Rail lines in Czechia
Czechia: Rail lines was 9,357 total route-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
9,357 total route-km
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 104 countries
All-time high
9,513 total route-km
in 2005
All-time low
9,357 total route-km
in 2021
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Czechia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in Czechia is 9,357 total route-km, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Czechia peaked at 9,513 total route-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,357 total route-km, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 20th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rail lines in Czechia, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9,430 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 9,435 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,430 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9,430 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,365 total route-km | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9,365 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,444 total route-km | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 9,499 total route-km | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9,501 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,511 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9,513 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,491 total route-km | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9,481 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9,486 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9,477 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,469 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9,470 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9,468 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,459 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9,458 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,467 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,463 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,408 total route-km | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9,406 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,396 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,377 total route-km | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9,357 total route-km | -0.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 9,357 total route-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,756 total route-km, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 9,357 total route-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,619 total route-km, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,418 total route-km | 9,365 total route-km | 9,435 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,477 total route-km | 9,365 total route-km | 9,513 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,446 total route-km | 9,396 total route-km | 9,470 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,367 total route-km | 9,357 total route-km | 9,377 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More infrastructure data for Czechia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.16 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Czechia?
- Rail lines in Czechia was 9,357 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,513 total route-km in 2005.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,357 total route-km in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for rail lines?
- Czechia ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Rail lines (total route-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.