Korea, South Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

6,763 km

standard gauge:

6,716 km 1.435-meter gauge (525 km electrified; 847 km double track)

narrow gauge:

47 km 0.610-meter gauge

Highways:

total:

63,200 km

paved:

expressways 1,550 km

unpaved:

undifferentiated:

national highway 12,190 km; provincial, local roads 49,460 km (1991)

Inland waterways:

1,609 km; use restricted to small native craft

Pipelines:

petroleum products 455 km

Ports:

Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, Pohang, Pusan, Ulsan, Yosu

Merchant marine:

total:

412 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,129,796 GRT/9,985,197 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 123, cargo 125, chemical tanker 17, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 61, liquefied gas tanker 13, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 51, refrigerated cargo 9, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 9

Airports:

total:

114

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:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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