Short facts about transportation in Hungary
| Railways: |
total: 7,606 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m
gauge
standard gauge: 7,394 km 1.435-m gauge (2,270 km
electrified; 1,236 km double track)
narrow gauge: 176 km 0.760-m
gauge (1998)
note: Hungary and Austria jointly manage the
cross-border standard-gauge railway connecting Gyor, Sopron, and Ebenfurt (Gysev
railroad) a distance of about 101 km in Hungary and 65 km in
Austria |
| Highways: |
total: 188,203 km
paved: 81,680 km (including 448 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 106,523 km (1998
est.) |
| Waterways: |
1,373 km (permanently navigable)
(1997) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,204 km; natural gas 4,387
km (1991) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Budapest,
Dunaujvaros |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,199 GRT/1,050 DWT
ships
by type: cargo 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 16
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 27
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 8 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
