Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.

Rail lines (km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Republic of Korea3,1233,3923,6183,6373,6503,6663,6683,9444,0714,0714,2004,1094,2854,309
Austria5,6655,7825,3514,9174,9854,9504,9564,9374,9174,9534,9554,9684,9664,962
Estonia9689597877927921,0181,0341,0341,033
Japan20,14020,087
Finland5,8545,7325,9195,9445,9445,9445,9445,9235,9265,9265,9265,9235,9185,918
Greece2,3852,5762,5522,5542,2082,2652,2382,2402,2402,2402,2932,2802,3452,339
Ireland1,9191,9191,9191,9191,9191,8941,4581,4582,1741,8881,8881,8881,8881,650
Netherlands2,8022,8133,0163,0783,0783,0783,041
Portugal2,8142,8392,8422,7942,5412,5442,5462,5462,5462,5462,5462,5262,5262,527
Slovenia1,2011,2281,2281,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,209
Spain13,86814,27215,59015,68115,43815,58215,50615,71115,65015,55915,61815,71815,84815,963
Turkey8,6718,6979,5949,6429,6429,71810,08710,13110,13110,20710,31510,37810,37810,546
Belgium3,4713,5443,5823,5923,6313,6073,6023,6053,6073,6153,6153,612
Denmark2,0472,134
France29,33028,47029,92930,07129,40629,97928,86629,23729,24828,24128,15727,87227,716
Chile2,0352,1202,0572,3962,3962,3962,396
Hungary8,0057,9507,9037,8787,8957,8957,8957,8967,7497,7527,5887,5887,5888,037
Italy16,29516,75116,70416,72616,74216,75216,72316,72416,78816,78716,78116,77917,25617,305
Poland22,56019,59919,70219,72519,61718,95918,94218,51018,42918,51318,53618,53818,61118,620
Sweden10,6989,8679,96810,0149,9449,7659,6899,7169,6849,6849,7089,7019,7119,714
Switzerland3,2163,3993,5743,5513,5583,6114,0193,9764,0344,0514,0473,6473,6724,122
United Kingdom16,99215,88816,21015,84715,86116,53216,24516,25716,29416,29516,29516,35116,179
Israel6699101,0341,0791,1431,1531,1941,2771,3401,4951,5211,5991,6191,720
Canada46,96945,58248,49848,15047,68747,98748,30948,150
United States of America1,94,0771,94,0251,94,4311,94,1361,53,5171,54,3221,52,9331,51,7351,51,2701,50,9661,50,4621,49,4891,48,7501,48,553
Germany36,64234,22833,71433,57633,50633,44933,42633,33233,38033,48833,44033,42333,39933,401
Czech Republic9,3659,5139,4699,4709,4689,4599,4589,4679,4639,4089,4069,3969,3779,357
Slovakia3,6623,6263,6223,6243,6313,6313,6273,6263,6263,6263,6273,6293,6273,626
Luxembourg274275275275275275275275275275288288271271
Norway4,1794,0874,1544,2194,2094,2094,2084,2003,8853,885