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

Definitions

  • A note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
STAT Germany United Kingdom HISTORY
A note since privatization in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG (DBAG) no longer publishes details of the track it owns; <a href=/kp/in+addition>in addition</a> to the DBAG system there are 102 privately owned railway companies which own approximately 3,000 to 4,000 km of track (2001 est.) all 1.600-m gauge track is in common carrier service in <a href=/kp/Northern>Northern</a> <a href=/country/ei><a href=/country/ei>Ireland</a></a> (1996)
Goods transported > Million ton-km 91,178
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
12,512
Ranked 26th.

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 76,997
Ranked 6th. 49% more than United Kingdom
51,759
Ranked 8th.

Rail lines > Total route-km 33,708
Ranked 7th. 7% more than United Kingdom
31,471
Ranked 9th.

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 412.09
Ranked 35th.
501.51
Ranked 28th. 22% more than Germany

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 111,980
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
19,230
Ranked 19th.

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 1.37
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.306
Ranked 42nd.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 79,228
Ranked 6th. 26% more than United Kingdom
62,729
Ranked 7th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 968.59
Ranked 12th.
999.63
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Germany

Standard gauge 41,722 km
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
16,151 km
Ranked 9th.

Standard gauge per million 507.14 km
Ranked 10th. 93% more than United Kingdom
263.07 km
Ranked 18th.

Total 41,981 km
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
16,454 km
Ranked 17th.

Total > Per $ GDP 16.59 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.07 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 111th.

Total > Per capita 0.509 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 89% more than United Kingdom
0.27 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Total per million 510.24 km
Ranked 24th. 90% more than United Kingdom
268.01 km
Ranked 40th.

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 16.5 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
6.94 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 38th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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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