Sri Lanka Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

1,948 km

broad gauge:

1,948 km 1.868-m gauge (102 km double track) (1990)

Highways:

total:

75,263 km

paved:

mostly bituminous treated 27,637 km

unpaved:

crushed stone, gravel 32,887 km; improved, unimproved earth 14,739 km

Inland waterways:

430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft

Pipelines:

crude oil and petroleum products 62 km (1987)

Ports:

Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee

Merchant marine:

total:

26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,115 GRT/453,609 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 2, cargo 12, container 1, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 8

Airports:

total:

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

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

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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

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