Short facts about transportation in Bangladesh
| Railways: |
total: 2,745 km
broad gauge: 923 km 1.676-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge
(2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 201,182 km
paved: 19,112 km
unpaved:
182,070 km (1997) |
| Waterways: |
up to 8,046 km depending on
season
note: includes 3,058 km main cargo
routes |
| Pipelines: |
natural gas 1,250
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla Port,
Narayanganj (2001) |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 35 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 268,566 GRT/375,110
DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 25, container 3, petroleum
tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m: 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
