Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland
Switzerland: Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge was 5,307 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,307
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5,318
in 2023
All-time low
4,836
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland is 5,307, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland peaked at 5,318 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,836, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 14th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,908 | — |
| 1991 | 4,912 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 4,903 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4,913 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,913 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,917 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,919 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,869 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,836 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5,108 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 5,032 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 5,025 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5,021 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,007 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,041 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,040 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,043 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,085 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,146 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5,188 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5,124 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,140 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,147 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,181 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,187 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,205 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,249 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,251 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,248 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,288 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,303 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,305 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,305 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,318 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,307 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,920 | 4,836 | 5,108 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,063 | 5,007 | 5,188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,202 | 5,124 | 5,288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,308 | 5,303 | 5,318 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland?
- Length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge in Switzerland was 5,307 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,318 in 2023.
- What is the lowest length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,836 in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified and non-electrified railway lines by track gauge rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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