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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
1991 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
1992 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
1993 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
1994 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
1995 total: 4,026 km standard gauge: 4,026 km 1.435-m gauge (2,422 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1994)
1996 total: 4,027 km standard gauge: 4,027 km 1.435-m gauge (2422 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1995)
1997 total: 4,027 km standard gauge: 4,027 km 1.435-m gauge (2422 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1995)
1998 total: 4,023 km standard gauge: 4,023 km 1.435-m gauge (2,422 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1996)
1999 total: 4,012 km standard gauge: 4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,422 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1996)
2000 total: 4,012 km standard gauge: 4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,530 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1998)
2001 total: 4,012 km standard gauge: 4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,530 km electrified; 96 km double track) (1998)
2002 total: 4,006 km standard gauge: 4,006 km 1.435-m gauge (2,471 km electrified) (2001)
2003 total: 4,178 km standard gauge: 4,178 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2002)
2004 total: 4,077 km standard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2003)
2005 total: 4,077 km standard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2004)
2006 total: 4,077 km standard gauge: 4,077 km 1.435-m gauge (2,680 km electrified) (2005)
2007 total: 4,043 km standard gauge: 4,043 km 1.435-m gauge (2,509 km electrified) (2006)
2008 total: 4,114 km standard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2008)
2009 total: 4,114 km country comparison to the world: 40 standard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2009)
2010 total: 4,114 km country comparison to the world: 40 standard gauge: 4,114 km 1.435-m gauge (2,552 km electrified) (2009)
2011 total: 4,169 km country comparison to the world: 39 standard gauge: 4,169 km 1.435-m gauge (2,784 km electrified) (2010)
2012 total: 4,169 km country comparison to the world: 39 standard gauge: 4,169 km 1.435-m gauge (2,784 km electrified) (2009)
2013 total: 4,237 km country comparison to the world: 39 standard gauge: 4,237 km 1.435-m gauge (2,784 km electrified) (2012)
2014 total: 4,237 km country comparison to the world: 39 standard gauge: 4,237 km 1.435-m gauge (2,784 km electrified) (2012)
2015 total: 4,250 km | standard gauge: 4,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 39
2016 total: 4,250 km | standard gauge: 4,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 41
2017 total: 4,250 km | standard gauge: 4,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 41
2018 total: 4,250 km (2014) | standard gauge: 4,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014)
2019 total: 4,200 km (2019) | standard gauge: 4,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2,480 km electrified) (2019)
2020 total: 4,200 km (2019) | standard gauge: 4,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2,480 km electrified) (2019)
2021 total: 4,200 km (2019) standard gauge: 4,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2,480 km electrified) (2019)
2022 total: 4,200 km (2019) standard gauge: 4,200 km (2019) 1.435-m gauge (2,480 km electrified)
2023 total: 3,848 km (2020) 2,482 km electrified
2024 total: 3,848 km (2020) 2,482 km electrified
2025 total: 3,848 km (2020) 2,482 km electrified