Rail lines rose 49.1% to 2,174 km in Ireland in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in Ireland reached an all time high of 2,174 km in 2016 and an all time low of 1,458 km in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 46th within the group of 73 countries we follow in terms of rail lines, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rail Lines (km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | km | ... | 1,829 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | km | 3,582 | 3,631 | 3,607 | 3,602 | 3,605 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | km | ... | 255 | 58,651 | 57,264 | 48,498 | 48,150 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | km | 2,131 | 2,131 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | km | 29,979 | 58.0 | 28,866 | 29,237 | 29,248 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 33,449 | 33,426 | 33,332 | 33,380 | 33,488 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | km | 1,894 | 1,458 | 1,458 | 2,174 | 1,888 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | km | 16,752 | 16,723 | 16,724 | 16,788 | 16,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26,704 | 11,891 | 11,903 | 11,905 | 14,280 | ... | ||||||||||
| Norway | km | 4,154 | 4,219 | 4,209 | 4,209 | 4,208 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | km | 15,582 | 15,506 | 15,711 | 15,650 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | km | 9,765 | 9,689 | 9,716 | 9,684 | 9,684 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km | 154,322 | 152,933 | 151,735 | 151,270 | 150,966 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | km | 15,861 | 16,532 | 16,245 | 16,257 | 16,294 | ... |
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