Rail lines in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Rail lines was 7,680 total route-km in 2018. ▲ Rising
Rail lines in Turkmenistan, 1995–2018
Source: Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in total route-km.
Analysis
In 2018, rail lines in Turkmenistan stood at 7,680 total route-km. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 148.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rail lines in Turkmenistan peaked at 7,680 total route-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,153 total route-km, in 1995.
Turkmenistan ranks 23rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,307 total route-km | 2,153 total route-km | 2,393 total route-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,760 total route-km | 2,521 total route-km | 3,181 total route-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,822 total route-km | 3,115 total route-km | 7,680 total route-km | 9 |
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More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,676 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 62.72 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.08 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1.41 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 194.32 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 18.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rail lines in Turkmenistan?
- Rail lines in Turkmenistan was 7,680 total route-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database, International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest rail lines recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,680 total route-km in 2017.
- What is the lowest rail lines recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,153 total route-km in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for rail lines?
- Turkmenistan ranks 23rd out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
- Is rail lines rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.