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

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  • 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 United Kingdom United States HISTORY
A note 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) represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for <a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)><a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)>Class</a></a> II and III railroads (1998)
Goods transported > Million ton-km 12,512
Ranked 26th.
2.79 million
Ranked 1st. 223 times more than United Kingdom

Passengers carried > Million passenger-km 51,759
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than United States
9,935
Ranked 20th.

Rail lines > Total route-km 31,471
Ranked 9th.
228,513
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom

Rail lines > Total route-km per million 501.51
Ranked 28th.
733.38
Ranked 9th. 46% more than United Kingdom

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km 19,230
Ranked 19th.
2.52 million
Ranked 2nd. 131 times more than United Kingdom

Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000 0.306
Ranked 42nd.
8.1
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than United Kingdom

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km 62,729
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than United States
9,518
Ranked 23th.

Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million 999.63
Ranked 9th. 33 times more than United States
30.55
Ranked 63th.

Standard gauge 16,151 km
Ranked 9th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United Kingdom

Standard gauge per million 263.07 km
Ranked 18th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Total 16,454 km
Ranked 17th.
224,792 km
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than United Kingdom

Total > Per $ GDP 7.07 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 111th.
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

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

Total per million 268.01 km
Ranked 40th.
751.67 km
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Standard gauge > Per $ GDP 6.94 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 38th.
18.25 km per $1 billion of GD
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

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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