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United Kingdom: Railways, goods transported

15,212million ton-km · 2020-18.1% since 2010

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1995 to 2020.

19952020

Every year

YearValue (million ton-km)Note
202015,212.123
201916,884.335
201817,205.693
201717,166.93
201617,053.217
201519,342.445
201422,143.367
201322,401.431
201221,466.803
201120,973.823
201018,576.42
200919,171.477
200821,076.886
200721,265.297
200621,918.784
200521,426.789
200420,136.783
200318,745.176
200218,633.815
200119,199.607
200018,169.863
199918,050.425
199817,340
199716,900
199615,100
199513,300

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Union of Railways, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Railways, goods transported. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-railways-goods-transported (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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