Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria

Austria: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 4,161 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,161 Kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 39 countries
All-time high
4,161 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
3,236 Kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 3.2k Kilometre1991: 3.2k Kilometre1992: 3.2k Kilometre1993: 3.3k Kilometre1994: 3.3k Kilometre1995: 3.4k Kilometre1996: 3.4k Kilometre1997: 3.4k Kilometre1998: 3.4k Kilometre1999: 3.2k Kilometre2000: 3.3k Kilometre2001: 3.6k Kilometre2002: 3.5k Kilometre2003: 3.4k Kilometre2004: 3.5k Kilometre2005: 3.5k Kilometre2006: 3.5k Kilometre2007: 3.5k Kilometre2008: 3.5k Kilometre2009: 3.9k Kilometre2010: 3.9k Kilometre2011: 3.8k Kilometre2012: 3.9k Kilometre2013: 3.9k Kilometre2014: 3.9k Kilometre2015: 3.9k Kilometre2016: 3.9k Kilometre2017: 3.9k Kilometre2018: 4.0k Kilometre2019: 4.0k Kilometre2020: 4.0k Kilometre2021: 4.0k Kilometre2022: 4.0k Kilometre2023: 4.1k Kilometre2024: 4.2k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria is 4,161 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria peaked at 4,161 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,236 Kilometre, in 1999.

Austria ranks 11th of 39 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,319 Kilometre 3,236 Kilometre 3,418 Kilometre 10
2000s 3,546 Kilometre 3,337 Kilometre 3,946 Kilometre 10
2010s 3,891 Kilometre 3,763 Kilometre 3,976 Kilometre 10
2020s 4,058 Kilometre 3,992 Kilometre 4,161 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 8 Türkiye 6,570 Kilometre compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom 6,309 Kilometre compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 5,298 Kilometre compare
  4. 12 Romania 4,032 Kilometre compare
  5. 13 Finland 3,635 Kilometre compare
  6. 14 Hungary 3,367 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Austria was 4,161 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 4,161 Kilometre in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 3,236 Kilometre in 1999.
How does Austria rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Austria ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electrified railway lines by type of current. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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