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Short facts about transportation in Switzerland
| Railways: |
total: 4,492 km (1,564 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,317 km
1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,165 km
1.000-m gauge (1,165 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 71,059 km (including 1,638 km of expressways)
paved:
71,059 km
unpaved: 0 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
65 km
note: The Rhine
carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee
stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 314 km; natural gas 1,506
km |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 435,966 GRT/780,458
DWT
ships by type: bulk 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 5, petroleum
tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here
as a flag of convenience: UK 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 42
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m: 15 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 25
under 914 m: 25 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
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