Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks was 31,925 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
31,925
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
34,847
in 1999
All-time low
31,063
in 2007
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1992200820241992: 33.0k1993: 33.0k1994: 33.1k1995: 34.3k1996: 34.3k1997: 34.3k1998: 34.3k1999: 34.8k2000: 34.7k2001: 34.5k2002: 34.5k2003: 34.4k2004: 33.0k2005: 31.5k2006: 31.1k2007: 31.1k2008: 31.1k2009: 31.1k2010: 31.3k2011: 31.8k2012: 31.8k2013: 31.8k2014: 31.8k2015: 31.9k2016: 31.9k2017: 31.7k2018: 31.8k2019: 31.9k2020: 31.9k2021: 31.9k2022: 31.9k2023: 31.9k2024: 31.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 31,925, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 34,847 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31,063, in 2007.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4th out of 37 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 33,015
1993 33,040 +0.1%
1994 33,060 +0.1%
1995 34,301 +3.8%
1996 34,301 +0.0%
1997 34,301 +0.0%
1998 34,321 +0.1%
1999 34,847 +1.5%
2000 34,661 -0.5%
2001 34,480 -0.5%
2002 34,497 +0.0%
2003 34,427 -0.2%
2004 33,000 -4.1%
2005 31,482 -4.6%
2006 31,105 -1.2%
2007 31,063 -0.1%
2008 31,082 +0.1%
2009 31,119 +0.1%
2010 31,324 +0.7%
2011 31,752 +1.4%
2012 31,764 +0.0%
2013 31,781 +0.1%
2014 31,809 +0.1%
2015 31,883 +0.2%
2016 31,910 +0.1%
2017 31,727 -0.6%
2018 31,780 +0.2%
2019 31,907 +0.4%
2020 31,940 +0.1%
2021 31,898 -0.1%
2022 31,892 -0.0%
2023 31,947 +0.2%
2024 31,925 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,898 33,015 34,847 8
2000s 32,692 31,063 34,661 10
2010s 31,764 31,324 31,910 10
2020s 31,920 31,892 31,947 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 1 Germany 70,108 compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 13,480 compare
  3. 2 France 48,893 compare
  4. 3 Poland 37,798 compare
  5. 5 Italy 24,636 compare
  6. 6 Spain 22,553 compare
  7. 7 Ukraine 22,078 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 31,925 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 34,847 in 1999.
What is the lowest length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 31,063 in 2007.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.

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Length of railway tracks by electrification of tracks
Source
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Coverage
38 places, 1,008 data points, 1990–2024
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