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.
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)
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Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK. (December 6, 2018). Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 16, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), und GOV.UK. "Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres)." Chart. December 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), GOV.UK. (2018). Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 16, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), and GOV.UK. "Total Historical Rail Route Length Open to Passengers in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 1955 and 2018 (in Kilometres)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/
Department for Transport (UK) & GOV.UK, Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2018 (in kilometres) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304939/historical-length-of-passenger-rail-route-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 16, 2019)