Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Poland

Poland: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 19,625 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
19,625 Kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
26,228 Kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
19,132 Kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 26.2k Kilometre1991: 25.8k Kilometre1992: 25.3k Kilometre1993: 24.9k Kilometre1994: 24.3k Kilometre1995: 24.0k Kilometre1996: 23.4k Kilometre1997: 23.4k Kilometre1998: 23.2k Kilometre1999: 22.9k Kilometre2000: 22.6k Kilometre2001: 21.1k Kilometre2002: 21.1k Kilometre2003: 19.9k Kilometre2004: 20.2k Kilometre2005: 20.3k Kilometre2006: 20.2k Kilometre2007: 20.1k Kilometre2008: 20.2k Kilometre2009: 20.4k Kilometre2010: 20.2k Kilometre2011: 20.2k Kilometre2012: 20.1k Kilometre2013: 19.3k Kilometre2014: 19.2k Kilometre2015: 19.2k Kilometre2016: 19.1k Kilometre2017: 19.2k Kilometre2018: 19.2k Kilometre2019: 19.4k Kilometre2020: 19.4k Kilometre2021: 19.3k Kilometre2022: 19.4k Kilometre2023: 19.5k Kilometre2024: 19.6k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Poland recorded 19,625 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2024.

The figure is 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 Kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,132 Kilometre, in 2016.

Poland ranks 4th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,350 Kilometre 22,891 Kilometre 26,228 Kilometre 10
2000s 20,599 Kilometre 19,900 Kilometre 22,560 Kilometre 10
2010s 19,524 Kilometre 19,132 Kilometre 20,228 Kilometre 10
2020s 19,438 Kilometre 19,287 Kilometre 19,625 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Germany 38,783 Kilometre compare
  2. 2 France 27,564 Kilometre compare
  3. 3 Ukraine 19,760 Kilometre compare
  4. 5 Italy 16,879 Kilometre compare
  5. 6 Spain 16,257 Kilometre compare
  6. 7 United Kingdom 16,189 Kilometre compare

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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 Kilometre 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 Kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 19,132 Kilometre in 2016.
How does Poland rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Poland ranks 4th out of 39 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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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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