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
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Ireland, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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