Short facts about transportation in Mexico
| Railways: |
total: 31,048 km
standard gauge: 30,958 km 1.435-m gauge (246 km
electrified)
narrow gauge: 90 km 0.914-m gauge (1998
est.) |
| Highways: |
total: 323,977 km
paved: 96,221 km (including 6,335 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 227,756 km
(1997) |
| Waterways: |
2,900 km
note: navigable
rivers and coastal canals |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 28,200 km; petroleum products
10,150 km; natural gas 13,254 km; petrochemical 1,400
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Acapulco, Altamira, Coatzacoalcos,
Ensenada, Guaymas, La Paz, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Progreso,
Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Tuxpan,
Veracruz |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 590,657 GRT/920,456
DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied
gas 3, petroleum tanker 28, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
1,848 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 238
over 3,047 m: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m:
28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 90
914 to 1,523 m:
82
under 914 m: 27 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 1,610
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 65
914 to 1,523 m:
470
under 914 m: 1,073 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
