Length of electrified railway lines by type of current by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
21,166
Germany
Lowest
0
Kosovo*
Median
1,790
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,273
What the numbers show
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 21,166 in Germany; the lowest is 0 in Kosovo*.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,790, and the mean is 3,839.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 7 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 21,166 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 16,809 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 12,277 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 12,216 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 10,938 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 9,392 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 8,191 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 6,570 | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 6,309 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5,298 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 4,161 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 4,032 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 3,635 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 3,367 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 3,277 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 3,181 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 3,001 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 2,529 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 2,265 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 1,790 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1,582 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 1,313 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 23 | Georgia | 1,097 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 1,013 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | Denmark | 866 | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 755 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 27 | Greece | 738 | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 605 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 262 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 250.9 | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 234 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Montenegro | 226.6 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 156 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 140 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 53 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 37 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 37 | Kosovo* | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |