Length of electrified railway lines by type of current by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
21,166 Kilometre
Germany
Lowest
9 Kilometre
Liechtenstein
Median
1,790 Kilometre
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,618

What the numbers show

Length of electrified railway lines by type of current is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 21,166 Kilometre in Germany; the lowest is 9 Kilometre in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,790 Kilometre, and the mean is 3,872 Kilometre.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,352.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 97.3%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 32.0%).

Length of electrified railway lines by type of current: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 21,166 Kilometre 2021 up 4.6% rising
2 France 16,809 Kilometre 2024 up 4.8% rising
3 Italy 12,277 Kilometre 2024 up 2.8% rising
4 Poland 12,216 Kilometre 2024 up 3.3% flat
4 Poland 12,216 Kilometre 2024 up 3.3% flat
6 Spain 10,938 Kilometre 2024 up 18.6% rising
7 Ukraine 9,392 Kilometre 2023 down 8.3% rising
8 Sweden 8,191 Kilometre 2024 down 0.5% rising
9 Türkiye 6,570 Kilometre 2024 up 97.3% volatile
10 United Kingdom 6,309 Kilometre 2024 up 17.2% rising
10 United Kingdom 6,309 Kilometre 2024 up 17.2% rising
12 Switzerland 5,298 Kilometre 2024 up 2.3% rising
13 Austria 4,161 Kilometre 2024 up 7.4% rising
14 Romania 4,032 Kilometre 2024 up 0.1% rising
15 Finland 3,635 Kilometre 2024 up 11.6% rising
16 Hungary 3,367 Kilometre 2024 up 13.4% rising
17 Czechia 3,277 Kilometre 2024 up 1.9% rising
18 Belgium 3,181 Kilometre 2024 up 3.0% rising
19 Bulgaria 3,001 Kilometre 2024 up 4.9% rising
20 Norway 2,529 Kilometre 2024 up 2.4% flat
21 Netherlands 2,265 Kilometre 2024 down 1.8% rising
21 Netherlands 2,265 Kilometre 2024 down 1.8% rising
23 Portugal 1,790 Kilometre 2024 up 9.8% rising
24 Slovakia 1,582 Kilometre 2024 down 0.3% rising
24 Slovakia 1,582 Kilometre 2024 down 0.3% rising
26 Serbia 1,313 Kilometre 2024 up 3.0% flat
27 Georgia 1,097 Kilometre 2024 down 32.0% falling
28 Croatia 1,013 Kilometre 2024 up 4.4% flat
28 Croatia 1,013 Kilometre 2024 up 4.4% flat
30 Denmark 866 Kilometre 2024 up 39.5% rising
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 755 Kilometre 2024 down 2.2% flat
32 Greece 738 Kilometre 2024 up 49.4% volatile
33 Slovenia 605 Kilometre 2024 up 21.0% rising
33 Slovenia 605 Kilometre 2024 up 21.0% rising
35 Luxembourg 262 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
36 Latvia 250.9 Kilometre 2024 down 0.0% falling
36 Latvia 250.9 Kilometre 2024 down 0.0% falling
38 North Macedonia 234 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat
39 Montenegro 226.6 Kilometre 2024 up 1.2% flat
40 Lithuania 156 Kilometre 2024 up 27.9% rising
40 Lithuania 156 Kilometre 2024 up 27.9% rising
42 Estonia 140 Kilometre 2024 up 6.1% rising
42 Estonia 140 Kilometre 2024 up 6.1% rising
44 Ireland 53 Kilometre 2024 unchanged rising
45 Liechtenstein 9 Kilometre 2024 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,618 data points, 1990–2024
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