Rail lines in Israel
Israel: Rail lines was 1,720 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Israel, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2021, rail lines in Israel stood at 1,720 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Israel peaked at 1,720 total route-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 610 total route-km, in 1995.
Israel ranks 63rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 631.8 total route-km | 610 total route-km | 666 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 839.31 total route-km | 615 total route-km | 1,052 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,283 total route-km | 1,034 total route-km | 1,599 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,670 total route-km | 1,619 total route-km | 1,720 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More infrastructure data for Israel
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.66 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.56 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 177.39 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.65 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 48,607 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 609.66 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.38 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.75 billion cubic meters (2021)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 80.03 cubic meters (2021)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Israel?
- Rail lines in Israel was 1,720 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,720 total route-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Israel rank for rail lines?
- Israel ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.