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Historical Values
Year Value
1992 2,010 km (includes NA km electrified); does not include industrial lines (1990)
1993 2,100 km; does not include industrial lines (1990)
1994 2,000 km (1,524-mm gauge); 120 km electrified
1995 total: 2,010 km broad gauge: 2,010 km 1.524-m gauge (120 km electrified) (1990)
1996 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
1997 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
1998 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
1999 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
2000 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
2001 total: 2,002 km broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)
2002 total: 1,998 km broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (2001) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge
2003 total: 1,998 km broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (all service suspended) (2002) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge
2004 total: 1,998 km broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (all service suspended) (2003)
2005 total: 1,998 km broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (2004)
2006 total: 1,771 km broad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2005)
2007 total: 1,771 km broad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
2008 total: 1,771 km broad gauge: 1,749 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
2009 total: 1,765 km country comparison to the world: 78 broad gauge: 1,743 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
2010 total: 1,768 km country comparison to the world: 78 broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2009)
2011 total: 1,767 km country comparison to the world: 76 broad gauge: 1,745 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2010)
2012 total: 1,767 km country comparison to the world: 76 broad gauge: 1,745 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2011)
2013 total: 1,767 km country comparison to the world: 76 broad gauge: 1,745 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2011)
2014 total: 1,767 km country comparison to the world: 76 broad gauge: 1,745 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2011)
2015 total: 1,768 km | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 76
2016 total: 1,768 km | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 76
2017 total: 1,768 km | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 77
2018 total: 1,768 km (2014) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) (2014)
2019 total: 1,768 km (2014) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) (2014)
2020 total: 1,768 km (2014) | standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) | broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) (2014)
2021 total: 1,768 km (2014) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) (2014)
2022 total: 1,768 km (2014) standard gauge: 22 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge broad gauge: 1,746 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified)
2023 total: 1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified
2024 total: 1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified
2025 total: 1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified