Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
38,783
Germany
Lowest
9
Liechtenstein, Principality of
Median
3,200
Years covered
63
1962β2024
Data points
1,287
What the numbers show
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 38,783 in Germany; the lowest is 9 in Liechtenstein, Principality of.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,200, and the mean is 6,700.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,309.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania, Republic of (up 8.9%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 30.9%).
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 38,783 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 2 | France | 27,564 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 19,760 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 4 | Poland, Republic of | 19,625 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 16,879 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 16,257 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 16,189 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 10,902 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 10,611 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 9,514 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 7,437 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 5,915 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 5,624 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Switzerland | 5,307 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 4,025 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 3,962 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 3,629 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Belgium | 3,615 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia, Republic of | 3,357 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 20 | Netherlands, The | 3,043 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia, Republic of | 2,617 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 2,526 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 2,448 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 24 | Ireland | 2,045 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania, Republic of | 1,924 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia, Republic of | 1,831 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 1,818 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1,208 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia, Republic of | 1,171 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 1,151 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | Georgia | 1,114 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,025 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 683 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 271 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 252.95 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 250.5 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Kosovo* | 246.35 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |