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

Definitions

  • 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.
STAT South Korea United Kingdom HISTORY
Rail lines > Total route-km 3,379
Ranked 44th.
31,471
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than South Korea

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 67.88
Ranked 69th.
501.51
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than South Korea

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 9,996
Ranked 29th.
19,230
Ranked 19th. 92% more than South Korea

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.201
Ranked 46th.
0.306
Ranked 42nd. 53% more than South Korea

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 21,603
Ranked 12th.
62,729
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 433.98
Ranked 27th.
999.63
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea

Standard gauge 3,381 km
Ranked 8th.
16,151 km
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Korea

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 45th.
6.94 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 38th. 77% more than South Korea

Standard gauge per million 69.07 km
Ranked 32nd.
263.07 km
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than South Korea

Total 3,381 km
Ranked 52nd.
16,454 km
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than South Korea

Total > Per $ GDP 3.91 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 116th.
7.07 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 111th. 81% more than South Korea

Total > Per capita 0.07 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
0.27 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than South Korea

Total per million 69.07 km
Ranked 75th.
268.01 km
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than South Korea

SOURCES: 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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