Rail lines in Austria
Austria: Rail lines was 4,962 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines in Austria, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Austria recorded 4,962 total route-km for rail lines in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Austria peaked at 5,818 total route-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,917 total route-km, in 2011.
Austria ranks 29th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,699 total route-km | 5,672 total route-km | 5,740 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,719 total route-km | 5,356 total route-km | 5,818 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,989 total route-km | 4,917 total route-km | 5,351 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,964 total route-km | 4,962 total route-km | 4,966 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 26 Belarus 5,474 total route-km compare
- 27 Egypt 5,153 total route-km compare
- 28 Cuba 5,076 total route-km compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 4,732 total route-km compare
- 31 South Korea 4,308 total route-km compare
- 32 Switzerland 4,122 total route-km compare
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 325,904 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 207.84 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 46.04 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,083 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Austria?
- Rail lines in Austria was 4,962 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,818 total route-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,917 total route-km in 2011.
- How does Austria rank for rail lines?
- Austria ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Rail lines (total route-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.