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Historical Values
Year Value
1993 9,434 km total (1988)
1994 9,434 km total (1988)
1995 total: 9,434 km (include 1.520-m broad, 1.435-m standard, and several narrow gauges) (1988)
1996 total: 9,413 km standard gauge: 9,316 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2640 km electrified) narrow gauge: 97 km several narrow gauges (1995)
1997 total: 9,441 km standard gauge : 9,345 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2641 km electrified at three voltages) narrow gauge: 96 km two narrow gauges (1995)
1998 total: 9,440 km standard gauge: 9,344 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,688 km electrified at three voltages; 1,885 km double track) narrow gauge: 96 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1996)
1999 total: 9,440 km standard gauge: 9,344 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,743 km electrified at three voltages; 1,885 km double track) narrow gauge: 96 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1996)
2000 total: 9,435 km standard gauge: 9,341 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,946 km electrified at three voltages; 1,868 km double track) narrow gauge: 94 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1998)
2001 total: 9,444 km standard gauge: 9,350 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,843 km electrified; 1,929 km double track) narrow gauge: 94 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (2000)
2002 total: 9,444 km standard gauge: 9,350 km 1.435-m gauge (2,843 km electrified; 1,929 km double-track) narrow gauge: 94 km 0.760-m gauge (2000 est.)
2003 total: 9,462 km standard gauge: 9,363 km 1.435-m gauge (1,745 km electrified) narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2002)
2004 total: 9,520 km standard gauge: 9,421 km 1.435-m gauge (2,893 km electrified) narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2003)
2005 total: 9,543 km standard gauge: 9,421 km 1.435-m gauge (2,893 km electrified) narrow gauge: 122 km 0.760-m gauge (23 km electrified) (2004)
2006 total: 9,572 km standard gauge: 9,473 km 1.435-m gauge (2,951 km electrified) narrow gauge: 99 km 0.760-m gauge (2005)
2007 total: 9,597 km standard gauge: 9,597 km 1.435-m gauge (3,041 km electrified) (2006)
2008 total: 9,597 km standard gauge: 9,597 km 1.435-m gauge (3,041 km electrified) (2006)
2009 total: 9,620 km country comparison to the world: 22 standard gauge: 9,521 km 1.435-m gauge (3,013 km electrified) narrow gauge: 99 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2010 total: 9,620 km country comparison to the world: 22 standard gauge: 9,521 km 1.435-m gauge (3,013 km electrified) narrow gauge: 99 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2011 total: 9,632 km country comparison to the world: 22 standard gauge: 9,530 km 1.435-m gauge (3,165 km electrified) narrow gauge: 102 km 0.750-m gauge (2010)
2012 total: 9,469 km country comparison to the world: 22 standard gauge: 9,449 km 1.435-m gauge (3,165 km electrified) narrow gauge: 20 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2013 total: 9,469 km country comparison to the world: 23 standard gauge: 9,449 km 1.435-m gauge (3,165 km electrified) narrow gauge: 20 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2014 total: 9,469 km country comparison to the world: 23 standard gauge: 9,449 km 1.435-m gauge (3,165 km electrified) narrow gauge: 20 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2015 total: 9,621.5 km | standard gauge: 9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 23
2016 total: 9,621.5 km | standard gauge: 9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 23
2017 total: 9,621.5 km | standard gauge: 9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 24
2018 total: 9,622 km (2014) | standard gauge: 9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified) (2014) | narrow gauge: 102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)
2019 total: 9,408 km (2017) | standard gauge: 9,385 km 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) (2017) | narrow gauge: 23 km 0.760-m gauge (2017)
2020 total: 9,408 km (2017) | standard gauge: 9,385 km 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) (2017) | narrow gauge: 23 km 0.760-m gauge (2017)
2021 total: 9,408 km (2017) standard gauge: 9,385 km 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) (2017) narrow gauge: 23 km 0.760-m gauge (2017)
2022 total: 9,408 km (2017) standard gauge: 9,385 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) narrow gauge: 23 km (2017) 0.760-m gauge
2023 total: 9,548 km (2020) 3,242 km electrified
2024 total: 9,548 km (2020) 3,242 km electrified
2025 total: 9,548 km (2020) 3,242 km electrified