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

Spain: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 16,257 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
16,257
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 38 countries
All-time high
16,421
in 2022
All-time low
13,828
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 14.5k1991: 14.4k1992: 14.9k1993: 14.4k1994: 14.4k1995: 14.0k1996: 14.0k1997: 14.0k1998: 14.0k1999: 13.9k2000: 13.9k2001: 13.9k2002: 13.8k2003: 14.3k2004: 14.3k2005: 14.3k2006: 14.4k2007: 14.7k2008: 14.7k2009: 14.7k2010: 15.1k2011: 15.2k2012: 15.2k2013: 15.3k2014: 15.2k2015: 15.4k2016: 16.2k2017: 15.9k2018: 15.4k2019: 16.0k2020: 16.1k2021: 16.2k2022: 16.4k2023: 16.3k2024: 16.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Spain is 16,257, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Spain peaked at 16,421 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,828, in 2002.

That places Spain 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,256 13,949 14,881 10
2000s 14,298 13,828 14,733 10
2010s 15,492 15,119 16,167 10
2020s 16,257 16,122 16,421 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 3 Ukraine 19,760 compare
  2. 4 Poland 19,625 compare
  3. 5 Italy 16,879 compare
  4. 7 United Kingdom 16,189 compare
  5. 8 Sweden 10,902 compare
  6. 9 Romania 10,611 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 Spain?
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Spain was 16,257 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 16,421 in 2022.
What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 13,828 in 2002.
How does Spain rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
Spain ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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