Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands

Netherlands: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 2,265 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,265
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,314
in 2016
All-time low
1,954
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 2.0k1991: 2.0k1992: 2.0k1993: 2.0k1994: 2.0k1995: 2.0k1996: 2.0k1997: 2.1k1998: 2.1k1999: 2.1k2000: 2.1k2001: 2.1k2002: 2.1k2003: 2.1k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.3k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.3k2014: 2.3k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.3k2017: 2.3k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.2k2020: 2.2k2021: 2.3k2022: 2.3k2023: 2.3k2024: 2.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Netherlands stood at 2,265.

That represents a change of 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 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,954, in 2005.

That places Netherlands 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 2,004 1,957 2,061 10
2000s 2,064 1,954 2,155 10
2010s 2,274 2,224 2,314 10
2020s 2,257 2,225 2,267 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 16 Belgium 3,181 compare
  2. 17 Bulgaria 3,001 compare
  3. 18 Norway 2,529 compare
  4. 20 Portugal 1,790 compare
  5. 21 Slovakia 1,582 compare
  6. 22 Serbia 1,313 compare

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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 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 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 in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Netherlands ranks 19th out of 39 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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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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