Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 20,140.3 | 20,087.4 | ||||||||||||
| France | 29,330.0 | 28,470.0 | 29,929.0 | 30,071.0 | 29,406.0 | 29,979.0 | 28,866.0 | 29,236.7 | 29,248.1 | 28,241.0 | 28,157.0 | 27,872.0 | 27,716.0 | |
| Germany | 36,642.0 | 34,228.2 | 33,714.1 | 33,575.9 | 33,506.0 | 33,449.0 | 33,426.0 | 33,332.0 | 33,380.0 | 33,488.0 | 33,440.0 | 33,423.0 | 33,399.0 | 33,401.0 |
| Italy | 16,295.0 | 16,751.0 | 16,703.7 | 16,726.4 | 16,741.6 | 16,751.6 | 16,722.6 | 16,723.8 | 16,788.3 | 16,787.2 | 16,780.8 | 16,778.6 | 17,255.6 | 17,305.2 |
| United Kingdom | 16,992.0 | 15,888.0 | 16,209.6 | 15,846.5 | 15,861.0 | 16,532.1 | 16,245.1 | 16,257.0 | 16,294.0 | 16,295.0 | 16,295.0 | 16,351.0 | 16,178.6 | |
| Canada | 46,968.6 | 45,581.6 | 48,498.4 | 48,150.4 | 47,687.4 | 47,987.5 | 48,309.2 | 48,149.9 | ||||||
| United States | 194,077.0 | 194,025.0 | 194,431.0 | 194,136.0 | 153,516.6 | 154,321.5 | 152,932.6 | 151,735.0 | 151,270.0 | 150,966.0 | 150,462.3 | 149,488.6 | 148,749.7 | 148,553.3 |