Short facts about transportation in Sweden
| Railways: |
total: 12,821 km (includes 3,594 km of privately owned
railways)
standard gauge: 12,821 km 1.435-m gauge (7,918 km
electrified and 1,152 km double track)
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 210,760 km
paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 48,053 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
2,052 km
note: navigable
for small steamers and barges |
| Pipelines: |
natural gas 84
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg,
Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm,
Sundsvall |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,370 GRT/1,663,091
DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 28, chemical tanker 31,
combination ore/oil 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 29,
railcar carrier 1, roll on/roll off 40, short-sea passenger 4, specialized
tanker 6, vehicle carrier 17 (2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
255 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 147
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 80
914 to 1,523 m:
28
under 914 m: 25 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 108
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 103
(2000 est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
