Rail lines rose 0% to 4,030 km in Bulgaria in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 4,341 km in 1980 and an all time low of 4,019 km in 2015. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, rail lines in Greece amounted to 2,279 km, 10,759 km in Romania, 3,724 km in Serbia and 10,378 km in Turkey in 2019.
Bulgaria has been ranked 17th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of rail lines, 21 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 |
| Albania | km | 423 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | km | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,027 | 1,018 | 1,018 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | km | 4,032 | 4,023 | 4,019 | 4,029 | 4,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | km | 2,722 | 2,604 | 2,604 | 2,605 | 2,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | km | 2,265 | 2,238 | 2,240 | 2,240 | 2,240 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | km | 7,895 | 7,895 | 7,896 | 7,749 | 7,752 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | km | 8,593 | 8,560 | 8,560 | 8,576 | 9,021 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iraq | km | 2,138 | 2,370 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | km | 699 | 699 | 683 | 683 | 683 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | km | 1,157 | 1,156 | 1,151 | 1,151 | 1,151 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Romania | km | 10,768 | 10,770 | 10,770 | 10,766 | 10,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | km | 3,809 | 3,809 | 3,809 | 3,736 | 3,736 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | km | 9,718 | 10,087 | 10,131 | 10,131 | 10,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | km | 21,626 | 21,626 | 20,975 | 21,603 | 21,626 | ... |
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