Rail lines — all countries

Rail lines — India

Rail lines in India in 2021 — 68,103 km. Ranked 4 in the world out of 65. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 8.7%.

2021 68,103 km +0.22% vs 2020
World rank 4of 65
Period maximum 69,249 km2018
Period minimum 62,495 km1998

Trend over time

1995–2021 · km

Rail lines — India, 1995–202162,00064,00066,00068,00070,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 62,660 km1996: 62,915 km1997: 62,725 km1998: 62,495 km1999: 62,810 km2000: 62,759 km2001: 63,028 km2002: 63,140 km2003: 63,122 km2004: 63,221 km2005: 63,485 km2006: 63,332 km2007: 63,327 km2008: 63,273 km2009: 64,015 km2010: 63,974 km2011: 64,460 km2012: 64,600 km2013: 65,436 km2014: 65,808 km2015: 66,030 km2016: 66,687 km2017: 67,368 km2018: 69,249 km2019: 67,414 km2020: 67,956 km2021: 68,103 km
Change over the period: +5,443 (+8.69%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %
Rail lines — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year km Change Change, %
2021 68,103 +147 +0.22%
2020 67,956 +542 +0.8%
2019 67,414 −1,835 −2.65%
2018 69,249 +1,881 +2.79%
2017 67,368 +681 +1.02%
2016 66,687 +657 +1%
2015 66,030 +222 +0.34%
2014 65,808 +372 +0.57%
2013 65,436 +836 +1.29%
2012 64,600 +140 +0.22%
2011 64,460 +486 +0.76%
2010 63,974 −41 −0.06%
2009 64,015 +742 +1.17%
2008 63,273 −54 −0.09%
2007 63,327 −5 −0.01%
2006 63,332 −153 −0.24%
2005 63,485 +264 +0.42%
2004 63,221 +99 +0.16%
2003 63,122 −18 −0.03%
2002 63,140 +112 +0.18%
2001 63,028 +269 +0.43%
2000 62,759 −51 −0.08%
1999 62,810 +315 +0.5%
1998 62,495 −230 −0.37%
1997 62,725 −190 −0.3%
1996 62,915 +255 +0.41%
1995 62,660

Southern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 68,103 IR Iran 9,455

About the indicator

The length of rail lines available for traffic, regardless of the number of parallel tracks on a stretch. Multi-track sections are counted once, so the indicator reflects the configuration of the network rather than its capacity.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.