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Railways Spain, in 36 editions.
The entry for Spain published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2003 edition
Changed since 2002The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- 15,430 km total;
- Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km 1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track;
- FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge and 441 km electrified;
- privately owned railways operate 918 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track
15,430 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km 1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track; FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge and 441 km electrified; privately owned railways operate 918 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track
Published as “Railroads”
- 15,430 km total;
- Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km 1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track;
- FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge and 441 km electrified;
- privately owned railways operate 918 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track
15,430 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km
1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track; FEVE
(government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly
1.000-meter gauge and 441 km electrified; privately owned railways operate
918 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km
double track
Published as “Railroads”
- 15,430 km total;
- Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km (all 1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track);
- FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km (predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 441 km electrified);
- privately owned railways operate 918 km (predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track)
15,430 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km (all
1.668-meter gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track; track); FEVE
(government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly (predominantly
1.000-meter gauge and gauge, 441 km electrified; electrified); privately owned railways operate
km of predominantly (predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 kmtrack
track)
Published as “Railroads”
- 15,430 km total;
- Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km (all 1,668-mm gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track);
- FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km (predominantly 1,000-mm gauge, 441 km electrified);
- privately owned railways operate 918 km (predominantly 1,000-mm gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track)
15,430 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km (all1.668-meter (all 1,668-mm gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track); FEVE
FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km (predominantly1.000-meter (predominantly 1,000-mm gauge, 441 km electrified); privately owned
railways operate 9181.000-meter 1,000-mm gauge, 512 km
electrified, and 56 km double
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 14,400 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,111 km 1.668-m gauge (6,404 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 515 km 1.435-m gauge (515 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,774 km (privately owned: 1,727 km 1.000-m gauge, 560 km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government
- owned:
- 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 14,400 km
broad gauge: 12,111 km 1.668-m gauge (6,404 km electrified; 2,295 km
double track)
standard gauge: 515 km 1.435-m gauge (515 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,774 km (privately owned: 1,727 km 1.000-m gauge, 560
km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government
owned: 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified)
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
- total:
- 14,343 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,139 km 1.668-m gauge (6,510 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 488 km 1.435-m gauge (488 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,716 km (privately owned: 1,669 km 1.000-m gauge, 489 km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government
- owned:
- 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified)
total: 14,400 14,343 km
broad gauge: 12,111 12,139 km 1.668-m gauge (6,404 (6,510 km electrified; 2,295 km
double track)
standard gauge: 515 488 km 1.435-m gauge (515 (488 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,774 1,716 km (privately owned: 1,727 1,669 km 1.000-m gauge, 560 489
km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government
owned: 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified)
- total:
- 15,172 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,355 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 664 km 1.435-m gauge (480 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,727 km (privately owned: 1,708 km 1.000-m gauge, 517 km electrified; government owned: 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified) (1996)
total: 14,343 15,172 km
broad gauge: 12,139 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,510 (6,355 km electrified; 2,295 km
double track)
standard gauge: 488 664 km 1.435-m gauge (488 (480 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,716 1,727 km (privately owned: 1,669 1,708 km 1.000-m gauge, 489 517
km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government
electrified) (1996)
- total:
- 15,079 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,355 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 525 km 1.435-m gauge (480 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,773 km 1.000-m gauge (594 km electrified) (1996)
total: 15,172 15,079 km
broad gauge: 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,355 km electrified; 2,295 km
double track)
standard gauge: 664 525 km 1.435-m gauge (480 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,727 km (privately owned: 1,708 1,773 km 1.000-m gauge, 517 gauge (594 km
km electrified; government owned: 191.000-m gauge, allelectrified) (1996)
- total:
- 13,950 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,358 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 525 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 644 km 1.000-m gauge (438 km electrified) (1998)
total: 15,079 13,950 km
broad gauge: 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,355 (6,358 km electrified; 2,295 km
standard gauge: 525 km 1.435-m gauge (480 (525 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,773 644 km 1.000-m gauge (594 (438 km electrified) (1996) (1998)
- total:
- 13,950 km broad gauge: 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,358 km electrified; 2,295 km double track) standard gauge: 525 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified) narrow gauge: 644 km 1.000-m gauge (438 km electrified) (1998)
total: 13,950 km
- total:
- 15,171 km
- broad gauge:
- 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,434 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 525 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,837 km 1.000-m gauge (617 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2001)
total: 13,950 15,171 km
broad gauge: 12,781 km 1.668-m gauge (6,358 km electrified; 2,295 (6,434 km double track) electrified)
standard gauge: 525 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 644 1,837 km 1.000-m gauge (438 (617 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (1998) (2001)
- total:
- 14,189 km
- broad gauge:
- 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 455 km 1.435-m gauge (455 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,902 km 1.000-m gauge (781 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2002)
