Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland

Switzerland: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 5,298 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
5,298
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 38 countries
All-time high
5,309
in 2023
All-time low
4,800
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 4.9k1991: 4.9k1992: 4.9k1993: 4.9k1994: 4.9k1995: 4.9k1996: 4.9k1997: 4.8k1998: 4.8k1999: 5.1k2000: 5.0k2001: 5.0k2002: 5.0k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.0k2006: 5.0k2007: 5.1k2008: 5.1k2009: 5.2k2010: 5.1k2011: 5.1k2012: 5.1k2013: 5.2k2014: 5.2k2015: 5.2k2016: 5.2k2017: 5.2k2018: 5.2k2019: 5.3k2020: 5.3k2021: 5.3k2022: 5.3k2023: 5.3k2024: 5.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland stood at 5,298.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland peaked at 5,309 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,800, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 9th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,880 4,800 5,072 10
2000s 5,031 4,979 5,160 10
2010s 5,187 5,096 5,279 10
2020s 5,298 5,291 5,309 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Ukraine 9,392 compare
  2. 7 Sweden 8,191 compare
  3. 8 United Kingdom 6,309 compare
  4. 10 Austria 4,161 compare
  5. 11 Romania 4,032 compare
  6. 12 Finland 3,635 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in Switzerland was 5,298 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 5,309 in 2023.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,800 in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
Switzerland ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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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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