Historical length of passenger rail route in the UK 1955-2021 | Statista

The length covered by the United Kingdom's rail network open to passengers increased to 14,712 kilometers in 2021. During the same year, passengers in the UK traveled around 12.4 billion kilometers on national rail services.

Total historical rail route length open to passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1955 and 2021 (in kilometers)

Characteristic	Route length in kilometers
2021	14,712
2020	14,668
2019	14,634
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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December 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

1955 to 2021

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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