Railways
total: 6,130 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (connected to Pakistan Railways)
standard gauge: 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (187 km electrified)
note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan Republic and Turkmenistan which have 1.524-m broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001) City with underground railway system: Tehran In 2002, the Iran Parliament approved the funding of a new line from Mashhad towards Herat across the border in Afghanistan.
Railway links with adjacent countries
Highways
total: 140,200 km
paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways)
unpaved: 90,760 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 904 km
note: the Arvandrud is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use
Pipelines
crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 4,550 km
Ports and harbors
Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali , Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni , Bandar-e Lengeh , Bandar-e Mahshahr , Bandar-e Torkaman , Chabahar (Bandar-e Beheshti ), Khark island, Lavan island, Sirri island, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Noshahr
Merchant marine
total: 138 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,517,751 GRT/6,208,230 DWT
ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 36, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 7, liquified gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
288 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 112
over 3,047 m: 38
2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 6 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 176
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 123
under 914 m: 32 (1999 est.)
National airline:
Heliports
11 (1999 est.)
See also
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Last updated: 05-18-2005 14:06:11
