Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 6,309 Kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6,309 Kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
6,309 Kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
4,729 Kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom is 6,309 Kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom peaked at 6,309 Kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,729 Kilometre, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,729 Kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 4,899 Kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4,910 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5,098 Kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 4,889 Kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 5,163 Kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 5,176 Kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,166 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5,166 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,166 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,167 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,200 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,250 Kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5,250 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,250 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,260 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,262 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,371 Kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5,395 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,374 Kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,377 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,381 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,440 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,483 Kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,875 Kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 6,119 Kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6,158 Kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6,154 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,151 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,174 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6,239 Kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 6,309 Kilometre | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,036 Kilometre | 4,729 Kilometre | 5,176 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,214 Kilometre | 5,167 Kilometre | 5,262 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,597 Kilometre | 5,371 Kilometre | 6,158 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,205 Kilometre | 6,151 Kilometre | 6,309 Kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom?
- Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom was 6,309 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6,309 Kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,729 Kilometre in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of electrified railway lines by type of current. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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