Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Türkiye

Türkiye: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed was 11,417 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,417 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 39 countries
All-time high
11,417 Kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
8,429 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 8.4k Kilometre1991: 8.4k Kilometre1992: 8.4k Kilometre1993: 8.4k Kilometre1994: 8.5k Kilometre1995: 8.5k Kilometre1996: 8.6k Kilometre1997: 8.6k Kilometre1998: 8.6k Kilometre1999: 8.7k Kilometre2000: 8.7k Kilometre2001: 8.7k Kilometre2002: 8.7k Kilometre2003: 8.7k Kilometre2004: 8.7k Kilometre2005: 8.7k Kilometre2006: 8.7k Kilometre2007: 8.7k Kilometre2008: 8.7k Kilometre2009: 9.1k Kilometre2010: 9.6k Kilometre2011: 9.6k Kilometre2012: 9.6k Kilometre2013: 9.7k Kilometre2014: 10.1k Kilometre2015: 10.1k Kilometre2016: 10.1k Kilometre2017: 10.2k Kilometre2018: 10.3k Kilometre2019: 10.4k Kilometre2020: 10.4k Kilometre2021: 10.5k Kilometre2022: 10.7k Kilometre2023: 11.4k Kilometre2024: 11.4k Kilometre

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 11,417 Kilometre for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Türkiye peaked at 11,417 Kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,429 Kilometre, in 1990.

Türkiye ranks 8th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,522 Kilometre 8,429 Kilometre 8,682 Kilometre 10
2000s 8,728 Kilometre 8,671 Kilometre 9,080 Kilometre 10
2010s 9,984 Kilometre 9,594 Kilometre 10,378 Kilometre 10
2020s 10,882 Kilometre 10,378 Kilometre 11,417 Kilometre 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 5 Italy 16,879 Kilometre compare
  2. 6 Spain 16,257 Kilometre compare
  3. 7 United Kingdom 16,189 Kilometre compare
  4. 9 Sweden 10,902 Kilometre compare
  5. 10 Romania 10,611 Kilometre compare
  6. 11 Czechia 9,514 Kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Türkiye?
Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed in Türkiye was 11,417 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 11,417 Kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 8,429 Kilometre in 1990.
How does Türkiye rank for length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed?
Türkiye ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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