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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 14,925 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,295 km of 1.435-meter gauge track; 199 km electrified; 9,630 km of sugar plantation lines of 0.914-1.435-meter gauge
1991 14,925 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,295 km of 1.435-meter gauge track; 199 km electrified; 9,630 km of sugar plantation lines of 0.914-1.435-meter gauge
1992 12,947 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter gauge track; 151.7 km electrified; 7,742 km of sugar plantation lines of 0.914-m and 1.435-m gauge
1993 12,947 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter gauge track; 151.7 km electrified; 7,742 km of sugar plantation lines of 0.914-m and 1.435-m gauge
1994 12,795 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter gauge track, including 151.7 km electrified; in addition, sugar plantation lines consist of 7,742 km of 0.914-meter and 1.435-meter gauge track
1995 total: 12,623 km standard gauge: 4,881 km 1.435-m gauge (151.7 km electrified) other: 7,742 km 0.914- and 1.435-m gauge for sugar plantation lines
1996 total: 4,677 km standard gauge: 4,677 km 1.435-m gauge (132 km electrified) note: a large amount of track is in private use by sugar plantations
1997 total: 4,677 km standard gauge: 4,677 km 1.435-m gauge (132 km electrified) note: a large amount of track is in private use by sugar plantations
1998 total: 4,677 km standard gauge: 4,677 km 1.435-m gauge (132 km electrified) note: a large amount of track is in private use by sugar plantations
1999 total: 4,807 km standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge (147 km electrified) note: a large amount of track is in private use by sugar plantations
2000 total: 4,807 km standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge (147 km electrified) note: a large amount of track is in private use by sugar plantations
2001 total: 11,969 km standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge (147 km electrified) note: in addition to the 4,807 km of standard gauge track in public use, 7,162 km of track is in private use by sugar plantations; about 90% of the private use track is standard gauge and the rest is narrow gauge (2000)
2002 total: 4,807 km standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge, in public use (147 km electrified) note: in addition to the 4,807 km of standard-gauge track in public use, 7,162 km of track is in private use by sugar plantations; about 90% of the private use track is standard gauge and the rest is narrow gauge (2000 est.)
2003 total: 3,442 km standard gauge: 3,442 km 1.435-m gauge (142 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2002)
2004 total: 4,226 km standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2003)
2005 total: 4,226 km standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2004)
2006 total: 4,226 km standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2005)
2007 total: 4,226 km standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2006)
2008 total: 4,226 km standard gauge: 4,226 km 1.435-m gauge (140 km electrified) note: an additional 7,742 km of track is used by sugar plantations; about 65% of this track is standard gauge; the rest is narrow gauge (2006)
2009 total: 8,598 km country comparison to the world: 24 standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (176 km electrified) narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-gauge note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)
2010 total: 8,598 km country comparison to the world: 24 standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (176 km electrified) narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-gauge note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)
2011 total: 8,598 km country comparison to the world: 25 standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-m gauge note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2009)
2012 total: 8,598 km country comparison to the world: 24 standard gauge: 8,322 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 276 km 1.000-m gauge note: 4,533 km of the track is used by sugar plantations; 4,257 km is standard gauge; 276 km is narrow gauge (2006)
2013 total: 8,203 km country comparison to the world: 25 standard gauge: 8,134 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 69 km 1.000-m gauge note: 48 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2011)
2014 total: 8,203 km country comparison to the world: 25 standard gauge: 8,134 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 69 km 1.000-m gauge note: 48 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2011)
2015 total: 8,285 km | standard gauge: 8,125 km 1.435-m gauge (105 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 160 km 1.000-m gauge | note: 82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2014) | country comparison to the world: 25
2016 total: 8,285 km | standard gauge: 8,125 km 1.435-m gauge (105 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 160 km 1.000-m gauge | note: 82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2014) | country comparison to the world: 25
2017 total: 8,367 km | standard gauge: 8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (105 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 172 km 1.000-m gauge | note: 70 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2015) | country comparison to the world: 26
2018 total: 8,367 km (2015) | standard gauge: 8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2015) | narrow gauge: 172 km 1.000-m gauge (2015) | note: 70 km of standard gauge track is not for public use
2019 total: 8,367 km (2017) | standard gauge: 8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2017) | narrow gauge: 172 km 1.000-m gauge (2017) | note: 82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use
2020 total: 8,367 km (2017) | standard gauge: 8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2017) | narrow gauge: 172 km 1.000-m gauge (2017) | note: 82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use
2021 total: 8,125 km (2017) standard gauge: 8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2017) narrow gauge: 172 km 1.000-m gauge (2017) note: As of 2013, 70 km of standard gauge and 12 km of narrow gauge track were not for public use
2022 total: 8,367 km (2017) standard gauge: 8,195 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 172 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge note: As of 2013, 70 km of standard gauge and 12 km of narrow gauge track were not for public use
2023 total: 8,367 km (2017) standard gauge: 8,195 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 172 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge note: As of 2013, 70 km of standard gauge and 12 km of narrow gauge track were not for public use
2024 total: 8,367 km (2017) standard gauge: 8,195 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 172 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge note: As of 2013, 70 km of standard gauge and 12 km of narrow gauge track were not for public use
2025 total: 8,367 km (2017) standard gauge: 8,195 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) narrow gauge: 172 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge note: As of 2013, 70 km of standard gauge and 12 km of narrow gauge track were not for public use