Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands
Netherlands: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 2,265 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,265 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 49 countries
All-time high
2,314 Kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
1,954 Kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands stood at 2,265 Kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands peaked at 2,314 Kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,954 Kilometre, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 21st of 49 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 railway lines by type of current in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,957 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1,967 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,977 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,987 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,991 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,991 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,991 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,058 Kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,061 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,061 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,062 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,061 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,059 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,064 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,064 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,954 Kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,022 Kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2,039 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,155 Kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2,155 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,266 Kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,266 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,266 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,266 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,307 Kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,302 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,314 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,310 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,224 Kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,224 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,225 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,264 Kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,265 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,267 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,265 Kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,004 Kilometre | 1,957 Kilometre | 2,061 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,064 Kilometre | 1,954 Kilometre | 2,155 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,274 Kilometre | 2,224 Kilometre | 2,314 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,257 Kilometre | 2,225 Kilometre | 2,267 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands was 2,265 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,314 Kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,954 Kilometre in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- Netherlands ranks 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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