Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of was 201,354 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
201,354 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
220,420 Kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
201,354 Kilometre
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 201,354 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 220,420 Kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 201,354 Kilometre, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220,420 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 216,928 Kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 215,710 Kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 213,422 Kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 213,316 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 212,746 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 211,354 Kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 208,665 Kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 207,481 Kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 206,447 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 204,726 Kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 202,956 Kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 202,372 Kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 207,159 Kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 205,802 Kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 204,051 Kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 204,716 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 204,660 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 204,682 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 204,392 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 205,138 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 205,019 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 204,989 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 203,926 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 202,059 Kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 201,704 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 202,685 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 203,178 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 202,170 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 202,975 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 202,643 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 202,607 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 202,280 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 201,468 Kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 201,354 Kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212,649 Kilometre | 206,447 Kilometre | 220,420 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,552 Kilometre | 202,372 Kilometre | 207,159 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 203,384 Kilometre | 201,704 Kilometre | 205,138 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,070 Kilometre | 201,354 Kilometre | 202,643 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 201,354 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 220,420 Kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,354 Kilometre in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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