Short facts about transportation in Poland
| Railways: |
total: 23,420 km
broad gauge: 646 km 1.524-m
gauge
standard gauge: 21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km
electrified; 8,978 km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,135 km
various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 381,046 km
paved: 249,966 km (including 268 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 131,080 km
(1998) |
| Waterways: |
3,812 km (navigable rivers and canals)
(1996) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil and petroleum products 2,280
km; natural gas 17,000 km (1996) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg,
Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 943,540 GRT/1,532,694
DWT
ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
122 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 83
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 42
914 to 1,523 m:
6
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 39
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 21 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
