Short facts about transportation in Jamaica
| Railways: |
total: 370 km
standard gauge: 370 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km
belong to the Jamaica Railway Corporation in common carrier service, but are no
longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport
bauxite |
| Highways: |
total: 19,000 km
paved: 13,433 km
unpaved: 5,567
km (1997) |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 10
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay,
Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel
(Longswharf) |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,930 GRT/3,065 DWT
ships
by type: petroleum tanker 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 22 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
