Rail lines in South Korea
South Korea: Rail lines was 4,308 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in South Korea, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rail lines in South Korea is 4,308 total route-km, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in South Korea peaked at 4,308 total route-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,101 total route-km, in 1995.
South Korea ranks 31st 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 | 3,116 total route-km | 3,101 total route-km | 3,125 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,283 total route-km | 3,123 total route-km | 3,399 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,864 total route-km | 3,618 total route-km | 4,200 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,297 total route-km | 4,285 total route-km | 4,308 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 459,735 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 12,294 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 76.27 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 64.85 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,255 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in South Korea?
- Rail lines in South Korea was 4,308 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,308 total route-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,101 total route-km in 1995.
- How does South Korea rank for rail lines?
- South Korea ranks 31st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.