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Length of lines of transportation made up by rail exclusively for the use of railway vehicles and maintained for running trains.

A line is made up of one or more tracks. Stretches of road or water even if rolling stock is conveyed over such routes, e.g. by wagon- carrying trailers or ferries are excluded.

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Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. .. 399.0 399.0 399.0 346.0 346.0 379.0 334.0 334.0 334.0 234.8 204.2 224.0 204.2
Azerbaijan 2122.0 2121.6 2099.3 2099.0 .. 2079.0 2079.0 2068.0 2068.0 2066.0 2068.0 .. .. 2133.0 2140.0 .. 2139.0 ..
Austria .. .. 6256.0 .. .. 5828.0 5500.0 5566.0 5531.0 5531.0 5522.0 5491.0 5527.0 5526.0 5615.0 5607.0 5603.0 5575.0
Armenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 .. .. 703.2 .. ..
Belgium 3544.0 3560.0 3568.0 3513.0 3578.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3614.0 3615.0 3612.0 3619.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1024.0 .. .. 1017.0 .. 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0
Bulgaria 4154.0 4146.0 4143.0 4144.0 4150.0 4098.0 4072.0 4070.0 4032.0 4023.0 4019.0 4029.0 4030.0 4030.0 4030.0 4029.0 4031.0 4029.0
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. 20000.0 5462.4 5469.4 5470.5 5470.3 5459.4 5459.4 5459.2 5459.2 5453.5 5453.5 ..
Canada 72280.0 .. .. 70784.0 .. .. .. 63015.0 62250.0 62216.0 63476.0 61765.0 61768.0 62959.0 64787.0 67023.0 66887.0 ..
Croatia 2726.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2617.0 2617.0 2617.0 2617.0
Czechia 9614.0 9597.0 9588.0 9586.0 9578.0 9568.0 9572.0 9570.0 9560.0 9559.0 9566.0 9564.0 9567.0 9572.0 9562.0 9542.0 9523.0 9521.0
Denmark 3177.0 3139.0 3181.0 3181.0 .. .. .. .. 2095.0 2095.0 2031.0 2045.0 1987.0 1987.0 2536.0 2485.0 2485.0 2448.0
Estonia 925.0 1196.0 1200.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1166.0 1166.0 1164.0 1161.0 1161.0 1161.0 1167.0 1167.0 1167.0 1175.0
Finland 5732.0 5905.0 5899.0 5919.0 5919.0 5919.0 5944.0 5944.0 5944.0 5944.0 5923.0 5926.0 5926.0 5926.0 5923.0 5918.0 5918.0 5918.0
France 30871.0 .. 31154.0 31041.0 30939.0 30335.0 30404.0 30581.0 30318.0 29335.0 28987.0 27005.3 28120.4 27594.0 28350.0 28080.0 27924.0 27812.0
Georgia .. .. .. 1559.0 .. 1566.0 1486.0 1418.0 1578.0 1576.0 .. 1576.0 .. .. 1144.0 1114.4 1114.4 1114.4
Germany 38206.0 .. 38005.0 37798.0 37934.0 37877.0 37846.0 37941.0 37860.0 37775.0 38466.0 38623.0 38594.0 38416.0 39068.1 38799.8 38783.1 38836.1
Greece 2576.0 2509.0 2551.0 2552.0 2552.0 2552.0 2554.0 2554.0 2586.0 2238.0 2240.0 2240.0 2240.0 2293.0 2280.0 2345.0 2339.0 1990.0
Hungary 7685.0 8135.0 7808.0 7813.0 7390.0 7352.0 7486.5 7486.2 7356.7 7193.0 7197.0 7811.0 7955.0 7732.0 7743.0 7787.0 7889.0 7907.0
Ireland 1912.0 .. 1834.0 1889.0 1914.5 1927.0 1931.2 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0
Israel .. .. .. .. .. 1035.0 1079.0 1138.0 1153.0 1194.0 1277.0 1340.0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Italy 16225.0 16295.0 16335.0 16529.0 16686.0 16704.0 16726.0 16742.0 16752.0 .. .. 16788.0 16787.0 16781.0 16779.0 16782.0 16832.0 16829.0
Kazakhstan 14205.0 14205.0 14205.0 .. .. 4054.4 14892.0 15333.0 14767.1 .. 14767.1 15529.8 16040.3 16060.8 16060.8 .. .. ..
