passengers in the UK traveled around 12.4 billion kilometers on national rail services.
The length covered by the United Kingdom's rail network open to passengers increased to 14,712 kilometers in 2021. During the same year, Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers)
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Other statistics that may interest you Rail services in the United Kingdom
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Historical passenger rail route length in the United Kingdom (UK) 1955-2021
- Basic Statistic Historical national rail passenger kilometers in the United Kingdom (UK) 1950-2021
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Financials
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- Basic Statistic Government spending on railways in the UK 2009-2023
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom rail industry government investment 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Rail and tube fares: Weekly household expenditure in the UK 2020, by gross income
- Premium Statistic Rail travel consumer price index (CPI) annual average in the UK 2008-2020
- Basic Statistic National rail income from fares in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023
Consumer
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- Premium Statistic Leading transport provider brands ranked by BrandIndex in the UK 2019
- Basic Statistic Rail network overall passenger satisfaction in Great Britain 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on the value of train fares in the United Kingdom 2023
- Basic Statistic Share of standing passengers in London (UK) trains 2019-2020
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Rail freight
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- Basic Statistic Share of freight train kilometers by operator in Great Britain 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Total freight moved by train in Great Britain 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: freight transported by rail & commodity 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Coal freight moved by train in Great Britain 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Channel Tunnel rail freight traffic 2011-2020
Rail safety
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- Premium Statistic Potentially high risk passenger train accidents in Great Britain by train 2005-2023
- Basic Statistic Total number of fatalities on railways in Great Britain (UK) 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Public fatalities on railways in Great Britain by type 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of suicide fatalities on railways in Great Britain 2017-2023
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- Share of passenger trains with maximum delay of five minutes in Sweden 2019-2020
- Share of long distance passenger trains on time in Sweden 2018-2019
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- Length of the electrified railway network in Sicily in Italy 2018, by track type
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Total Historical Rail Route Length Open to Passengers in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 1955 and 2021 (in Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/