Mapping Electrification on EU Railway Lines
In 2022, there were around 202 100 km of railway lines across the EU and more than half, 56.9%, were electrified.
Within the EU, there were 6 regions classified at level 2 of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 2) where practically all (100.0%) of the railway lines were electrified in 2022. This was the case in the Spanish regions of Comunidad Foral de Navarra, La Rioja and Illes Balears, the Dutch regions of Drenthe and Flevoland and the Croatian capital region of Grad Zagreb.
In addition, at least 95% of all railway lines were electrified in 8 other regions: Luxembourg, the capitals of Poland, Sweden and France, the eastern Bulgarian region of Yugoiztochen, as well as Liguria and Umbria in Italy and Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Electrified railway lines offer a number of benefits over diesel-powered trains running on non-electrified lines. They generally have lower operating costs, reduced emissions (especially if powered by renewable energy sources) and noise, improved performance and higher energy efficiency.