Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Belgium

Belgium: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 3,615 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,615 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
3,631 Kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
3,368 Kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Belgium, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 3.5k Kilometre1991: 3.5k Kilometre1992: 3.4k Kilometre1993: 3.4k Kilometre1994: 3.4k Kilometre1995: 3.4k Kilometre1996: 3.4k Kilometre1997: 3.4k Kilometre1998: 3.5k Kilometre1999: 3.5k Kilometre2000: 3.5k Kilometre2001: 3.5k Kilometre2002: 3.5k Kilometre2003: 3.5k Kilometre2004: 3.5k Kilometre2005: 3.5k Kilometre2006: 3.6k Kilometre2007: 3.6k Kilometre2008: 3.5k Kilometre2009: 3.6k Kilometre2010: 3.6k Kilometre2011: 3.6k Kilometre2012: 3.6k Kilometre2013: 3.6k Kilometre2014: 3.6k Kilometre2015: 3.6k Kilometre2016: 3.6k Kilometre2017: 3.6k Kilometre2018: 3.6k Kilometre2019: 3.6k Kilometre2020: 3.6k Kilometre2021: 3.6k Kilometre2022: 3.6k Kilometre2023: 3.6k Kilometre2024: 3.6k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 3,615 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Belgium peaked at 3,631 Kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,368 Kilometre, in 1995.

Belgium ranks 19th of 39 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,430 Kilometre 3,368 Kilometre 3,479 Kilometre 10
2000s 3,526 Kilometre 3,454 Kilometre 3,578 Kilometre 10
2010s 3,602 Kilometre 3,582 Kilometre 3,631 Kilometre 10
2020s 3,618 Kilometre 3,612 Kilometre 3,629 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 16 Bulgaria 4,025 Kilometre compare
  2. 17 Norway 3,962 Kilometre compare
  3. 18 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre compare
  4. 20 Serbia 3,357 Kilometre compare
  5. 21 Netherlands 3,043 Kilometre compare
  6. 22 Croatia 2,617 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Belgium?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Belgium was 3,615 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 3,631 Kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 3,368 Kilometre in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Unit
Kilometre
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,281 data points, 1990–2024
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