Railways
total: 5,311 km
narrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 716 km 0.610-m (*B) gauge plantation line
note: the main line linking Khartoum to Port Sudan carries over two-thirds of Sudan's rail traffic
Note: *B 1.6096m corrected to 0.6096m = 2' 0" = 0.610m SG 2004A12^1614
Railway links to adjacent countries
total: 11,900 km
paved: 4,320 km
unpaved: 7,580 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
5,310 km navigable
Pipelines
refined products 815 km
Red Sea
Lake Nasser
Nile River
Juba, Khartoum, Kusti , Malakal , Nimule , Sawakin
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,093 GRT/49,727 DWT
ships by type: cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
61 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 49
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 10 (1999 est.)
1 (1999 est.)
See also
Last updated: 09-03-2005 18:37:12