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

Poland: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 19,625 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
19,625
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 38 countries
All-time high
26,228
in 1990
All-time low
19,132
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 26.2k1991: 25.8k1992: 25.3k1993: 24.9k1994: 24.3k1995: 24.0k1996: 23.4k1997: 23.4k1998: 23.2k1999: 22.9k2000: 22.6k2001: 21.1k2002: 21.1k2003: 19.9k2004: 20.2k2005: 20.3k2006: 20.2k2007: 20.1k2008: 20.2k2009: 20.4k2010: 20.2k2011: 20.2k2012: 20.1k2013: 19.3k2014: 19.2k2015: 19.2k2016: 19.1k2017: 19.2k2018: 19.2k2019: 19.4k2020: 19.4k2021: 19.3k2022: 19.4k2023: 19.5k2024: 19.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Poland stood at 19,625.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Poland peaked at 26,228 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,132, in 2016.

Poland ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,350 22,891 26,228 10
2000s 20,599 19,900 22,560 10
2010s 19,524 19,132 20,228 10
2020s 19,438 19,287 19,625 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Germany 38,783 compare
  2. 2 France 27,564 compare
  3. 3 Ukraine 19,760 compare
  4. 5 Italy 16,879 compare
  5. 6 Spain 16,257 compare
  6. 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,189 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Poland?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Poland was 19,625 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 26,228 in 1990.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 19,132 in 2016.
How does Poland rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Poland ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,287 data points, 1962–2024
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