Operational length of railway tracks in Russia and selected countries
at year-end
Railway networks vary depending on country size and transport development. This dataset includes operational track length in Russia and other countries, including Austria and Belarus. Each row represents a specific country, allowing for a comparison of track volume and density per 1000 square kilometers of territory. Data is provided as of year-end; for Russia, the latest available density is 5.1 kilometers of track per 1000 square kilometers of territory
Table of railway track indicators by country, including Russia, as of year-end
Set in numbers
This is a cross-section: 46 series in at year-end across 5 breakdowns. 209 values in total.
“Belgium” leads the table with 119 at year-end, “Russia” closes it with 5.1 at year-end. The gap between them is 23.2-fold.
All table numbers are series: 46
| Series | Год | Эксплуатационная длина железнодорожных путей, тыс. км | из них электрифицированных — тыс. км | из них электрифицированных — в процентах от общей длины железнодорож- ных путей | Плотность железнодорожных путей, км путей на 1000 км территории |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Россия | 2 023,00 | 87,00 | 44,60 | 51,20 | 5,10 |
| Австрия | 2 022,00 | 5,60 | 4,00 | 72,00 | 66,50 |
| Беларусь | 2 023,00 | 5,50 | 1,40 | 25,00 | 26,40 |
| Бельгия | 2 022,00 | 3,60 | 3,20 | 88,00 | 118,50 |
| Болгария | 2 022,00 | 4,00 | 3,00 | 74,60 | 36,30 |
| Венгрия | 2 022,00 | 7,90 | 3,20 | 40,70 | 85,00 |
| Германия | 2 022,00 | 38,80 | 21,30 | 54,80 | 108,80 |
| Греция | 2 022,00 | 2,00 | 0,70 | 37,10 | 15,10 |
| Дания | 2 022,00 | 2,40 | 0,80 | 32,80 | 56,80 |
| Ирландия | 2 022,00 | 2,00 | 0,10 | 2,60 | 29,10 |
| Испания | 2 022,00 | 16,50 | 10,70 | 64,80 | 32,50 |
| Италия | 2 022,00 | 16,80 | 12,20 | 72,40 | 55,90 |
| Латвия | 2 022,00 | 1,90 | 0,30 | 13,50 | 28,90 |
| Литва | 2 022,00 | 1,90 | 0,20 | 7,90 | 29,40 |
| Нидерланды | 2 022,00 | 3,00 | 2,30 | 74,50 | 73,20 |
| Норвегия | 2 022,00 | 3,90 | 2,50 | 64,30 | 10,10 |
| Польша | 2 022,00 | 19,40 | 12,10 | 62,70 | 61,90 |
| Португалия | 2 022,00 | 2,50 | 1,80 | 70,90 | 27,40 |
| Республика Молдова | 2 023,00 | 1,20 | — | — | 34,10 |
| Румыния | 2 022,00 | 10,60 | 4,00 | 38,00 | 44,50 |
| Северная Македония | 2 022,00 | 0,70 | 0,20 | 34,30 | 26,60 |
| Сербия | 2 022,00 | 3,40 | 1,30 | 38,60 | 38,20 |
| Словакия | 2 022,00 | 3,60 | 1,60 | 43,70 | 74,00 |
| Словения | 2 022,00 | 1,20 | 0,60 | 50,10 | 59,60 |
| Соединенное Королевство (Великобритания) | 2 022,00 | 16,40 | 6,20 | 37,60 | 67,40 |
| Украина | 2 020,00 | 19,80 | — | — | 34,30 |
| Финляндия | 2 022,00 | 5,90 | 3,40 | 57,90 | 17,50 |
| Франция | 2 022,00 | 27,80 | 16,80 | 60,30 | 51,10 |
| Чехия | 2 022,00 | 9,50 | 3,20 | 34,00 | 120,70 |
| Швейцария | 2 022,00 | 5,30 | 5,30 | 99,80 | 129,20 |
| Швеция | 2 022,00 | 10,90 | 8,20 | 75,00 | 24,20 |
| Эстония | 2 022,00 | 1,20 | 0,10 | 11,90 | 26,00 |
| Азербайджан | 2 023,00 | 2,20 | 1,20 | 52,80 | 25,20 |
| Армения | 2 023,00 | 0,70 | 0,70 | 100,00 | 24,40 |
| Израиль | 2 018,00 | 1,50 | — | — | 66,50 |
| Индия | 2 022,00 | 69,00 | — | — | 20,80 |
| Казахстан | 2 023,00 | 16,00 | 4,20 | 26,50 | 5,90 |
| Киргизия | 2 022,00 | 0,40 | — | — | 2,10 |
| Китай | 2 022,00 | 154,90 | 114,50 | 73,90 | 16,10 |
| Таджикистан | 2 017,00 | 0,60 | — | — | 4,30 |
| Туркмения | 2 017,00 | 4,00 | — | — | 8,00 |
| Турция | 2 022,00 | 10,70 | 5,60 | 52,50 | 13,60 |
| Узбекистан | 2 023,00 | 4,80 | 1,90 | 40,10 | 10,80 |
| Бразилия | 2 016,00 | 30,00 | — | — | — |
| Канада | 2 017,00 | 61,90 | — | — | 6,20 |
| США | 2 018,00 | 256,80 | — | — | 26,70 |
How to read this table
Country differences are illustrated by comparing total track length with concentration per unit area. Rows list specific countries, while columns present technical infrastructure characteristics. Comparing these parameters allows for an assessment of land use intensity for railway transport across different regions of the world
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Period and application
Data is published by Rosstat and covers an international scale. Year-end data is suitable for analyzing territorial transport accessibility and comparing infrastructure development between Russia and foreign partners. This information helps assess the level of transport system development in various regions of the world
1) По России и другим странам СНГ – железнодорожные пути общего пользования.
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