Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Ireland

Ireland: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 53 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
53
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
53
in 2007
All-time low
37
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02040601990200720241990: 371991: 371992: 371993: 371994: 371995: 371996: 371997: 371998: 371999: 472000: 472001: 472002: 482003: 492004: 502005: 512006: 522007: 532008: 532009: 532010: 532011: 532012: 532013: 532014: 532015: 532016: 532017: 532018: 532019: 532020: 532021: 532022: 532023: 532024: 53

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Ireland stood at 53. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Ireland peaked at 53 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37, in 1990.

Ireland ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38 37 47 10
2000s 50.3 47 53 10
2010s 53 53 53 10
2020s 53 53 53 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 31 Montenegro 226.6 compare
  2. 32 Lithuania 156 compare
  3. 33 Estonia 140 compare
  4. 35 Liechtenstein, Principality of 9 compare
  5. 36 Albania 0 compare
  6. 36 Moldova, Republic of 0 compare
  7. 36 Kosovo* 0 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Ireland?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Ireland was 53 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 53 in 2007.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Ireland ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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