Kyrgyzstan 417.2 417.2 417.2 417.2 .. 417.2 417.2 417.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 2270.0 2269.0 2265.0 2263.0 1884.0 1897.0 1865.0 1859.0 1859.0 1860.0 1860.0 1859.6 1859.6 1859.6 1859.6 1859.1 1859.1 1864.9
Liechtenstein 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 1771.2 1771.2 1766.3 1765.4 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1877.2 1911.3 1911.3 1910.7 1910.7 1910.8 1910.8 1919.2
Luxembourg .. 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 271.0 271.0 263.0 263.0 271.0 271.0
Republic of Moldova 1038.1 1154.2 1153.6 .. 1157.1 1156.9 1156.9 1156.9 1156.9 1155.8 1150.8 1150.8 1150.8 1149.6 1149.6 1149.6 1149.6 1150.8
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250.0 250.0 250.0 250.0 250.5 250.5 250.5
Netherlands 2810.0 2797.0 2801.0 2888.0 2896.0 3013.0 3013.0 3013.0 3013.0 3032.0 3031.0 3058.0 3055.0 3040.0 3040.0 3041.0 3041.0 3041.0
Norway 4114.0 4114.0 4114.0 4114.0 3910.0 3958.0 3910.0 3891.0 3897.0 3906.0 3896.0 3895.0 3895.0 3887.0 3890.0 3885.0 3885.0 3907.0
Poland 20253.0 20176.0 20107.0 20196.0 20360.0 20228.0 20228.0 20094.0 19328.0 19240.0 19231.0 19132.0 19209.0 19196.0 19359.0 19383.0 19287.0 19355.0
Portugal .. .. 2838.4 2841.6 2841.6 2843.0 2793.9 2541.2 2544.4 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2526.2 2526.2 2527.1 2527.1
Romania 10948.0 10789.0 10777.0 10785.0 10784.0 10785.0 10777.0 10777.0 10768.0 10777.0 10770.0 10774.0 10774.0 10765.0 10759.0 10769.0 10764.0 10615.0
Russian Federation 85245.0 85216.0 85155.0 85554.0 85641.0 85652.0 85526.0 85607.0 85266.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Serbia .. 3809.0 3809.0 3809.0 3809.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3766.0 3766.0 3764.0 .. 3763.0 3354.0 3369.0 3382.0
Slovakia 3658.0 3658.0 3629.0 3623.0 3623.0 3622.0 3624.0 3631.0 3631.0 3627.0 3626.0 3626.0 3626.0 3627.0 3629.0 3627.0 3626.0 3626.0
Slovenia 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1209.1 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1208.0
Spain 12839.0 13008.0 13368.0 13353.0 13354.0 13853.0 13945.0 13976.0 15312.0 15182.0 15384.0 16167.0 15949.0 15449.0 16006.0 16135.4 16280.5 16468.4
Sweden 11017.0 11020.0 10972.0 11032.0 11138.0 11160.0 11206.0 11136.0 10957.0 10881.0 10908.0 10882.0 10874.0 10906.0 10899.0 10909.0 10912.0 10914.0
Switzerland 5039.9 5042.9 5085.2 .. .. 5124.0 .. .. .. .. 5215.0 .. .. .. 5302.0 5317.0 5332.0 5332.0
Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Türkiye 8697.0 8697.0 8697.0 8699.0 9080.0 9594.0 9642.0 9642.0 9718.0 10087.0 10131.0 10131.0 10207.0 10315.0 10378.0 10378.0 10546.0 10651.0
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ukraine 21980.0 .. .. 21655.0 .. 21684.2 21644.4 21619.0 21605.0 20948.0 20954.0 20952.0 19770.0 19765.0 19799.0 19790.0 .. ..
North Macedonia 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0
United Kingdom 15810.0 15795.0 15814.0 15814.0 15754.0 15884.0 .. 16195.0 16195.0 16202.0 16241.0 16253.0 16320.0 16289.0 16346.0 16377.0 16316.0 16430.0
United States 153956.0 152794.0 151986.0 151615.0 151356.0 154014.0 .. 153517.0 153266.0 151877.0 150680.0 150215.0 149910.0 149407.0 .. .. .. ..
Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. .. 399.0 399.0 399.0 346.0 346.0 379.0 334.0 334.0 334.0 234.8 204.2 224.0 204.2
Azerbaijan 2122.0 2121.6 2099.3 2099.0 .. 2079.0 2079.0 2068.0 2068.0 2066.0 2068.0 .. .. 2133.0 2140.0 .. 2139.0 ..
Austria .. .. 6256.0 .. .. 5828.0 5500.0 5566.0 5531.0 5531.0 5522.0 5491.0 5527.0 5526.0 5615.0 5607.0 5603.0 5575.0
Armenia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 703.2 .. .. 703.2 .. ..
Belgium 3544.0 3560.0 3568.0 3513.0 3578.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3614.0 3615.0 3612.0 3619.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1024.0 .. .. 1017.0 .. 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1027.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0 1018.0
Bulgaria 4154.0 4146.0 4143.0 4144.0 4150.0 4098.0 4072.0 4070.0 4032.0 4023.0 4019.0 4029.0 4030.0 4030.0 4030.0 4029.0 4031.0 4029.0
Belarus .. .. .. .. .. .. 20000.0 5462.4 5469.4 5470.5 5470.3 5459.4 5459.4 5459.2 5459.2 5453.5 5453.5 ..
Canada 72280.0 .. .. 70784.0 .. .. .. 63015.0 62250.0 62216.0 63476.0 61765.0 61768.0 62959.0 64787.0 67023.0 66887.0 ..
Croatia 2726.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2722.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2604.0 2617.0 2617.0 2617.0 2617.0
Czechia 9614.0 9597.0 9588.0 9586.0 9578.0 9568.0 9572.0 9570.0 9560.0 9559.0 9566.0 9564.0 9567.0 9572.0 9562.0 9542.0 9523.0 9521.0
Denmark 3177.0 3139.0 3181.0 3181.0 .. .. .. .. 2095.0 2095.0 2031.0 2045.0 1987.0 1987.0 2536.0 2485.0 2485.0 2448.0
Estonia 925.0 1196.0 1200.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1196.0 1166.0 1166.0 1164.0 1161.0 1161.0 1161.0 1167.0 1167.0 1167.0 1175.0
Finland 5732.0 5905.0 5899.0 5919.0 5919.0 5919.0 5944.0 5944.0 5944.0 5944.0 5923.0 5926.0 5926.0 5926.0 5923.0 5918.0 5918.0 5918.0
France 30871.0 .. 31154.0 31041.0 30939.0 30335.0 30404.0 30581.0 30318.0 29335.0 28987.0 27005.3 28120.4 27594.0 28350.0 28080.0 27924.0 27812.0
Georgia .. .. .. 1559.0 .. 1566.0 1486.0 1418.0 1578.0 1576.0 .. 1576.0 .. .. 1144.0 1114.4 1114.4 1114.4
Germany 38206.0 .. 38005.0 37798.0 37934.0 37877.0 37846.0 37941.0 37860.0 37775.0 38466.0 38623.0 38594.0 38416.0 39068.1 38799.8 38783.1 38836.1
Greece 2576.0 2509.0 2551.0 2552.0 2552.0 2552.0 2554.0 2554.0 2586.0 2238.0 2240.0 2240.0 2240.0 2293.0 2280.0 2345.0 2339.0 1990.0
Hungary 7685.0 8135.0 7808.0 7813.0 7390.0 7352.0 7486.5 7486.2 7356.7 7193.0 7197.0 7811.0 7955.0 7732.0 7743.0 7787.0 7889.0 7907.0
Ireland 1912.0 .. 1834.0 1889.0 1914.5 1927.0 1931.2 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 1931.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0 2045.0
Israel .. .. .. .. .. 1035.0 1079.0 1138.0 1153.0 1194.0 1277.0 1340.0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Italy 16225.0 16295.0 16335.0 16529.0 16686.0 16704.0 16726.0 16742.0 16752.0 .. .. 16788.0 16787.0 16781.0 16779.0 16782.0 16832.0 16829.0
Kazakhstan 14205.0 14205.0 14205.0 .. .. 4054.4 14892.0 15333.0 14767.1 .. 14767.1 15529.8 16040.3 16060.8 16060.8 .. .. ..
Kyrgyzstan 417.2 417.2 417.2 417.2 .. 417.2 417.2 417.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia 2270.0 2269.0 2265.0 2263.0 1884.0 1897.0 1865.0 1859.0 1859.0 1860.0 1860.0 1859.6 1859.6 1859.6 1859.6 1859.1 1859.1 1864.9
Liechtenstein 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lithuania 1771.2 1771.2 1766.3 1765.4 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1767.6 1877.2 1911.3 1911.3 1910.7 1910.7 1910.8 1910.8 1919.2
Luxembourg .. 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 275.0 271.0 271.0 263.0 263.0 271.0 271.0
Republic of Moldova 1038.1 1154.2 1153.6 .. 1157.1 1156.9 1156.9 1156.9 1156.9 1155.8 1150.8 1150.8 1150.8 1149.6 1149.6 1149.6 1149.6 1150.8
Montenegro .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250.0 250.0 250.0 250.0 250.5 250.5 250.5
Netherlands 2810.0 2797.0 2801.0 2888.0 2896.0 3013.0 3013.0 3013.0 3013.0 3032.0 3031.0 3058.0 3055.0 3040.0 3040.0 3041.0 3041.0 3041.0
Norway 4114.0 4114.0 4114.0 4114.0 3910.0 3958.0 3910.0 3891.0 3897.0 3906.0 3896.0 3895.0 3895.0 3887.0 3890.0 3885.0 3885.0 3907.0
Poland 20253.0 20176.0 20107.0 20196.0 20360.0 20228.0 20228.0 20094.0 19328.0 19240.0 19231.0 19132.0 19209.0 19196.0 19359.0 19383.0 19287.0 19355.0
Portugal .. .. 2838.4 2841.6 2841.6 2843.0 2793.9 2541.2 2544.4 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2546.0 2526.2 2526.2 2527.1 2527.1
Romania 10948.0 10789.0 10777.0 10785.0 10784.0 10785.0 10777.0 10777.0 10768.0 10777.0 10770.0 10774.0 10774.0 10765.0 10759.0 10769.0 10764.0 10615.0
Russian Federation 85245.0 85216.0 85155.0 85554.0 85641.0 85652.0 85526.0 85607.0 85266.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Serbia .. 3809.0 3809.0 3809.0 3809.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3819.0 3766.0 3766.0 3764.0 .. 3763.0 3354.0 3369.0 3382.0
Slovakia 3658.0 3658.0 3629.0 3623.0 3623.0 3622.0 3624.0 3631.0 3631.0 3627.0 3626.0 3626.0 3626.0 3627.0 3629.0 3627.0 3626.0 3626.0
Slovenia 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1228.1 1209.1 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1209.0 1208.0
Spain 12839.0 13008.0 13368.0 13353.0 13354.0 13853.0 13945.0 13976.0 15312.0 15182.0 15384.0 16167.0 15949.0 15449.0 16006.0 16135.4 16280.5 16468.4
Sweden 11017.0 11020.0 10972.0 11032.0 11138.0 11160.0 11206.0 11136.0 10957.0 10881.0 10908.0 10882.0 10874.0 10906.0 10899.0 10909.0 10912.0 10914.0
Switzerland 5039.9 5042.9 5085.2 .. .. 5124.0 .. .. .. .. 5215.0 .. .. .. 5302.0 5317.0 5332.0 5332.0
Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Türkiye 8697.0 8697.0 8697.0 8699.0 9080.0 9594.0 9642.0 9642.0 9718.0 10087.0 10131.0 10131.0 10207.0 10315.0 10378.0 10378.0 10546.0 10651.0
Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ukraine 21980.0 .. .. 21655.0 .. 21684.2 21644.4 21619.0 21605.0 20948.0 20954.0 20952.0 19770.0 19765.0 19799.0 19790.0 .. ..
North Macedonia 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 699.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0 683.0
United Kingdom 15810.0 15795.0 15814.0 15814.0 15754.0 15884.0 .. 16195.0 16195.0 16202.0 16241.0 16253.0 16320.0 16289.0 16346.0 16377.0 16316.0 16430.0
United States 153956.0 152794.0 151986.0 151615.0 151356.0 154014.0 .. 153517.0 153266.0 151877.0 150680.0 150215.0 149910.0 149407.0 .. .. .. ..
Uzbekistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Footnote:  
Source: UNECE Transport Statistics Database, compiled from national and international official sources.
For definitions, see the Glossary for Transport Statistics.
For total length of railway lines footnotes click here .