Germany vs India: Rail lines

Germany
33,401 total route-km
in 2021
India
68,103 total route-km
in 2021
Germany rank
6th
India rank
4th

Rail lines over time

  • Germany
  • India
020.0k40.0k60.0k199520082021

How they compare

India currently reports 68,103 total route-km against 33,401 total route-km in Germany, a difference of 34,702 total route-km.

That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 104 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rail lines (total route-km)
Unit
total route-km
Source
Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 2,110 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.