Public spending on railways in the United Kingdom was approximately 25.2 billion British pounds in 2021/22, compared with 27.5 billion pounds in the previous year. Prior to 2015/16, railway spending fluctuated between a low of 7.4 billion in 2010/11 and a high of 9.33 billion in 2014/15, before a significant year-on-year increase of 5.46 billion saw spending reach 14.79 billion pounds in 2015/16.
Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP)
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Statistics on 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
- Premium Statistic Number of passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Leading train stations for interchanges in Great Britain (UK) 2020/21
- Basic Statistic Entries and exits in train stations in Great Britain 2020/21
- Basic Statistic Share of trains arriving on time in the United Kingdom UK) 2006-2021
Financials
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- Basic Statistic Government spending on railways in the UK 2009-2022
- 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) 2000-2021
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 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of standing passengers in London (UK) trains 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Customer satisfaction evaluation London Underground 2004–2020
- Premium Statistic HS2: public opinion on the UK’s high-speed rail project 2021
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 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Total number of fatalities on railways in Great Britain (UK) 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Public fatalities on railways in Great Britain by type 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of suicide fatalities on railways in Great Britain 2001-2021
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- Electrical signaling for railways and tramways: sales value in the UK 2008-2018
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HM Treasury. (July 20, 2022). Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
HM Treasury. (2022). Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on Railways in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/
HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) [Graph], HM Treasury, July 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298673/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-railways/