total: 15,171 14,189 km
broad gauge: 12,781 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,434 (6,409 km electrified)
standard gauge: 525 455 km 1.435-m gauge (525 (455 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,837 1,902 km 1.000-m gauge (617 (781 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2001) (2002)
- total:
- 14,268 km (7,718 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 526 km 1.435-m gauge (526 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,910 km 1.000-m gauge (755 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2003)
total: 14,189 14,268 km (7,718 km electrified)
broad gauge: 11,804 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 km electrified)
standard gauge: 455 526 km 1.435-m gauge (455 (526 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,902 1,910 km 1.000-m gauge (781 (755 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 14,781 km (7,718 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 11,829 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 998 km 1.435-m gauge (998 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,926 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2004)
total: 14,268 14,781 km (7,718 km electrified)
broad gauge: 11,804 11,829 km 1.668-m gauge (6,409 (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 526 998 km 1.435-m gauge (526 (998 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,910 1,926 km 1.000-m gauge (755 (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 14,873 km
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 998 km 1.435-m gauge (998 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2005)
total: 14,781 km (7,718 14,873 km electrified)
broad gauge: 11,829 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 998 km 1.435-m gauge (998 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,926 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 14,974 km
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006)
total: 14,873 14,974 km
broad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 998 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (998 (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2005) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 15,288 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,949 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2008)
total: 14,974
15,288 km
country comparison to the world:
18
broad gauge:
11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 1,099
1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,928
1,949 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 15,293 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2010)
total:15,288 15,293 km
country comparison to the world:
18
broad gauge:
11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge:
1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge:1,949 1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2008) (2010)
- total:
- 15,293 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
total:
15,293 km
country comparison to the world:
18
broad gauge:
11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge:
1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2010) (2008)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 15,293 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 19
- broad gauge:
- 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
total:
15,293 km
country comparison to the world:18 19
broad gauge:
11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge:
1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
1,954 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2008)
- total:
- 16,101.5 km
- broad gauge:
- 11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified);
- 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified);
- 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 19
total:
15,293country comparison to the world:broad gauge:
19
11,919(6,950 (6,488 km electrified)
standard gauge:
1,392(1,054 (2,312 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
1,954(815 (807 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (2008) (28 km electrified); 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 19
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 16,101.5 km
- broad gauge:
- 11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified);
- 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified);
- 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 17
total: 16,101.5 km
broad gauge: 11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified)
standard gauge: 2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified); 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 19 17
- total:
- 16,102 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified) (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified) (2014)
- broad gauge:
11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified) (2014)
28 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) 3.6 0.600-m gauge
total: 16,101.5 km 16,102 km
broad gauge: 11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488electrified) (2014)
standard gauge: 2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified) (2014)
narrow gauge: 1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified); 28 electrified) (2014)
broad gauge: 11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified) (2014)
28 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified); electrified) 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 17
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- total:
- 15,333 km (9,699 km electrified) (2017)
- standard gauge:
- 2,571 km 1.435-m gauge (2,571 km electrified) (2017)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,207 km 1.000-m gauge (400 km electrified) (2017)
- broad gauge:
- 11,333 km 1.668-m gauge (6,538 km electrified) (2017)
- mixed gauge:
- 190 km 1.668-m and 1.435m gage (190.1 km electrified);
- 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified);
- 4 km 0.600-m gauge
total: 16,102 15,333 km (2014) (9,699 km electrified) (2017)
standard gauge: 2,312 2,571 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 (2,571 km electrified) (2014) (2017)
narrow gauge: 1,884.9 1,207 km 1.000-m gauge (807 (400 km electrified) (2014) (2017)
broad gauge: 11,873 11,333 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 (6,538 km electrified) (2014) (2017)
mixed gauge: 190 km 1.668-m and 1.435m gage (190.1 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) 3.6 electrified); 4 km 0.600-m gauge
- total:
- 15,111 km (2017) (9,699 km electrified)
- standard gauge:
- 2,571 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (2,571 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,207 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge (400 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 11,333 km (2017) 1.668-m gauge (6,538 km electrified)
- mixed gauge:
- 190 km 1.668-mm and 1.435mm gauge (190.1 km electrified);
- 28 km 0.914-mm gauge (28 km electrified);
- 4 km 0.600-mm gauge
total: 15,333 15,111 km (2017) (9,699 km electrified) (2017)
standard gauge: 2,571 km (2017) 1.435-m gauge (2,571 km electrified) (2017)
narrow gauge: 1,207 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge (400 km electrified) (2017)
broad gauge: 11,333 km (2017) 1.668-m gauge (6,538 km electrified) (2017)
mixed gauge: 190 km 1.668-m 1.668-mm and 1.435m gage 1.435mm gauge (190.1 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m 0.914-mm gauge (28 km electrified); 4 km 0.600-m 0.600-mm gauge
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- total:
- 15,489 km (2020) 9,953 km electrified
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 15,489 km (2020) 9,953 km electrified
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