Rail lines fell 0.190% to 4,200 km in Norway in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in Norway reached an all time high of 4,219 km in 2014 and an all time low of 4,006 km in 1998.
Norway has been ranked 31st within the group of 68 countries we follow in terms of rail lines, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rail Lines (km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | km | ... | 1,829 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | km | 2,131 | 2,131 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | km | 5,944 | 5,944 | 5,923 | 5,926 | 5,926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 33,449 | 33,426 | 33,332 | 33,380 | 33,488 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,107 | 5,196 | 5,350 | 5,384 | 5,724 | ... | ||||||||
| Netherlands | km | 3,016 | 3,016 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Norway | km | 4,154 | 4,219 | 4,209 | 4,209 | 4,208 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | km | 85,266 | 85,266 | 85,262 | 85,375 | 85,545 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | km | 9,765 | 9,689 | 9,716 | 9,684 | 9,684 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | km | 15,861 | 16,532 | 16,245 | 16,257 | 16,294 | ... |
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