Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 58.656,0 | 62.200,0 | 66.239,0 | 72.487,0 | 85.843,0 | 79.306,0 | 85.320,0 | 89.966,0 | 91.675,0 | 93.742,0 | 96.353,0 | 102.462,0 | 106.235,0 | 109.767,0 |
| França | 29.330,0 | 28.470,0 | 29.929,0 | 30.071,0 | 29.406,0 | 29.979,0 | 28.866,0 | 29.236,7 | 29.248,1 | 28.241,0 | 28.157,0 | 27.872,0 | 27.716,0 | |
| Rússia | 86.075,0 | 85.542,0 | 85.292,0 | 85.166,0 | 85.248,0 | 85.266,0 | 84.581,0 | 85.262,0 | 85.375,0 | 85.545,0 | 85.626,0 | 85.494,0 | 85.555,0 | 85.544,0 |
| Reino Unido | 16.992,0 | 15.888,0 | 16.209,6 | 15.846,5 | 15.861,0 | 16.532,1 | 16.245,1 | 16.257,0 | 16.294,0 | 16.295,0 | 16.295,0 | 16.351,0 | 16.178,6 | |
| Estados Unidos de América | 194.077,0 | 194.025,0 | 194.431,0 | 194.136,0 | 153.516,6 | 154.321,5 | 152.932,6 | 151.735,0 | 151.270,0 | 150.966,0 | 150.462,3 | 149.488,6 | 148.749,7 | 148.553,3 |