Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed by country
Countries reporting
51
Highest
38,783
Germany
Lowest
9
Liechtenstein
Median
3,043
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,678
What the numbers show
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 38,783 in Germany; the lowest is 9 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,043, and the mean is 6,322.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,309.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 13.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 30.9%).
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 38,783 | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 2 | France | 27,564 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 19,760 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 19,625 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 19,625 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 16,879 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 16,257 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 16,189 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 16,189 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 11,417 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 10,902 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 10,611 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 9,514 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 7,437 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 15 | Finland | 5,915 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 5,624 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 5,307 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 4,025 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 19 | Norway | 3,962 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 3,629 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 3,629 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 3,615 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 3,357 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 3,357 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 3,043 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 3,043 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 2,617 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 2,617 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 2,526 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 2,448 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 2,045 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,924 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1,924 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 1,831 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 1,831 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 1,818 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 1,208 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Slovenia | 1,208 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Estonia | 1,171 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 1,171 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 1,151 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 41 | Moldova | 1,151 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 1,114 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,025 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 683 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 683 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 271 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 48 | Albania | 252.95 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 250.5 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 50 | Kosovo* | 246.35 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.