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

Italy: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 16,879 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,879
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 38 countries
All-time high
16,879
in 2024
All-time low
15,916
in 2004
Years of data
36
1962–2024

Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy, 1962–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1962199320241962: 16.2k1990: 16.1k1991: 16.1k1992: 15.9k1993: 15.9k1994: 16.0k1995: 16.0k1996: 16.0k1997: 16.0k1998: 16.1k1999: 16.1k2000: 16.0k2001: 16.0k2002: 16.0k2003: 16.0k2004: 15.9k2005: 16.2k2006: 16.3k2007: 16.3k2008: 16.5k2009: 16.7k2010: 16.7k2011: 16.7k2012: 16.7k2013: 16.8k2014: 16.7k2015: 16.7k2016: 16.8k2017: 16.8k2018: 16.8k2019: 16.8k2020: 16.8k2021: 16.8k2022: 16.8k2023: 16.8k2024: 16.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy is 16,879, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy peaked at 16,879 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,916, in 2004.

That places Italy 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy, 1962 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1962 16,208
1990 16,066 -0.9%
1991 16,066 +0.0%
1992 15,950 -0.7%
1993 15,939 -0.1%
1994 16,002 +0.4%
1995 16,005 +0.0%
1996 16,014 +0.1%
1997 16,030 +0.1%
1998 16,080 +0.3%
1999 16,092 +0.1%
2000 15,974 -0.7%
2001 16,035 +0.4%
2002 15,985 -0.3%
2003 15,965 -0.1%
2004 15,916 -0.3%
2005 16,225 +1.9%
2006 16,295 +0.4%
2007 16,335 +0.2%
2008 16,529 +1.2%
2009 16,686 +0.9%
2010 16,704 +0.1%
2011 16,726 +0.1%
2012 16,742 +0.1%
2013 16,752 +0.1%
2014 16,722 -0.2%
2015 16,724 +0.0%
2016 16,788 +0.4%
2017 16,787 -0.0%
2018 16,781 -0.0%
2019 16,779 -0.0%
2020 16,782 +0.0%
2021 16,832 +0.3%
2022 16,829 -0.0%
2023 16,832 +0.0%
2024 16,879 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,208 16,208 16,208 1
1990s 16,024 15,939 16,092 10
2000s 16,194 15,916 16,686 10
2010s 16,750 16,704 16,788 10
2020s 16,831 16,782 16,879 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 France 27,564 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 19,760 compare
  3. 4 Poland 19,625 compare
  4. 6 Spain 16,257 compare
  5. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,189 compare
  6. 8 Sweden 10,902 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Italy was 16,879 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16,879 in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 15,916 in 2004.
How does Italy rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Italy ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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
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Coverage
40 places, 1,287 data points, 1962–2024
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