Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania

Romania: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 10,611 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10,611
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 51 countries
All-time high
11,430
in 1992
All-time low
10,611
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 11.3k1991: 11.4k1992: 11.4k1993: 11.4k1994: 11.4k1995: 11.4k1996: 11.4k1997: 11.4k1998: 11.0k1999: 11.0k2000: 11.0k2001: 11.0k2002: 11.0k2003: 11.1k2004: 11.1k2005: 10.9k2006: 10.8k2007: 10.8k2008: 10.8k2009: 10.8k2010: 10.8k2011: 10.8k2012: 10.8k2013: 10.8k2014: 10.8k2015: 10.8k2016: 10.8k2017: 10.8k2018: 10.8k2019: 10.8k2020: 10.8k2021: 10.8k2022: 10.6k2023: 10.6k2024: 10.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania stood at 10,611. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania peaked at 11,430 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,611, in 2023.

That places Romania 12th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 11,348 —
1991 11,365 +0.1%
1992 11,430 +0.6%
1993 11,380 -0.4%
1994 11,374 -0.1%
1995 11,376 +0.0%
1996 11,385 +0.1%
1997 11,380 -0.0%
1998 11,010 -3.3%
1999 10,981 -0.3%
2000 11,015 +0.3%
2001 11,015 +0.0%
2002 11,002 -0.1%
2003 11,077 +0.7%
2004 11,053 -0.2%
2005 10,948 -0.9%
2006 10,789 -1.5%
2007 10,777 -0.1%
2008 10,785 +0.1%
2009 10,784 -0.0%
2010 10,785 +0.0%
2011 10,777 -0.1%
2012 10,777 +0.0%
2013 10,768 -0.1%
2014 10,777 +0.1%
2015 10,770 -0.1%
2016 10,774 +0.0%
2017 10,774 +0.0%
2018 10,765 -0.1%
2019 10,759 -0.1%
2020 10,769 +0.1%
2021 10,764 -0.0%
2022 10,615 -1.4%
2023 10,611 -0.0%
2024 10,611 +0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 10,611 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,357, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 10,611 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,962, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,303 10,981 11,430 10
2000s 10,924 10,777 11,077 10
2010s 10,773 10,759 10,785 10
2020s 10,674 10,611 10,769 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 10 Türkiye 11,417 compare
  2. 11 Sweden 10,902 compare
  3. 13 Czechia 9,514 compare
  4. 14 Hungary 7,437 compare
  5. 15 Finland 5,915 compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Romania was 10,611 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 11,430 in 1992.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 10,611 in 2023.
How does Romania rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Romania ranks 12th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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Indicator
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 1,678 data points, 1990–2024
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