Rail lines in Iran
Iran: Rail lines was 9,455 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Iran, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Iran stood at 9,455 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Iran peaked at 9,455 total route-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,332 total route-km, in 1995.
Iran ranks 19th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,689 total route-km | 5,332 total route-km | 6,005 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,799 total route-km | 6,042 total route-km | 7,904 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,704 total route-km | 8,216 total route-km | 9,454 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,454 total route-km | 9,454 total route-km | 9,455 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More infrastructure data for Iran
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.39 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,976 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.07 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 128.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,435 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Iran?
- Rail lines in Iran was 9,455 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 9,455 total route-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,332 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Iran rank for rail lines?
- Iran ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.