Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 31,925 Kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31,925 Kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 48 countries
All-time high
34,847 Kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
31,063 Kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom, 1992–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom stood at 31,925 Kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom peaked at 34,847 Kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31,063 Kilometre, in 2007.
That places United Kingdom 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33,015 Kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 33,040 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 33,060 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 34,301 Kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 34,301 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34,301 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34,321 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 34,847 Kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 34,661 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 34,480 Kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 34,497 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34,427 Kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33,000 Kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 31,482 Kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 31,105 Kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 31,063 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31,082 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 31,119 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31,324 Kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 31,752 Kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 31,764 Kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31,781 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 31,809 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 31,883 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31,910 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 31,727 Kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 31,780 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31,907 Kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 31,940 Kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 31,898 Kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 31,892 Kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 31,947 Kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 31,925 Kilometre | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,898 Kilometre | 33,015 Kilometre | 34,847 Kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 32,692 Kilometre | 31,063 Kilometre | 34,661 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,764 Kilometre | 31,324 Kilometre | 31,910 Kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,920 Kilometre | 31,892 Kilometre | 31,947 Kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data -3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 358.44 Number (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,710 Number (2025)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel 739,816 Persons (2017)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 1,860 Number (2016)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 36.71 million Number (2018)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 614,313 Number (2018)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,580 Number (2016)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 614,313 Number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom?
- Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom was 31,925 Kilometre in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 34,847 Kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,063 Kilometre in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).