Indonesia had 6.32 million meters of railway track in 2020.

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) notes that the length of railway tracks in Indonesia has steadily increased from 2016 to 2020. In 2016, the length of railway tracks in the country was 5.38 million meters.

The length of railway tracks in Indonesia then increased to 5.57 million meters in 2017. The length of railway tracks further increased to 5.94 million meters in 2018.

A year later, the railway tracks in Indonesia increased to 6.22 million meters. The length of railway tracks increased again to 6.32 million meters in 2020.

R 54 type railway tracks are the most widely used in the country, totaling 4.6 million meters. Meanwhile, the least used type is R 25, at 110.2 meters.

R 54 type tracks weigh 54.43 kilograms (kg) per meter. R 25 type tracks weigh 25 kg per meter.

Kemenhub also recorded the rehabilitation of 1,354.97 kilometers (km) of railway lines in 2020. This figure represents an 81.6% increase compared to the previous year's 745.97 km.

Meanwhile, the construction of new railway lines totaled 1,129.83 kilometers in 2020. This is a 10.16% increase from the previous year's 1,025.61 km.

The replacement of railway sleepers amounted to 1,012,984 units in 2020, a 464.3% increase from the previous year's 179,501 units. Railway sleepers come in various types, including wood, concrete, steel or iron, and concrete slabs.

The majority of rail transport operations in Indonesia are concentrated on Java Island for both passenger and freight transport. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), 186.1 million passengers used trains in Indonesia last year.