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
21st
of 39 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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.8k Kilometre1991: 2.8k Kilometre1992: 2.8k Kilometre1993: 2.8k Kilometre1994: 2.8k Kilometre1995: 2.8k Kilometre1996: 2.8k Kilometre1997: 2.8k Kilometre1998: 2.8k Kilometre1999: 2.8k Kilometre2000: 2.8k Kilometre2001: 2.8k Kilometre2002: 2.8k Kilometre2003: 2.8k Kilometre2004: 2.8k Kilometre2005: 2.8k Kilometre2006: 2.8k Kilometre2007: 2.8k Kilometre2008: 2.9k Kilometre2009: 2.9k Kilometre2010: 3.0k Kilometre2011: 3.0k Kilometre2012: 3.0k Kilometre2013: 3.0k Kilometre2014: 3.0k Kilometre2015: 3.0k Kilometre2016: 3.1k Kilometre2017: 3.1k Kilometre2018: 3.0k Kilometre2019: 3.0k Kilometre2020: 3.0k Kilometre2021: 3.0k Kilometre2022: 3.0k Kilometre2023: 3.0k Kilometre2024: 3.0k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Netherlands stood at 3,043 Kilometre.

That represents a change of 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.

That places Netherlands 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 18 Slovakia 3,629 Kilometre compare
  2. 19 Belgium 3,615 Kilometre compare
  3. 20 Serbia 3,357 Kilometre compare
  4. 22 Croatia 2,617 Kilometre compare
  5. 23 Portugal 2,526 Kilometre compare
  6. 24 Denmark 2,448 Kilometre compare

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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 21st out of 39 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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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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