This statistic represents the length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020. The rail network is expected to continue to expand; by 2020 it will cover some 1.38 million route-kilometers worldwide.
Length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020
(in million route-kilometers)
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SCI Verkehr. (September 13, 2016). Length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020 (in million route-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/619184/metro-networks-worldwide-track-distribution/
SCI Verkehr. "Length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020 (in million route-kilometers)." Chart. September 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619184/metro-networks-worldwide-track-distribution/
SCI Verkehr. (2016). Length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020 (in million route-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619184/metro-networks-worldwide-track-distribution/
SCI Verkehr. "Length of The World's Railway Network in 2015 and 2020 (in Million Route-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619184/metro-networks-worldwide-track-distribution/
SCI Verkehr, Length of the world's railway network in 2015 and 2020 (in million route-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/619184/metro-networks-worldwide-track-distribution/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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