Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.

Rail lines (km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Austria5,6655,7825,3514,9174,9854,9504,9564,9374,9174,9534,9554,9684,9664,962
Belgium3,4713,5443,5823,5923,6313,6073,6023,6053,6073,6153,6153,612
Estonia9689597877927921,0181,0341,0341,033
Finland5,8545,7325,9195,9445,9445,9445,9445,9235,9265,9265,9265,9235,9185,918
France29,33028,47029,92930,07129,40629,97928,86629,23729,24828,24128,15727,87227,716
Germany36,64234,22833,71433,57633,50633,44933,42633,33233,38033,48833,44033,42333,39933,401
Greece2,3852,5762,5522,5542,2082,2652,2382,2402,2402,2402,2932,2802,3452,339
Ireland1,9191,9191,9191,9191,9191,8941,4581,4582,1741,8881,8881,8881,8881,650
Italy16,29516,75116,70416,72616,74216,75216,72316,72416,78816,78716,78116,77917,25617,305
Latvia2,3312,2701,8971,8651,8641,8591,8591,8601,8601,8601,8601,8601,8591,859
Lithuania1,9051,7711,7671,7671,7671,7671,7671,8771,9111,9111,9111,9111,9111,919
Luxembourg274275275275275275275275275275288288271271
Netherlands2,8022,8133,0163,0783,0783,0783,041
Portugal2,8142,8392,8422,7942,5412,5442,5462,5462,5462,5462,5462,5262,5262,527
Slovak Republic3,6623,6263,6223,6243,6313,6313,6273,6263,6263,6263,6273,6293,6273,626
Slovenia1,2011,2281,2281,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,2091,209
Spain13,86814,27215,59015,68115,43815,58215,50615,71115,65015,55915,61815,71815,84815,963