Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland
Poland: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 19,625 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19,625
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 51 countries
All-time high
26,228
in 1990
All-time low
19,132
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland is 19,625, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland peaked at 26,228 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,132, in 2016.
Poland ranks 4th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,228 | — |
| 1991 | 25,848 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 25,254 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 24,926 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 24,313 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 23,986 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 23,420 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 23,424 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23,210 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22,891 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 22,560 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 21,119 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 21,073 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 19,900 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 20,250 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 20,253 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,176 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20,107 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 20,196 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20,360 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20,228 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20,228 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,094 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19,328 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 19,240 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19,231 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,132 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19,209 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19,196 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19,359 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19,383 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19,287 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,355 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19,539 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 19,625 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,350 | 22,891 | 26,228 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,599 | 19,900 | 22,560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,524 | 19,132 | 20,228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,438 | 19,287 | 19,625 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland?
- Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland was 19,625 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,228 in 1990.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,132 in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
- Poland ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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