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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on Poland & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
  • Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
  • Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
  • Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Standard gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge
  • Standard gauge > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Standard gauge per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
    Standard gauge=1.435-m gauge. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Broad gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
STAT Poland United Kingdom HISTORY
Goods transported > Million ton-km 39,200
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
12,512
Ranked 26th.

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 17,958
Ranked 13th.
51,759
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Poland

Rail lines > Total route-km 19,702
Ranked 16th.
31,471
Ranked 9th. 60% more than Poland

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 511.29
Ranked 26th. 2% more than United Kingdom
501.51
Ranked 28th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 37,189
Ranked 14th. 93% more than United Kingdom
19,230
Ranked 19th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.965
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.306
Ranked 42nd.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 15,724
Ranked 19th.
62,729
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Poland

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 408.05
Ranked 28th.
999.63
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Poland

Standard gauge 19,029 km
Ranked 6th. 18% more than United Kingdom
16,151 km
Ranked 9th.

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 66.26 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
6.94 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 38th.

Standard gauge per million 568.75 km
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
263.07 km
Ranked 18th.

Total 19,428 km
Ranked 15th. 18% more than United Kingdom
16,454 km
Ranked 17th.

Total > Per $ GDP 68.11 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 56th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
7.07 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 111th.

Total > Per capita 0.579 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.27 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Total per million 585.35 km
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
268.01 km
Ranked 40th.

Broad gauge None None

SOURCES: World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division.; World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Information and Communications Technologies Department, Transport Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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