Spain Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

14,400 km

broad gauge:

12,111 km 1.668-m gauge (6,404 km electrified; 2,295 km double track)

standard gauge:

515 km 1.435-m gauge (515 km electrified)

narrow gauge:

1,774 km (privately owned: 1,727 km 1.000-m gauge, 560 km electrified; 28 km 0.914-m gauge, 28 km electrified; government owned: 19 km 1.000-m gauge, all electrified)

Highways:

total:

331,961 km

paved:

328,641 km (2,700 km of expressways)

unpaved:

3,320 km (1991)

Inland waterways:

1,045 km, but of minor economic importance

Pipelines:

crude oil 265 km; petroleum products 1,794 km; natural gas 1,666 km

Ports:

Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, La Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Puerto de Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands), Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo

Merchant marine:

total:

157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 868,326 GRT/1,382,335 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 12, cargo 41, chemical tanker 11, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 25, passenger 2, refrigerated cargo 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 34, short-sea passenger 5, specialized tanker 2

Airports:

total:

106

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 2,438 to 3,047 m:

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

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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