Short facts about transportation in Netherlands
| Railways: |
total: 2,739 km
standard gauge: 2,739 km 1.435-m gauge; (1,991 km
electrified) (1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 125,575 km
paved: 113,018 km (including 2,235 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 12,557 km
(1998) |
| Waterways: |
5,046 km
note: 47% of
total route length is usable by craft of 1,000 metric ton capacity or
larger |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 418 km; petroleum products
965 km; natural gas 10,230 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht,
Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen,
Utrecht, Vlissingen |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 596 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,321,500 GRT/4,877,632
DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 43,
container 59, liquefied gas 21, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load
carrier 9, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 29, roll on/roll
off 18, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 6 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
