Rail lines rose 0.267% to 4,877 km in Austria in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rail lines in Austria reached an all time high of 5,857 km in 1980 and an all time low of 4,864 km in 2018. When compared to Austria's main peers, rail lines in Germany amounted to 33,422 km, 7,588 km in Hungary, 16,779 km in Italy and 3,236 km in Switzerland in 2019.
Austria has been ranked 15th within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of rail lines, 14 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 |
| Austria | km | 4,950 | 4,956 | 4,937 | 4,917 | 4,953 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | km | 3,582 | 3,631 | 3,607 | 3,602 | 3,605 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Czechia | km | 9,459 | 9,458 | 9,467 | 9,463 | 9,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | km | 29,979 | 58.0 | 28,866 | 29,237 | 29,248 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | 33,449 | 33,426 | 33,332 | 33,380 | 33,488 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | km | 7,895 | 7,895 | 7,896 | 7,749 | 7,752 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | km | 16,752 | 16,723 | 16,724 | 16,788 | 16,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | km | 18,959 | 18,942 | 18,510 | 18,429 | 18,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | km | 3,631 | 3,627 | 3,626 | 3,626 | 3,626 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | km | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,209 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | km | 3,611 | 4,019 | 3,976 | 4,034 | 4,051 |
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