Short facts about transportation in Norway
| Railways: |
total: 4,012 km
standard gauge: 4,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,530 km
electrified; 96 km double track) (1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 91,180 km
paved: 67,838 km (including 109 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 23,342 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
1,577 km (along west
coast)
note: navigable by 2.4 m maximum draft
vessels |
| Pipelines: |
refined petroleum products 53
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bergen, Drammen, Floro, Hammerfest,
Harstad, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Larvik, Narvik, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Stavanger,
Tromso, Trondheim |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 764 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,667,370 GRT/32,100,208
DWT
ships by type: bulk 89, cargo 139, chemical tanker 114,
combination bulk 9, combination ore/oil 37, container 15, liquefied gas 84,
passenger 10, petroleum tanker 151, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 45,
short-sea passenger 22, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier
38
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a
flag of convenience: Germany 1, Japan 1, Mexico 1, Sweden 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
103 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 67
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m:
14
under 914 m: 28 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 36
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 31 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
