Rail lines in Turkey
Turkey: Rail lines was 10,546 total route-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Turkey, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 10,546 total route-km for rail lines in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Turkey peaked at 10,546 total route-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,549 total route-km, in 1995.
Turkey ranks 17th 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 | 8,610 total route-km | 8,549 total route-km | 8,682 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,728 total route-km | 8,671 total route-km | 9,080 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,984 total route-km | 9,594 total route-km | 10,378 total route-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,462 total route-km | 10,378 total route-km | 10,546 total route-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 810,474 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8,367 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 125.94 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 227 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,671 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 89.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Turkey?
- Rail lines in Turkey was 10,546 total route-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10,546 total route-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,549 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Turkey rank for rail lines?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.