Rail lines in Romania
Romania: Rail lines was 10,769 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10,769 total route-km
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 104 countries
All-time high
11,385 total route-km
in 1996
All-time low
10,759 total route-km
in 2019
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Rail lines in Romania, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Romania stood at 10,769 total route-km.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Romania peaked at 11,385 total route-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10,759 total route-km, in 2019.
That places Romania 16th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rail lines in Romania, year by year
| Year | total route-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,376 total route-km | — |
| 1996 | 11,385 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11,380 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,364 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11,364 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,364 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,364 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,364 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,882 total route-km | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 10,844 total route-km | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10,781 total route-km | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10,781 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,777 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,777 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,776 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,777 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,777 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,777 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,768 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10,770 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,770 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,766 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,766 total route-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,765 total route-km | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,759 total route-km | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10,769 total route-km | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,769 total route-km | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10,769 total route-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,756 total route-km, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10,769 total route-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,619 total route-km, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,374 total route-km | 11,364 total route-km | 11,385 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,971 total route-km | 10,776 total route-km | 11,364 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,770 total route-km | 10,759 total route-km | 10,777 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,769 total route-km | 10,769 total route-km | 10,769 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Romania?
- Rail lines in Romania was 10,769 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,385 total route-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,759 total route-km in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for rail lines?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.