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 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. However, in 2021, with the ease of pandemic restrictions and starting to recover from the effect of the pandemic, the number increased to 47 billion passenger kilometers.
Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers)
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GOV.UK. (December 15, 2022). Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, 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 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers)." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/
GOV.UK. (2022). Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. 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 2021 (in Billion Passenger-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 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 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Distance traveled annually by railroad transportation in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2021 (in billion passenger-kilometers) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/467987/total-distance-travelled-by-passenger-rail-great-britain-uk/