The densest railway network is in the Czech Republic, and the most fast speed lines are in Spain – according to Eurostat data. In 2023, the EU railway network was 200 947 km of railway lines.
According to Eurostat, in 2023, the EU railway network was 200 947 km of railway lines.
The highest density of the railway network was recorded in Czech Republicwhere it was 123.2 m of railway lines for 1 square kilometer. Other EU countries with high density Belgium (119.2 m/sq m), Germany (109.5 m/sq m) and Luxembourg (104.8 m/sq m).
Spain leads high speeds with the railway
On the other hand, the lowest density of the railway network was recorded in Greece (14.0 m/sq m) i Finland (19.4 m/sq m). Low density was also recorded in Sweden (26.8 m/sq m), Estonia (27.2 m/sq m), Portugal (27.8 m/sq m), Latvia (28.9 m/sq m) i Ireland (29.8 m/sq m).
In 2023, Spain was a leader of 3,190 km of high speeds, which is an increase of 66 percent. Compared to 1,919 km in 2013, and then France with 2,748 km (+35 percent from 2,036 km), Germany from 1,163 km (+32 percent from 881 km) and Italy with 1 097 km ( +63 percent with 675 km).
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