Taiwan Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

4,600 km; note - 1,075 km in common carrier service and about 3,525 km is dedicated to industrial use

narrow gauge:

4,600 km 1.067-m

Highways:

total:

20,041 km

paved:

bituminous, concrete pavement 17,095 km

unpaved:

crushed stone, gravel 2,371 km; graded earth 575 km

Pipelines:

petroleum products 615 km; natural gas 97 km

Ports:

Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung

Merchant marine:

total:

198 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,635,682 GRT/8,652,111 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 55, cargo 30, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 78, oil tanker 17, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 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 1,524 to 2,438 m:

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