Short facts about transportation in Taiwan
| Railways: |
total: 4,600 km (519 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 4,600 km
1.067-m
note: only 1,108 km of route length (including the
electrified part) is used in common carrier service by the Taiwan Railway
Administration; the remaining 3,492 km is dedicated to industrial use
(1999) |
| Highways: |
total: 34,901 km
paved: 31,271 km (including 538 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 3,630 km (1998
est.) |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 3,400 km; natural
gas 1,800 km (1999) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien,
Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,768,145 GRT/7,508,941
DWT
ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 29, combination bulk 1,
container 65, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 8, roll on/roll off 2
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 35
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m:
9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
