Rail lines in Egypt
Egypt: Rail lines was 5,153 total route-km in 2016. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Egypt, 1995–2016
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5,153 total route-km for rail lines in 2016.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Egypt peaked at 5,195 total route-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,810 total route-km, in 1995.
That places Egypt 27th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Rail lines in Egypt, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,810 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 4,940 total route-km | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4,976 total route-km | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5,006 total route-km | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,024 total route-km | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5,062 total route-km | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,125 total route-km | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5,150 total route-km | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5,150 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,150 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,195 total route-km | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,063 total route-km | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,063 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,195 total route-km | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5,195 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,195 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,153 total route-km | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,153 total route-km | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5,153 total route-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 929.5 total route-km, 5.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5,153 total route-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,370 total route-km, 2.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,951 total route-km | 4,810 total route-km | 5,024 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,135 total route-km | 5,062 total route-km | 5,195 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,167 total route-km | 5,153 total route-km | 5,195 total route-km | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Egypt?
- Rail lines in Egypt was 5,153 total route-km in 2016, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,195 total route-km in 2005.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,810 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for rail lines?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.