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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 146,100 km total; 51,700 km electrified; does not include industrial lines (1987)
1991 147,400 km total; 53,900 km electrified; does not include industrial lines (1989)
1992 87,180 km all 1.520-meter broad gauge (includes NA km electrified); does not include industrial lines (1990)
1993 158,100 km all 1.520-meter broad gauge; 86,800 km in common carrier service, of which 48,900 km are diesel traction and 37,900 km are electric traction; 71,300 km serves specific industry and is not available for common carrier use (31 December 1991)
1994 158,100 km all 1.520-meter broad gauge; 86,800 km in common carrier service, of which 48,900 km are diesel traction and 37,900 km are electric traction; 71,300 km serves specific industry and is not available for common carrier use (30 June 1993)
1995 total: 154,000 km; note - 87,000 km in common carrier service (49,000 km diesel; and 38,000 km electrified); 67,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 154,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1 January 1994)
1996 total: 154,000 km; note - 87,000 km in common carrier service (38,000 km electrified); 67,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 154,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1 January 1994)
1997 total: 154,000 km; note - 87,000 km in common carrier service (38,000 km electrified); 67,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 154,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1 January 1994)
1998 total: 154,000 km; note-87,000 km in common carrier service (38,000 km electrified); 67,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 154,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1 January 1994)
1999 total: 150,000 km; note--87,000 km in common carrier service; 63,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 150,000 km 1.520-m gauge (January 1997 est.)
2000 total: 150,000 km; note - 87,000 km in common carrier service; 63,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use broad gauge: 150,000 km 1.520-m gauge (January 1997 est.)
2001 total: 149,000 km note: 86,000 km are in common carrier service; 63,000 km serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use; 40,000 km of the railway in common carrier use are electrified broad gauge: 149,000 km 1.520-m gauge (1998)
2002 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km are electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (installed on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 63,000 km of broad gauge routes serve specific industries and are not available for common carrier use (2002)
2003 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note:: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrrier lines serve industries (2002)
2004 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2003)
2005 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2004)
2006 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2005)
2007 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2008 total: 87,157 km broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2009 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2010 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2011 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2010)
2012 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2013 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2014 total: 87,157 km country comparison to the world: 2 broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2006)
2015 total: 87,157 km | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2014) | country comparison to the world: 2
2016 total: 87,157 km | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2014) | country comparison to the world: 3
2017 total: 87,157 km | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2014) | country comparison to the world: 3
2018 total: 87,157 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries
2019 total: 87,157 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries
2020 total: 87,157 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) | broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) | note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries
2021 total: 87,157 km (2014) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries
2022 total: 87,157 km (2014) narrow gauge: 957 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) broad gauge: 86,200 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries
2023 total: 85,494 km (2019) narrow gauge: 957 km
2024 total: 85,494 km (2019) narrow gauge: 957 km
2025 total: 85,494 km (2019) narrow gauge: 957 km