Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands
Netherlands: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 3,043 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,043 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3,058 Kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
2,753 Kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands stood at 3,043 Kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands peaked at 3,058 Kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,753 Kilometre, in 1992.
Netherlands ranks 24th of 49 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.
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,780 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,780 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,753 Kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,811 Kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,813 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,813 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,813 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,805 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,808 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,808 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,802 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,809 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,806 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,811 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,811 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,810 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,797 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,801 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,888 Kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,896 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,013 Kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,013 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,013 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,013 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,032 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,031 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,058 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,055 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3,040 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,040 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,041 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,041 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,041 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,041 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,043 Kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,798 Kilometre | 2,753 Kilometre | 2,813 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,823 Kilometre | 2,797 Kilometre | 2,896 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,031 Kilometre | 3,013 Kilometre | 3,058 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,041 Kilometre | 3,041 Kilometre | 3,043 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands was 3,043 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,058 Kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,753 Kilometre in 1992.
- How does Netherlands rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Netherlands ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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