Rail infrastructure.

The request for railway transport (measured in kilometers traveled per passenger), in Romania, is 2 or 3 times lower, compared to other countries. The European Union average is 650km/passenger/year, while the equivalent indicator for Romania is 66% lower.

The total length of the railway network in Romania rises to 10,818 km. Compared to other countries at similar  railway supply levels, per capita, the rate of railways use in Romania is small. In terms of density per population, Romania is above average, but is lower in terms of spatial density.

Table 1. Rail network density and total length

Year 2013 2013
Country Km/1000 Km2 Km
Belgium : :
Bulgaria 37 4,032
Czech Republic 124 9,560
Denmark : :
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) 106 37,860
Estonia 21 917
Ireland 28 1,894
Greece : :
Spain 32 15,937
France : :
Croatia 48 2,722
Italy 57 16,686
Cyprus :(z) :(z)
Latvia 30 1,859
Lithuania 28 1,768
Luxembourg : :
Hungary 84 7,797
Malta :(z) :(z)
Netherlands 89 3,013
Austria 67 5,531
Poland 62 19,328
Portugal 28 2,544
Romania 47 10,768
Slovenia 60 1,209
Slovakia 74 3,631
Finland 20 5,944
Sweden 27 10,957
United Kingdom 67 16,193
Iceland : :
Liechtenstein 58 9
Norway 14 4,238
Switzerland : :
Turkey 13 9,718

source: Eurostat

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