An overall increase in rail travel was observed during the time period shown. In 2019, railroad transportation travel amounted to 80 billion passenger-kilometers in the United Kingdom, which made up nine percent of the total distance traveled by all modes of transport that year. Amid the the COVID-19 pandemic, the distance traveled by rail passengers in the UK amounted to 16 billion passenger-kilometers, a decrease of around 80 percent compared to 2019 levels.
Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020
(in billion passenger-kilometers)
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GOV.UK. (December 15, 2021). Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020 (in billion passenger-kilometers)." Chart. December 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020 (in billion passenger-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. "Distance Traveled Annually by Railroad Transportation in The United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020 (in Billion Passenger-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK, Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2020 (in billion passenger-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
