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Short facts about transportation in Korea, South
| Railways: |
total: 6,240 km
standard gauge: 6,240 km 1.435-m gauge (525 km
electrified) (1998 est.) |
| Highways: |
total: 87,534 km
paved: 65,388 km (including 1,996 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 22,146 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
1,609 km
note:
restricted to small native craft |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 455 km; note -
additionally, there is a parallel petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) pipeline
being completed |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan,
Mokp'o, P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan,
Yosu |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 496 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,421,993 GRT/8,757,034
DWT
ships by type: bulk 105, cargo 168, chemical tanker 38,
combination bulk 5, container 49, liquefied gas 16, multi-functional large-load
carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 70, refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll
off 4, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
102 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 68
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m:
11
under 914 m: 21 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 32 (2000
est.) |
| Heliports: |
203 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
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