Switzerland Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

5,763 km (1,432 km double track)

standard gauge:

3,533 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 560 km nongovernment owned)

narrow gauge:

1,094 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,020 km nongovernment owned)

other:

1,136 km NA-m gauge (1994)

Highways:

total:

71,118 km

paved:

71,118 km (including 1,514 km of expressways)

Inland waterways:

65 km; Rhine (Basel to Rheinfelden, Schaffhausen to Bodensee); 12 navigable lakes

Pipelines:

crude oil 314 km; natural gas 1,506 km

Ports:

Basel

Merchant marine:

total:

22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 374,935 GRT/669,353 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 12, cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1, specialized tanker 1

Airports:

total:

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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