Industry & Services
Rail network
IS.RRS.TOTL.KM ยท km
Countries compared
9 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 16,179 km for United Kingdom in 2021, over a series running from 1995 to 2021 and 7 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 148,553 km) to the lowest (Denmark, 2,131 km).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | United States | China | Turkey | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16,179 km | 17,305 km | 15,963 km | 148,553 km | 109,767 km | 10,546 km | |
| 2020 | 16,351 km | 17,256 km | 15,848 km | 148,750 km | 106,235 km | 10,378 km | |
| 2019 | 16,295 km | 16,779 km | 15,718 km | 149,489 km | 102,462 km | 10,378 km | |
| 2018 | 16,295 km | 16,781 km | 15,618 km | 150,462 km | 96,353 km | 10,315 km | |
| 2017 | 16,294 km | 16,787 km | 15,559 km | 150,966 km | 93,742 km | 10,207 km | |
| 2016 | 16,257 km | 16,788 km | 15,650 km | 151,270 km | 91,675 km | 10,131 km | |
| 2015 | 16,245 km | 16,724 km | 15,711 km | 151,735 km | 89,966 km | 10,131 km | |
| 2014 | 16,532 km | 16,723 km | 15,506 km | 152,933 km | 85,320 km | 10,087 km | |
| 2013 | 15,861 km | 16,752 km | 15,582 km | 154,322 km | 79,306 km | 9,718 km | |
| 2012 | 15,847 km | 16,742 km | 15,438 km | 153,517 km | 85,843 km | 9,642 km | |
| 2011 | 16,210 km | 16,726 km | 15,681 km | 194,136 km | 72,487 km | 9,642 km | |
| 2010 | 15,888 km | 16,704 km | 15,590 km | 194,431 km | 66,239 km | 9,594 km | |
| 2009 | 16,239 km | 17,004 km | 15,044 km | 191,785 km | 65,491 km | 9,080 km | 2,131 km |
| 2008 | 16,273 km | 16,861 km | 15,041 km | 192,123 km | 60,809 km | 8,699 km | 2,131 km |
| 2007 | 16,263 km | 16,667 km | 15,012 km | 192,508 km | 63,637 km | 8,697 km | 2,133 km |
| 2006 | 16,627 km | 14,472 km | 191,771 km | 63,412 km | 8,697 km | 2,133 km | |
| 2005 | 16,751 km | 14,272 km | 194,025 km | 62,200 km | 8,697 km | 2,134 km | |
| 2004 | 16,530 km | 16,286 km | 14,395 km | 195,369 km | 61,015 km | 8,697 km | 2,212 km |
| 2003 | 16,833 km | 16,288 km | 14,387 km | 196,806 km | 60,446 km | 8,697 km | 2,273 km |
| 2002 | 17,010 km | 16,307 km | 13,856 km | 198,057 km | 59,530 km | 8,671 km | 2,273 km |
| 2001 | 16,992 km | 16,357 km | 13,868 km | 194,746 km | 59,079 km | 8,671 km | 2,047 km |
| 2000 | 16,992 km | 16,295 km | 13,868 km | 194,077 km | 58,656 km | 8,671 km | 2,047 km |
| 1999 | 16,989 km | 16,092 km | 13,875 km | 194,708 km | 57,394 km | 8,682 km | 2,324 km |
| 1998 | 16,999 km | 16,080 km | 13,862 km | 192,815 km | 57,583 km | 8,607 km | 2,264 km |
| 1997 | 16,991 km | 16,030 km | 13,853 km | 195,804 km | 57,566 km | 8,607 km | 2,232 km |
| 1996 | 17,001 km | 16,014 km | 13,837 km | 203,875 km | 56,678 km | 8,607 km | 2,349 km |
| 1995 | 17,001 km | 16,003 km | 13,856 km | 201,284 km | 54,616 km | 8,549 km | 2,349 km |
World Bank definition
Rail lines (total route-km)
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.
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