Project Insight - Global Rail Construction Projects (Q3 2025)

This report provides a detailed analysis of rail construction projects globally, based on projects tracked by GlobalData.

GlobalData is currently tracking railway construction projects from the early pre-planning stages (announcement and study) through to execution, with a combined value of $6.7 trillion. In terms of region, North-East Asia accounts for the largest share (34.4%) of global value, with a pipeline valued at $2.3 trillion. South Asia ranks second with a project pipeline value of $757.1 billion, followed by Western Europe ($744.6 billion) and South-East Asia ($693.6 billion). Assuming all projects in the currently tracked pipeline proceed according to their schedules and spending is distributed evenly across the execution stage, annual pipeline expenditure may reach $471.5 billion in 2025 and $603 billion in 2026. Between 2027 and 2029, spending on the currently tracked pipeline may reach an annual average of $681.3 billion. Projects financed through public-private partnerships account for 20.7% of the global pipeline, with the remaining 1.9% of projects financed solely by the private sector. The global railway construction pipeline is well developed, with the combined value of projects in the pre-execution and execution stages accounting for $4.1 trillion of the global pipeline value, a 60.8% share.

Scope

• The report provides analysis based on GlobalData's construction projects showing total project values and analysis by stage and funding for all regions. The top 20 projects per region are listed giving country, stage, value of projects. Ranked listings of the key operators for the sector are also provided showing the leading contractors, consulting engineers and project owners.

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