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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 5,570 km (includes NA km electrified); does not include industrial lines (1990)
1993 5,570 km; does not include industrial lines (1990)
1994 5,570 km; does not include industrial lines (1990)
1995 total: 5,570 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines broad gauge: 5,570 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)
1996 total: 5,488 km broad gauge: 5,488 km 1.520-m gauge (873 km electrified) (1993)
1997 total: 5,488 km broad gauge: 5,488 km 1.520-m gauge (873 km electrified) (1993)
1998 total: 5,488 km broad gauge: 5,488 km 1.520-m gauge (873 km electrified) (1993)
1999 total: 5,563 km broad gauge: 5,563 km 1.520-m gauge (894 km electrified)
2000 total: 5,563 km broad gauge: 5,563 km 1.520-m gauge (894 km electrified)
2001 total: 5,523 km broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2000)
2002 total: 5,523 km broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2000 est.)
2003 total: 5,523 km broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2002)
2004 total: 5,523 km broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km electrified) (2003)
2005 total: 5,512 km broad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 15 km 1.435-m (2004)
2006 total: 5,512 km broad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2005)
2007 total: 5,512 km broad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2006)
2008 total: 5,512 km broad gauge: 5,497 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 15 km 1.435 m (2006)
2009 total: 5,538 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2010 total: 5,537 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2011 total: 5,537 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2010)
2012 total: 5,537 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2013 total: 5,537 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2014 total: 5,537 km country comparison to the world: 32 broad gauge: 5,512 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2015 total: 5,528 km | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 32
2016 total: 5,528 km | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 34
2017 total: 5,528 km | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 34
2018 total: 5,528 km (2014) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014)
2019 total: 5,528 km (2014) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014)
2020 total: 5,528 km (2014) | standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014)
2021 total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014)
2022 total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge broad gauge: 5,503 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)
2023 total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge broad gauge: 5,503 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)
2024 total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge broad gauge: 5,503 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)
2025 total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge broad gauge: 5,503 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)