This statistic shows the length of the United Kingdom (UK) national railway routes open to passengers between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres). The length covered by the rail network decreased from 1955 to 1970 after which there has been little change in the network size.
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Historical passenger rail route length in the United Kingdom (UK) 1955-2018
Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres)
This statistic shows the length of the United Kingdom (UK) national railway routes open to passengers between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres). The length covered by the rail network decreased from 1955 to 1970 after which there has been little change in the network size.
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| Kilometres (km) | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 14,548 |
| 2017 | 14,491 |
| 2016 | 14,552 |
| 2015 | 14,506 |
| 2010 | 14,482 |
| 2005 | 14,328 |
| 2000 | 15,042 |
| 1995 | 15,002 |
| 1990 | 14,317 |
| 1985 | 14,310 |
| 1980 | 14,394 |
| 1975 | 14,431 |
| 1970 | 14,637 |
| 1965 | 17,516 |
| 1960 | 22,314 |
| 1955 | 23,820 |
| Kilometres (km) | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 14,548 |
| 2017 | 14,491 |
| 2016 | 14,552 |
| 2015 | 14,506 |
| 2010 | 14,482 |
| 2005 | 14,328 |
| 2000 | 15,042 |
| 1995 | 15,002 |
| 1990 | 14,317 |
| 1985 | 14,310 |
| 1980 | 14,394 |
| 1975 | 14,431 |
| 1970 | 14,637 |
| 1965 | 17,516 |
| 1960 | 22,314 |
| 1955 | 23,820 |
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This statistic shows the length of the United Kingdom (UK) national railway routes open to passengers between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres). The length covered by the rail network decreased from 1955 to 1970 after which there has been little change in the network size.
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- December 2018
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- 1955 to 2018
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 1955 to 2018
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Statistics on "Rail services in the United Kingdom"
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The most important statistics
- Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres)Historical passenger rail route length in the United Kingdom (UK) 1955-2018
- Total historical passenger kilometers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1950 to 2018 (in billion kilometers)Historical national rail passenger kilometers in the United Kingdom (UK) 1950-2018
- Historical passenger kilometers on the London (UK) Underground between 1950 and 2018 (in billion kilometers)Distance travelled on the London Underground (UK) 1950-2018
- Total number of kilometers travelled by passengers on national railways in Great Britain (UK) from financial year 2000/01 to 2017/18, by ticket type* (in billions)Number of passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain 2000-2018
- National rail revenue from ordinary and season ticket passenger fares in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000/2001 to 2017/2018 (in million GBP)National rail income from fares in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
- National rail revenue from passenger fares in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000/2001 to 2017/2018, in nominal and real prices (in million GBP)National rail passenger fare income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
- Public sector expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013/14 to 2017/18 (in million GBP)Expenditure on railways in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2018
- Construction output value of new railways infrastructure in Great Britain (GB) from 2000 to 2018* (in million GBP)*New railways infrastructure in Great Britain 2000-2018
- Rail Freight
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- Amount of freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2003/04 to 2017/18* (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Total freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
- Amount of domestic intermodal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2003/04 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Domestic intermodal freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
- Amount of international freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2003/04 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)International freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
- Amount of coal freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2002/03 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Coal freight moved by train in Great Britain 2002-2018
- Amount of construction materials moved annually by freight train in Great Britain (UK) from 2003/04 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Construction freight moved by train in Great Britain 2003-2018
- Amount of oil and petroleum freight moved annually on the rail network in Great Britain (UK) from 2003/04 to 2017/18 (in billion net tonne-kilometres)Oil and petroleum moved by freight train in Great Britain 2003-2018
- Volume of freight transported on the Le Shuttle in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1994 to 2015 (in 1,000 tonnes)Volume of freight transported on Le Shuttle UK 1994-2015
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- Leading train stations in Great Britain (UK) by number of passenger interchanges in 2017/2018Leading train stations for interchanges in Great Britain (UK) 2017-2018
- Number of passengers entering and exiting stations in Great Britain between 2015/16 and 2017/18, by regionRegional train station entries and exits in Great Britain (UK) 2015-2018
- Number of passengers entering and exiting from stations in Great Britain between 2015/16 and 2017/18, by station facility ownerTrain station entries and exits in Great Britain by station owner 2015-2018
- Rail Safety
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- Number of potentially high risk train accidents involving passenger trains in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2017/2018, by accident typePotentially high risk passenger train accidents in Great Britain 2005-2018, by type
- Total number of railway fatalities including suicides in Great Britain (UK) from 2015/16 to 2017/18Total number of fatalities on railways in Great Britain (UK) 2015-2018
- Number of public fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2017/2018, according to incident typePublic fatalities by type on railways in Great Britain 2001-2018
- Number of workforce major injuries on railways in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2014/2015, according to worker positionNumber of workforce major injuries on railways in Great Britain 2005-2015, by job
- Number of passenger major injuries on railways in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2014/2015, according to incident typeNumber of passenger major injuries by type on railways in Great Britain 2005-2015
- Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2001/02 to 2017/18Number of suicide fatalities on railways in Great Britain 2001-2018
- Consumer Behavior
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- Average weekly household expenditure on rail and tube fares in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)Rail and tube fares: Weekly household expenditure in the UK 2018, by age
- Average weekly household expenditure on rail and tube fares in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gross income decile group (in GBP)*Rail and tube fares: Weekly household expenditure in the UK 2018, by gross income
- Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on rail and tube fares in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by disposable income decile group*Share of household spending on rail & tube fares UK 2018, by disposable income group
- Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) 2005-2017
- Passenger Satisfaction
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- Rail network overall passenger satisfaction rate in Great Britain from 2002/03 to 2017/18*Rail network overall passenger satisfaction in Great Britain 2002-2018
- Number of complaints made against rail networks in Great Britain (UK) from financial year 2002/03 to 2017/18* (per 100,000 passenger journeys)Rail network complaints rate in Great Britain 2002-2018
- Share of passengers having to stand on trains in London (UK) at peak hours in 2017, by train operatorShare of standing passengers in London (UK) trains 2017
- Share of train journeys arriving on time* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006/2007 to 2017/2018, by type of journeyShare of trains arriving on time in the United Kingdom UK) 2006-2018
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- National rail revenue from ordinary and season ticket passenger fares in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000/2001 to 2017/2018 (in million GBP)
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- Number of workforce major injuries on railways in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2014/2015, according to worker position
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- Number of railway fatalities caused by suicide in Great Britain from 2001/02 to 2017/18
- Average weekly household expenditure on rail and tube fares in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)
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