Short facts about transportation in Sri Lanka
| Railways: |
total: 1,463 km
broad gauge: 1,404 km 1.676-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge
(1996) |
| Highways: |
total: 11,285 km
paved: 10,721 km
unpaved: 564 km
(1998 est.) |
| Waterways: |
430 km (navigable by shallow-draft
craft) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil and petroleum products 62 km
(1987) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Colombo, Galle, Jaffna,
Trincomalee |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,902 GRT/247,852
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum
tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
