Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 4,025 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,025 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 39 countries
All-time high
4,320 Kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
4,019 Kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 4.3k Kilometre1991: 4.3k Kilometre1992: 4.3k Kilometre1993: 4.3k Kilometre1994: 4.3k Kilometre1995: 4.3k Kilometre1996: 4.3k Kilometre1997: 4.3k Kilometre1998: 4.3k Kilometre1999: 4.3k Kilometre2000: 4.3k Kilometre2001: 4.3k Kilometre2002: 4.3k Kilometre2003: 4.3k Kilometre2004: 4.3k Kilometre2005: 4.2k Kilometre2006: 4.1k Kilometre2007: 4.1k Kilometre2008: 4.1k Kilometre2009: 4.2k Kilometre2010: 4.1k Kilometre2011: 4.1k Kilometre2012: 4.1k Kilometre2013: 4.0k Kilometre2014: 4.0k Kilometre2015: 4.0k Kilometre2016: 4.0k Kilometre2017: 4.0k Kilometre2018: 4.0k Kilometre2019: 4.0k Kilometre2020: 4.0k Kilometre2021: 4.0k Kilometre2022: 4.0k Kilometre2023: 4.0k Kilometre2024: 4.0k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Bulgaria stood at 4,025 Kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Bulgaria peaked at 4,320 Kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,019 Kilometre, in 2015.

Bulgaria ranks 16th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,293 Kilometre 4,290 Kilometre 4,299 Kilometre 10
2000s 4,227 Kilometre 4,143 Kilometre 4,320 Kilometre 10
2010s 4,043 Kilometre 4,019 Kilometre 4,098 Kilometre 10
2020s 4,029 Kilometre 4,025 Kilometre 4,031 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 13 Finland 5,915 Kilometre compare
  2. 14 Austria 5,624 Kilometre compare
  3. 15 Switzerland 5,307 Kilometre compare
  4. 17 Norway 3,962 Kilometre compare
  5. 18 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre compare
  6. 19 Belgium 3,615 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Bulgaria?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Bulgaria was 4,025 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 4,320 Kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 4,019 Kilometre in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Bulgaria ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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