Railroad lines, km - Country rankings
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Railroad lines, total length in km, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 32 countries was 10044 km. The highest value was in Russia: 85544 km and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: 271 km. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: km; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Railroad lines, km, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 85544 | 1 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Germany | 33401 | 2 | 1995 - 2021 |
| France | 27716 | 3 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Poland | 18620 | 4 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy | 17305 | 5 | 1995 - 2021 |
| UK | 16179 | 6 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Spain | 15963 | 7 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Romania | 10769 | 8 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 10546 | 9 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 9714 | 10 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 9357 | 11 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 8037 | 12 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Finland | 5918 | 13 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Belarus | 5474 | 14 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Austria | 4962 | 15 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 4122 | 16 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 4031 | 17 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Norway | 3885 | 18 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 3626 | 19 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 3612 | 20 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 3348 | 21 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 3041 | 22 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 2617 | 23 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 2527 | 24 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Greece | 2339 | 25 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 1919 | 26 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 1859 | 27 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 1650 | 28 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 1209 | 29 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 1149 | 30 | 1995 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 683 | 31 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 271 | 32 | 1995 - 2021 |
Definition: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
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