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Length of route 1842-1901
Length of route 1902-1961
Length of route since 1962All figures are kilometres
1962 a 28,133 [1]
1963 a 27,330 [2]
1964 a 25,735 [3]
1965 a 24,011 [4]
1966 b 22,082 [5]
1967 a 21,198 [6]
1968 a 20,032 [7]
1969 a 19,468 [8]
1970 a 18,987 [9]
1971 a 18,738 [10]
1972 b 18,417 [11]
1973 b 18,227 [12]
1974 b 18,168 [13]
1975 b 18,118 [14]
1976 b 18,007 [15]
1977 b 17,973 [16]
1978 b 17,901 [17]
1979 b 17,735 [18]
1980 b 17,645 [19]
1981 b 17,431 [20]
1982 b 17,229 [21]
1983 b 16,694 [22]
1984-85 b 16,816 [23]
1985-86 b 16,752 [24]
1986-87 b 16,670 [25]
1987-88 b 16,633 [26]
1988-89 b 16,599 [27]
1989-90 b 16,587 [28]
1990-91 b 16,584 [29]
1991-92 b 16,588 [30]
1992-93 b 16,528 [31]
1993-94 b 16,536 [32]
1994-95 b 16,542 [33]
1995-96 b 16,666 [34]
1996-97 b 16,666 [35]
1997-98 b 16,656 [36]
1998-99 b 16,659 [37]
1999-00 b 16,649 [38]
2000-01 b 16,652 [39]
2001-02 b 16,652 [40]
2002-03 c 16,670 [41]
2003-04 c 16,493 [42]
2004-05 c 16,116 [43]
2005-06 c 15,810 [44]
2006-07 c 15,795 [45]
2007-08 c 15,814 [46]
2008-09 c 15,814 [47]
2009-10 c 15,753 [48]
2010-11 c 15,777 [49]
2011-12 c 15,742 [50]
Notes
Excludes London Underground and light rail
[1] Passenger lines 1962 20,785km
[2] Passenger lines 1963 20,328km
[3] Passenger lines 1964 18,781km
[4] Passenger lines 1965 17,516km
[5] Passenger lines 1966 16,359km
[6] Passenger lines 1967 15,904km
[7] Passenger lines 1968 15,242km
[8] Passenger lines 1969 15,084km
[9] Passenger lines 1970 14,637km
[10] Passenger lines 1971 14,452km [*]
[11] Passenger lines 1972 14,499km
[12] Passenger lines 1973 14,375km
[13] Passenger lines 1974 14,373km
[14] Passenger lines 1975 14,431km
[15] Passenger lines 1976 14,407km
[16] Passenger lines 1977 14,413km
[17] Passenger lines 1978 14,396km
[18] Passenger lines 1979 14,412km
[19] Passenger lines 1980 14,394km
[20] Passenger lines 1981 14,394km
[21] Passenger lines 1982 14,371km
[22] Passenger lines 1983 14,375km
[23] Passenger lines 1984-85 14,304km
[24] Passenger lines 1985-86 14,310km
[25] Passenger lines 1986-87 14,304km
[26] Passenger lines 1987-88 14,302km
[27] Passenger lines 1988-89 14,309km
[28] Passenger lines 1989-90 14,318km
[29] Passenger lines 1990-91 14,317km
[30] Passenger lines 1991-92 14,291km
[31] Passenger lines 1992-93 14,317km
[32] Passenger lines 1993-94 14,357km
[33] Passenger lines 1994-95 14,359km
[34] Passenger lines 1995-96 15,002km
[35] Passenger lines 1996-97 15,034km
[36] Passenger lines 1997-98 15,024km
[37] Passenger lines 1998-99 15,038km
[38] Passenger lines 1999-00 15,038km
[39] Passenger lines 2000-01 15,042km
[40] Passenger lines 2001-02 15,042km
[41] Passenger lines 2002-03 15,042km
[42] Passenger lines 2003-04 14,883km
[43] Passenger lines 2004-05 14,328km. Break in series
[44] Passenger lines 2005-06 14,356km
[45] Passenger lines 2006-07 14,353km
[46] Passenger lines 2007-08 14,484km. Break in series after reclassification of some passenger/freight routes
[47] Passenger lines 2008-09 14,494km
[48] Passenger lines 2009-10 14,482km
[49] Passenger lines 2010-11 14,506km
[50] Passenger lines 2011-12 14,506km
[*] Department for Transport figure for passenger lines in 1971 is 14,484km
All figures are kilometres
Sources
a British Railways Board: Annual reports
b Department for Transport
c Office of Rail and Road (original source: Network Rail)
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