Nearly all railway lines in use were electrified in Switzerland and Luxembourg in 2022, making them the front-runners in electric rail services on the European continent. Switzerland's electrification rate reached
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percent, while Luxembourg's electrification rate was
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percent. The EU-27 average stood at
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percent in 2022. In total, usable railway lines in the EU-27 had a combined length of
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kilometers in 2022.
Luxembourg leads rail investment
Luxembourg came out on top of a list of European countries and their respective rail investment per capita. In 2023, Luxembourgish authorities spent
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euros per citizen for railway infrastructure purposes. By comparison, Germany’s rail network, had only seen
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European Commission. (September 30, 2024). Percentage of the railway lines in use in Europe in 2022 which were electrified, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/
European Commission. "Percentage of the railway lines in use in Europe in 2022 which were electrified, by country." Chart. September 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/
European Commission. (2024). Percentage of the railway lines in use in Europe in 2022 which were electrified, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/
European Commission. "Percentage of The Railway Lines in Use in Europe in 2022 Which Were Electrified, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/451522/share-of-the-rail-network-which-is-electrified-in-europe/
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