Australia Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

40,478 km (1,130 km electrified; 183 km dual gauge)

broad gauge:

7,970 km 1.600-m gauge

standard gauge:

16,201 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:

16,307 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:

total:

837,872 km

paved:

243,750 km

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 228,396 km; unimproved earth 365,726 km

Inland waterways:

8,368 km; mainly by small, shallow-draft craft

Pipelines:

crude oil 2,500 km; petroleum products 500 km; natural gas 5,600 km

Ports:

Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceton (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville

Merchant marine:

total:

81 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,620,536 GRT/3,801,970 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 30, cargo 7, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 7, liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 18, roll-on/roll-off cargo 7, short-sea passenger 1

Airports:

total:

480

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

128

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

125

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

149

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