Short facts about transportation in Egypt
| Railways: |
total: 4,955 km
standard gauge: 4,955 km 1,435-m gauge (42 km
electrified; 1,560 km double track)
(2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 64,000 km
paved: 50,000 km
unpaved: 14,000
km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
3,500 km
note: including
the Nile, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in
the delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches), used by oceangoing
vessels drawing up to 16.1 m of water |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,171 km; petroleum products
596 km; natural gas 460 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Alexandria, Al Ghardaqah, Aswan, Asyut,
Bur Safajah, Damietta, Marsa Matruh, Port Said,
Suez |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 181 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,336,678 GRT/1,982,220
DWT
ships by type: bulk 23, cargo 61, container 2, liquefied gas
1, passenger 61, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea passenger 3
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 69
over 3,047 m: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m:
35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 10 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
