Short facts about transportation in Pakistan
| Railways: |
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km
electrified; 1,037 km double track)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m
gauge (1996 est.) (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 247,811 km
paved: 141,252 km (including 339 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 106,559 km
(1998) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 250 km; petroleum products
885 km; natural gas 4,044 km (1987) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Karachi, Port Muhammad bin
Qasim |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 240,605 GRT/367,040
DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, container 3, petroleum tanker 1
(2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
117 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 82
over 3,047 m: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m:
21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m:
14
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m:
11
under 914 m: 17 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
