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| Switzerland - Transportation |
Railways: |
total: 4,533 km
standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (974 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2003) |
Highways: |
total: 71,212 km
paved: 71,212 km (including 1,706 of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (2002) |
Waterways: |
65 km
note: Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee, some canals, and 12 navigable lakes (2003) |
Pipelines: |
gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2004) |
Ports and harbors: |
Basel |
Merchant marine: |
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843 GRT/1,050,914 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 3
foreign-owned: 6 (United Kingdom 6)
registered in other countries: 291 (2005) |
Airports: |
65 (2004 est.) |
Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 42
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 16 (2004 est.) |
Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 23
under 914 m: 23 (2004 est.) |
Heliports: |
2 (2004 est.) |
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