Short facts about transportation in Australia
| Railways: |
total: 33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)
broad gauge: 3,719 km
1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 15,422 km 1.435-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 14,506 km 1.067-m gauge
dual
gauge: 172 km NA gauges (1999) |
| Highways: |
total: 913,000 km
paved: 353,331 km (including 1,363 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 559,669 km
(1996) |
| Waterways: |
8,368 km (mainly used by small,
shallow-draft craft) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 2,500 km; petroleum products
500 km; natural gas 5,600 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin,
Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston
(Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney,
Townsville |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,558,371 GRT/2,038,776
DWT
ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container
1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
411 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 271
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 118
914 to 1,523 m:
122
under 914 m: 9 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 140
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m:
112
under 914 m: 11 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
