Rail lines in Ireland
Ireland: Rail lines was 1,650 total route-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rail lines in Ireland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1,650 total route-km for rail lines in 2021.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Ireland peaked at 2,174 total route-km in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,458 total route-km, in 2014.
That places Ireland 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 1,934 total route-km | 1,909 total route-km | 1,954 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,919 total route-km | 1,919 total route-km | 1,919 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,840 total route-km | 1,458 total route-km | 2,174 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,769 total route-km | 1,650 total route-km | 1,888 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.11 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 430.49 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 192.53 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 49 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,400 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Ireland?
- Rail lines in Ireland was 1,650 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,174 total route-km in 2016.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,458 total route-km in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for rail lines?
- Ireland ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.