 km2001: 81,012 km2002: 80,877 km2003: 80,971 km2004: 79,798 km2005: 78,511 km2006: 79,680 km2007: 79,640 km2008: 79,846 km2009: 83,113 km2010: 79,441 km2011: 72,390 km2012: 75,322 km2013: 72,264 km2014: 46,307 km2015: 74,993 km2016: 75,445 km2017: 75,620 km2018: 77,656 km2019: 77,176 km2020: 76,873 km2021: 77,125 km
Change over the period: −11,876 (−13.34%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %
Rail lines — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 77,125 +252 +0.33%
2020 76,873 −303 −0.39%
2019 77,176 −480 −0.62%
2018 77,656 +2,036 +2.69%
2017 75,620 +175 +0.23%
2016 75,445 +452 +0.6%
2015 74,993 +28,687 +61.95%
2014 46,307 −25,957 −35.92%
2013 72,264 −3,058 −4.06%
2012 75,322 +2,932 +4.05%
2011 72,390 −7,051 −8.88%
2010 79,441 −3,673 −4.42%
2009 83,113 +3,267 +4.09%
2008 79,846 +206 +0.26%
2007 79,640 −40 −0.05%
2006 79,680 +1,169 +1.49%
2005 78,511 −1,286 −1.61%
2004 79,798 −1,173 −1.45%
2003 80,971 +94 +0.12%
2002 80,877 −135 −0.17%
2001 81,012 −388 −0.48%
2000 81,400 −797 −0.97%
1999 82,197 −3,188 −3.73%
1998 85,385 −301 −0.35%
1997 85,686 −2,349 −2.67%
1996 88,035 −966 −1.09%
1995 89,001

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.