Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland

Ireland: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 2,045 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,045
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2,045
in 2013
All-time low
1,834
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 1.9k1991: 1.9k1992: 1.9k1993: 1.9k1994: 1.9k1995: 1.9k1996: 2.0k1997: 1.9k1998: 1.9k1999: 1.9k2000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 2.0k2014: 2.0k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.0k2020: 2.0k2021: 2.0k2022: 2.0k2023: 2.0k2024: 2.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland stood at 2,045. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland peaked at 2,045 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,834, in 2002.

Ireland ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 1,944
1991 1,944 +0.0%
1992 1,944 +0.0%
1993 1,947 +0.2%
1994 1,947 +0.0%
1995 1,945 -0.1%
1996 1,954 +0.5%
1997 1,908 -2.4%
1998 1,909 +0.1%
1999 1,919 +0.5%
2000 1,919 +0.0%
2001 1,919 +0.0%
2002 1,834 -4.4%
2003 1,834 +0.0%
2004 1,834 +0.0%
2005 1,834 +0.0%
2006 1,834 +0.0%
2007 1,834 +0.0%
2008 1,835 +0.1%
2009 1,835 +0.0%
2010 1,835 +0.0%
2011 1,839 +0.2%
2012 1,839 +0.0%
2013 2,045 +11.2%
2014 2,045 +0.0%
2015 2,045 +0.0%
2016 2,045 +0.0%
2017 2,045 +0.0%
2018 2,045 +0.0%
2019 2,045 +0.0%
2020 2,045 +0.0%
2021 2,045 +0.0%
2022 2,045 +0.0%
2023 2,045 +0.0%
2024 2,045 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,936 1,908 1,954 10
2000s 1,851 1,834 1,919 10
2010s 1,983 1,835 2,045 10
2020s 2,045 2,045 2,045 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 21 Croatia 2,617 compare
  2. 22 Portugal 2,526 compare
  3. 23 Denmark 2,448 compare
  4. 25 Lithuania 1,924 compare
  5. 26 Latvia 1,831 compare
  6. 27 Greece 1,818 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland was 2,045 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,045 in 2013.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,834 in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Ireland ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,287 data points, 1962–2024
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