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Transport > Railways Stats: compare key data on European Union & United States

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.
  • 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 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.
STAT European Union United States HISTORY
Goods transported > Million ton-km 11,138.5
Ranked 28th.
2.79 million
Ranked 1st. 250 times more than European Union

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 6,343
Ranked 26th.
9,935
Ranked 20th. 57% more than European Union

Rail lines > Total route-km 236,241
Ranked 1st. 3% more than United States
228,513
Ranked 2nd.

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 465.25
Ranked 30th.
733.38
Ranked 9th. 58% more than European Union

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 8,707
Ranked 32nd.
2.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 290 times more than European Union

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.0171
Ranked 74th.
8.1
Ranked 4th. 473 times more than European Union

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 5,760
Ranked 31st.
9,518
Ranked 23th. 65% more than European Union

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 11.34
Ranked 69th.
30.55
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than European Union

Total 229,450 km
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United States
224,792 km
Ranked 1st.

Total > Per capita 0.467 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
0.752 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 61% more than European Union

Total per million 455.62 km
Ranked 28th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 65% more than European Union

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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