Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy

Italy: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,879 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 39 countries
All-time high
16,879 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
15,916 Kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 16.1k Kilometre1991: 16.1k Kilometre1992: 15.9k Kilometre1993: 15.9k Kilometre1994: 16.0k Kilometre1995: 16.0k Kilometre1996: 16.0k Kilometre1997: 16.0k Kilometre1998: 16.1k Kilometre1999: 16.1k Kilometre2000: 16.0k Kilometre2001: 16.0k Kilometre2002: 16.0k Kilometre2003: 16.0k Kilometre2004: 15.9k Kilometre2005: 16.2k Kilometre2006: 16.3k Kilometre2007: 16.3k Kilometre2008: 16.5k Kilometre2009: 16.7k Kilometre2010: 16.7k Kilometre2011: 16.7k Kilometre2012: 16.7k Kilometre2013: 16.8k Kilometre2014: 16.7k Kilometre2015: 16.7k Kilometre2016: 16.8k Kilometre2017: 16.8k Kilometre2018: 16.8k Kilometre2019: 16.8k Kilometre2020: 16.8k Kilometre2021: 16.8k Kilometre2022: 16.8k Kilometre2023: 16.8k Kilometre2024: 16.9k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy is 16,879 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy peaked at 16,879 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,916 Kilometre, in 2004.

That places Italy 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 16,024 Kilometre 15,939 Kilometre 16,092 Kilometre 10
2000s 16,194 Kilometre 15,916 Kilometre 16,686 Kilometre 10
2010s 16,750 Kilometre 16,704 Kilometre 16,788 Kilometre 10
2020s 16,831 Kilometre 16,782 Kilometre 16,879 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 France 27,564 Kilometre compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 19,760 Kilometre compare
  3. 4 Poland 19,625 Kilometre compare
  4. 6 Spain 16,257 Kilometre compare
  5. 7 United Kingdom 16,189 Kilometre compare
  6. 8 Türkiye 11,417 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Italy was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 16,879 Kilometre in 2024.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 15,916 Kilometre in 2004.
How does Italy rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Italy ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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