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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 3,288 km total; 3,140 km 1.067-meter gauge; 148 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; Malawi-Nacala, Malawi-Beira, and Zimbabwe-Maputo lines are subject to closure because of insurgency
1991 3,288 km total; 3,140 km 1.067-meter gauge; 148 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; Malawi-Nacala, Malawi-Beira, and Zimbabwe-Maputo lines are subject to closure because of insurgency
1992 3,288 km total; 3,140 km 1.067-meter gauge; 148 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; Malawi-Nacala, Malawi-Beira, and Zimbabwe-Maputo lines are subject to closure because of insurgency
1993 3,288 km total; 3,140 km 1.067-meter gauge; 148 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; Malawi-Nacala, Malawi-Beira, and Zimbabwe-Maputo lines are subject to closure because of insurgency
1994 3,288 km total; 3,140 km 1.067-meter gauge; 148 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; Malawi-Nacala, Malawi-Beira, and Zimbabwe-Maputo lines are subject to closure because of insurgency
1995 total: 3,288 km narrow gauge: 3,140 km 1.067-m gauge; 148 km 0.762-m gauge
1996 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
1997 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
1998 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
1999 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
2000 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
2001 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (1994)
2002 total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (2001)
2003 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)
2004 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2003)
2005 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2004)
2006 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2005)
2007 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
2008 total: 3,123 km narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2006)
2009 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 37 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
2010 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 37 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
2011 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 38 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2010)
2012 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 38 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
2013 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 38 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
2014 total: 4,787 km country comparison to the world: 38 narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
2015 total: 4,787 km | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 38
2016 total: 4,787 km | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 39
2017 total: 4,787 km | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 39
2018 total: 4,787 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
2019 total: 4,787 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
2020 total: 4,787 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
2021 total: 4,787 km (2014) narrow gauge: 4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
2022 total: 4,787 km (2014) narrow gauge: 4,787 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
2023 total: 4,787 km (2014) narrow gauge: 4,787 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
2024 total: 4,787 km (2014) narrow gauge: 4,787 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
2025 total: 4,787 km (2014) narrow gauge: 4,787 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge