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

Rail lines (km)

20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
China58,65662,20066,23972,48785,84379,30685,32089,96691,67593,74296,353102,462106,235109,767
France29,33028,47029,92930,07129,40629,97928,86629,23729,24828,24128,15727,87227,716
Russian Federation86,07585,54285,29285,16685,24885,26684,58185,26285,37585,54585,62685,49485,55585,544
United Kingdom16,99215,88816,21015,84715,86116,53216,24516,25716,29416,29516,29516,35116,179
United States194,077194,025194,431194,136153,517154,322152,933151,735151,270150,966150,462149,489148,750148,553