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 33,400 kilometers, dwarfing most other rail operators with the exception of the SNCF. The France-based company operated on some 27,100 kilometers of lines that same year.
Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021
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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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CER. (February 9, 2023). Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/
CER. "Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers)." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/
CER. (2023). Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/
CER. "Leading European Rail Operators Based on The Length of Their Lines 2021 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/
CER, Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading European rail operators based on the length of their lines 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph], CER, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242886/european-union-rail-operators-based-on-network-length/
