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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 870 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track; 780 km government owned, 90 km privately owned
1991 870 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track; 780 km government owned, 90 km privately owned
1992 884 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track; 782 km government owned, 102 km privately owned
1993 1,019 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track; 917 km government owned, 102 km privately owned
1994 1,019 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track; 917 km government owned, 102 km privately owned
1995 total: 1,019 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 1,019 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
1996 total: 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
1997 total : 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
1998 total: 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
1999 total: 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
2000 total: 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
2001 total: 884 km (102 km privately owned) narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single track)
2002 total: 884 km narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single-track) note: much of the railway is inoperable (2001 est.)
2003 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2002)
2004 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2003)
2005 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2004)
2006 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2005)
2007 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
2008 total: 886 km narrow gauge: 886 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)
2009 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 120 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
2010 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 119 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
2011 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 118 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2009)
2012 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 118 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
2013 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 118 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
2014 total: 332 km country comparison to the world: 118 narrow gauge: 332 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
2015 total: 800 km | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 119
2016 total: 800 km | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 96
2017 total: 800 km | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 96
2018 total: 800 km (2018) | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2018) | note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2019 total: 800 km (2018) | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2018) | note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2020 total: 800 km (2018) | narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2018) | note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2021 total: 800 km (2018) narrow gauge: 800 km 0.914-m gauge (2018) note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2022 total: 800 km (2018) narrow gauge: 800 km (2018) 0.914-m gauge note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2023 total: 800 km (2018) narrow gauge: 800 km (2018) 0.914-m gauge note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2024 total: 800 km (2018) narrow gauge: 800 km (2018) 0.914-m gauge note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)
2025 total: 800 km (2018) narrow gauge: 800 km (2018) 0.914-m gauge note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)