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Poland — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 27,245 km total; 24,333 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.524-meter broad gauge, 2,515 km narrow gauge; 8,986 km double track; 10,000 km electrified; government owned (1986)
1991 27,041 km total; 24,287 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter broad gauge, 2,357 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,016 km electrified; government owned (1989)
1992 27,041 km total; 24,287 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 2,357 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,016 km electrified; government owned (1989)
1993 26,250 km total; 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 1,996 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,510 km electrified; government owned (1991)
1994 26,250 km total; 23,857 km 1.435-meter gauge, 397 km 1.520-meter gauge, 1,996 km narrow gauge; 8,987 km double track; 11,510 km electrified; government owned (1991)
1995 total: 25,528 km broad gauge: 659 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 23,014 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1994)
1996 total: 25,166 km broad gauge: 656 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 22,655 km 1.435-m gauge (11,496 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,855 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995)
1997 total: 24,313 km broad gauge : 652 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1995)
1998 total: 24,313 km broad gauge: 652 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1996)
1999 total: 24,313 km broad gauge: 652 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 22,243 km 1.435-m gauge (11,648 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,418 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1996)
2000 total: 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
2001 total: 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
2002 total: 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double-tracked) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2001)
2003 total: 23,420 km broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified) narrow gauge: 1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (2002)
2004 total: 23,852 km broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,962 km electrified) (2003)
2005 total: 23,852 km broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational) (11,962 km electrified) (2004)
2006 total: 23,072 km broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2005)
2007 total: 23,072 km broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2006)
2008 total: 23,072 km broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 22,443 km 1.435-m gauge (20,555 km operational; 11,910 km electrified) (2006)
2009 total: 22,314 km country comparison to the world: 12 broad gauge: 633 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 km electrified) (2007)
2010 total: 22,314 km country comparison to the world: 12 broad gauge: 633 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 21,681 km 1.435-m gauge (11,769 km electrified) (2007)
2011 total: 19,428 km country comparison to the world: 15 broad gauge: 399 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2010)
2012 total: 19,428 km country comparison to the world: 15 broad gauge: 399 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2007)
2013 total: 19,428 km country comparison to the world: 15 broad gauge: 399 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2007)
2014 total: 19,428 km country comparison to the world: 15 broad gauge: 399 km 1.524-m gauge standard gauge: 19,029 km 1.435-m gauge (11,805 km electrified) (2007)
2015 total: 19,837 km | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge | standard gauge: 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 15
2016 total: 19,837 km | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge | standard gauge: 19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 16
2017 total: 19,231 km | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge | standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,865 km electrified) (2015) | country comparison to the world: 15
2018 total: 19,231 km (2016) | standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016) | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
2019 total: 19,231 km (2016) | standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016) | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
2020 total: 19,231 km (2016) | standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016) | broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
2021 total: 19,231 km (2016) standard gauge: 18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016) broad gauge: 395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)
2022 total: 19,231 km (2016) standard gauge: 18,836 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) broad gauge: 395 km (2016) 1.524-m gauge
2023 total: 19,461 km (2020) 11,946 km electrified
2024 total: 19,461 km (2020) 11,946 km electrified
2025 total: 19,461 km (2020) 11,946 km electrified