Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 58,656.0 | 62,200.0 | 66,239.0 | 72,487.0 | 85,843.0 | 79,306.0 | 85,320.0 | 89,966.0 | 91,675.0 | 93,742.0 | 96,353.0 | 1,02,462.0 | 1,06,235.0 | 1,09,767.0 |
| Russian Federation | 86,075.0 | 85,542.0 | 85,292.0 | 85,166.0 | 85,248.0 | 85,266.0 | 84,581.0 | 85,262.0 | 85,375.0 | 85,545.0 | 85,626.0 | 85,494.0 | 85,555.0 | 85,544.0 |
| France | 29,330.0 | 28,470.0 | 29,929.0 | 30,071.0 | 29,406.0 | 29,979.0 | 28,866.0 | 29,236.7 | 29,248.1 | 28,241.0 | 28,157.0 | 27,872.0 | 27,716.0 | |
| United Kingdom | 16,992.0 | 15,888.0 | 16,209.6 | 15,846.5 | 15,861.0 | 16,532.1 | 16,245.1 | 16,257.0 | 16,294.0 | 16,295.0 | 16,295.0 | 16,351.0 | 16,178.6 | |
| United States of America | 1,94,077.0 | 1,94,025.0 | 1,94,431.0 | 1,94,136.0 | 1,53,516.6 | 1,54,321.5 | 1,52,932.6 | 1,51,735.0 | 1,51,270.0 | 1,50,966.0 | 1,50,462.3 | 1,49,488.6 | 1,48,749.7 | 1,48,553.3 |