Short facts about transportation in India
| Railways: |
total: 62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad
gauge: 40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 18,501 km
1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998
est.) |
| Highways: |
total: 3,319,644 km
paved: 1,517,077 km
unpaved:
1,802,567 km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
16,180 km
note: 3,631 km
navigable by large vessels |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 3,005 km; petroleum products
2,687 km; natural gas 1,700 km (1995) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal
Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay),
Vishakhapatnam |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973
DWT
ships by type: bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15,
combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9,
passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized
tanker 2 (2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
337 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 235
over 3,047 m: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m:
48
1,524 to 2,437 m: 81
914 to 1,523 m:
77
under 914 m: 16 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 102
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
914 to 1,523 m: 40
under 914 m: 55 (2000
est.) |
| Heliports: |
16 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
