Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye
Türkiye: Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of was 11,417 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,417 Kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
11,417 Kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
7,985 Kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
37
1970–2024
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye is 11,417 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye peaked at 11,417 Kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,985 Kilometre, in 1970.
That places Türkiye 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,985 Kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 8,193 Kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 8,429 Kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 8,429 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,430 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,430 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,452 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 8,549 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8,607 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8,607 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,607 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,682 Kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,671 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8,671 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,671 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,697 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8,697 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,697 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,697 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,697 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,699 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,080 Kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9,594 Kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 9,642 Kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9,642 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,718 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10,087 Kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 10,131 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10,131 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,207 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10,315 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,378 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10,378 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,546 Kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 10,651 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11,417 Kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 11,417 Kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,985 Kilometre | 7,985 Kilometre | 7,985 Kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,193 Kilometre | 8,193 Kilometre | 8,193 Kilometre | 1 |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye?
- Length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of in Türkiye was 11,417 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 11,417 Kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,985 Kilometre in 1970.
- How does Türkiye rank for length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of?
- Türkiye ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway lines by number of tracks and electrification of 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 number of tracks and electrification of lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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