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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 13,116 km total; 12,868 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 102 km 1.524-meter broad gauge, 146 km 0.750- and 0.760-meter narrow gauge; 2,854 km double track; 3,530 km electrified; government owned (1986)
1991 13,103 km total; 12,855 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 102 km 1.520-meter broad gauge, 146 km 0.750- and 0.760-meter narrow gauge; 2,861 km double track; 3,798 km electrified; government owned (1988)
1992 13,103 km total; 12,855 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 102 km 1.520-meter broad gauge, 146 km 0.750- and 0.760-meter narrow gauge; 2,861 km double track; 3,798 km electrified; government owned (1988)
1993 3,669 km total (1990)
1994 3,669 km total (1990)
1995 total: 3,660 km (electrified 635 km) broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,511 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 47 km (35 km 1,000-m gauge; 12 km 0.750-m gauge) (1994)
1996 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1378 km electrified) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1995)
1997 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge : 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1424 km electrified) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1995)
1998 total: 3,665 km broad gauge: 107 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1424 km electrified) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1996)
1999 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1424 km electrified) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1996)
2000 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1505 km electrified; 1,011 km double track) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1998)
2001 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1,505 km electrified; 1,011 km double track) narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (1998)
2002 total: 3,660 km broad gauge: 102 km 1.520-m gauge narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (2001) standard gauge: 3,507 km 1.435-m gauge (1,505 km electrified; 1,011 km double-tracked)
2003 total: 3,668 km broad gauge: 106 km 1.520-m gauge narrow gauge: 51 km (46 km 1,000-m gauge; 5 km 0.750-m gauge) (2002) standard gauge: 3,511 km 1.435-m gauge (1,567 km electrified)
2004 total: 3,661 km broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified) narrow gauge: 49 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2003)
2005 total: 3,662 km broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2004)
2006 total: 3,662 km broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2005)
2007 total: 3,662 km broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2006)
2008 total: 3,662 km broad gauge: 100 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,512 km 1.435-m gauge (1,588 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2006)
2009 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 48 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,577 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2008)
2010 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 48 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,577 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km (1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge) (2008)
2011 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 48 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2010)
2012 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 48 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2013 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 49 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2014 total: 3,622 km country comparison to the world: 49 broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,473 km 1.435-m gauge (1,615 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2008)
2015 total: 3,624 km | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge | standard gauge: 3,475 km 1.435-m gauge (1,616 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 49
2016 total: 3,624 km | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge | standard gauge: 3,475 km 1.435-m gauge (1,616 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 49
2017 total: 3,626 km | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge | standard gauge: 3,477 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) | narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016) | country comparison to the world: 49
2018 total: 3,580 km (2016) | standard gauge: 3,435 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) (2016) | narrow gauge: 46 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016) | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge (2016)
2019 total: 3,580 km (2016) | standard gauge: 3,435 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) (2016) | narrow gauge: 46 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016) | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge (2016)
2020 total: 3,580 km (2016) | standard gauge: 3,435 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) (2016) | narrow gauge: 46 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016) | broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge (2016)
2021 total: 3,580 km (2016) standard gauge: 3,435 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) (2016) narrow gauge: 46 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016) broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge (2016)
2022 total: 3,580 km (2016) standard gauge: 3,435 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) narrow gauge: 46 km (2016) 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge broad gauge: 99 km (2016) 1.520-m gauge
2023 total: 3,627 km (2020) 1,585 km electrified
2024 total: 3,627 km (2020) 1,585 km electrified
2025 total: 3,627 km (2020) 1,585 km electrified