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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 378 km total; 296 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 82 km 1.050-meter gauge; all single track; system almost entirely inoperable
1991 378 km total; 296 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 82 km 1.050-meter gauge; all single track; system almost entirely inoperable
1992 system in disrepair, considered inoperable
1993 system in disrepair, considered inoperable
1994 system in disrepair, considered inoperable
1995 total: 222 km standard gauge: 222 km 1.435-m note: system in disrepair, considered inoperable
1996 total: 222 km standard gauge: 222 km 1.435-m (from Beirut to the Syrian border)
1997 total: 222 km standard gauge : 222 km 1.435-m (from Beirut to the Syrian border)
1998 total: 222 km standard gauge: 222 km 1.435-m (from Beirut to the Syrian border)
1999 total: 222 km standard gauge: 222 km 1.435-m (from Beirut to the Syrian border)
2000 total: 399 km (mostly unusable because of damage in civil war) standard gauge: 317 km 1.435-m narrow gauge: 82 km (1999)
2001 total: 399 km (mostly unusable because of damage in civil war) standard gauge: 317 km 1.435-m narrow gauge: 82 km (1999)
2002 total: 399 km standard gauge: 317 km 1.435-m note: entire system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2001) narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m
2003 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m note: rail system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2002) narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m
2004 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m note: rail system was unusable because of damage during the civil war in the 1980s; short sections are operable (2003)
2005 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m note: rail system became unusable because of damage during the civil war in the 1980s; short sections are operable (2004)
2006 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m note: rail system became unusable because of damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2006)
2007 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m note: rail system became unusable because of damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2006)
2008 total: 401 km standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m note: rail system became unusable because of damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2006)
2009 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 119 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2010 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 118 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435 m narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2011 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 116 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2012 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 116 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2013 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 116 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2014 total: 401 km country comparison to the world: 116 standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge note: rail system unusable because of the damage done during fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)
2015 total: 401 km | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge | note: rail system unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008) | country comparison to the world: 117
2016 total: 401 km | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge | note: rail system unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008) | country comparison to the world: 120
2017 total: 401 km | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge | note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2017) | country comparison to the world: 120
2018 total: 401 km (2017) | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge (2017) | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge (2017) | note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2019 total: 401 km (2017) | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge (2017) | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge (2017) | note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2020 total: 401 km (2017) | standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge (2017) | narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge (2017) | note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2021 total: 401 km (2017) standard gauge: 319 km 1.435-m gauge (2017) narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050-m gauge (2017) note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2022 total: 401 km (2017) standard gauge: 319 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km (2017) 1.050-m gauge note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2023 total: 401 km (2017) standard gauge: 319 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km (2017) 1.050-m gauge note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2024 total: 401 km (2017) standard gauge: 319 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km (2017) 1.050-m gauge note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006
2025 total: 401 km (2017) standard gauge: 319 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 82 km (2017) 1.050-m gauge note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006