Rail operators with the longest lines in Europe in 2021

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In 2021, the Deutsche Bahn was the leading rail operator in the European Union based on the length of tracks it operated. This number rose to almost

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kilometers, dwarfing most other rail operators with the exception of the SNCF. The France-based company operated on some

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kilometers of lines that same year.

Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers)

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February 2023

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Data based on operators which are members of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), which represents 73 percent of the European rail network length.

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