Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Length of electrified railway lines by type of current was 6,309 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,309
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 38 countries
All-time high
6,309
in 2024
All-time low
4,729
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 4.7k1991: 4.9k1992: 4.9k1993: 5.1k1994: 4.9k1995: 5.2k1996: 5.2k1997: 5.2k1998: 5.2k1999: 5.2k2000: 5.2k2001: 5.2k2002: 5.2k2003: 5.2k2004: 5.2k2005: 5.2k2006: 5.2k2007: 5.2k2008: 5.3k2009: 5.3k2010: 5.4k2011: 5.4k2012: 5.4k2013: 5.4k2014: 5.4k2015: 5.4k2016: 5.5k2017: 5.9k2018: 6.1k2019: 6.2k2020: 6.2k2021: 6.2k2022: 6.2k2023: 6.2k2024: 6.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 6,309. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 6,309 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,729, in 1990.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,036 4,729 5,176 10
2000s 5,214 5,167 5,262 10
2010s 5,597 5,371 6,158 10
2020s 6,205 6,151 6,309 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 5 Spain 10,938 compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 9,392 compare
  3. 7 Sweden 8,191 compare
  4. 9 Switzerland 5,298 compare
  5. 10 Austria 4,161 compare
  6. 11 Romania 4,032 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Length of electrified railway lines by type of current in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 6,309 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 6,309 in 2024.
What is the lowest length of electrified railway lines by type of current recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,729 in 1990.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for length of electrified railway lines by type of current?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of electrified railway lines by type of current rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Length of electrified railway lines by type of current
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,273 data points, 1990–2024
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