The information requested is provided in the table below, covering England and Wales:<\/p>
Calendar year in which electrification infrastructure completed and testing completed to make ready for passenger use (Note 1)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Approximate total route miles in the year (Note 2)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Secretary of State for Transport<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> Alistair Darling<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> Sir Patrick McLoughlin<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> Sir Patrick McLoughlin<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> Chris Grayling<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 107<\/p><\/td> Chris Grayling<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> Chris Grayling<\/p><\/td><\/tr> TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 258<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Note 1<\/em> \u2013 this date is not necessarily the date when the infrastructure is first used in timetabled passenger service.<\/p> <\/p> Note 2<\/em> \u2013 the route mileage figures are approximate. The figures are for the \u2018traditional\u2019 / existing railway only, so exclude the 67 miles of HS1 completed before 2010.<\/p>"}
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