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United Kingdom: Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed
16,189Kilometre · 2024-0.1% since 2014
Eurostat table rail_if_line_sp. Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed (Kilometre). Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1990 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Kilometre) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,189 | |
| 2023 | 16,433 | |
| 2022 | 16,430 | |
| 2021 | 16,457 | |
| 2020 | 16,519 | |
| 2019 | 16,480 | |
| 2018 | 16,289 | |
| 2017 | 16,320 | |
| 2016 | 16,253 | |
| 2015 | 16,241 | |
| 2014 | 16,202 | |
| 2013 | 16,195 | |
| 2012 | 16,195 | |
| 2011 | 16,210 | |
| 2010 | 16,223 | |
| 2009 | 16,126 | |
| 2008 | 16,160 | |
| 2007 | 15,814 | |
| 2006 | 15,795 | |
| 2005 | 15,810 | |
| 2004 | 16,458 | |
| 2003 | 16,950 | |
| 2002 | 17,020 | |
| 2001 | 16,986 | |
| 2000 | 17,008 | |
| 1999 | 16,984 | |
| 1998 | 16,994 | |
| 1997 | 16,991 | |
| 1996 | 17,001 | |
| 1995 | 16,999 | |
| 1994 | 16,873 | |
| 1993 | 16,854 | |
| 1992 | 16,843 | |
| 1991 | 16,909 | |
| 1990 | 16,924 |
Source
Published by Eurostat, produced by Eurostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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Eurostat (2026). Length of railway lines by maximum permitted speed. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rail-if-line-sp-total-km (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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