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Lebanon — 36 years of data
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 |