Transportation in India
Railways:
total:
63,518 km (15,009 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge:
45,142 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge:
15,013 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (2002 est.)
Cities with metro systems: Calcutta, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai.
See also Indian Railways.
Highways:
total:
3,319,644 km
paved:
1,517,077 km
unpaved:
1,802,567 km (1999 est.)
Waterways:
16,180 km; 3,631 km navigable by large vessels
Pipelines:
crude oil 3,005 km; petroleum products 2,687 km; natural gas 1,700 km (1995)
Ports and harbors:
Calcutta, Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
Merchant marine:
total:
321 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,647,268 GRT/11,074,025 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 124, cargo 69, chemical tanker 14, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 4, container 15, liquified gas 10, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 75, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (1999 est.)
Airports:
334 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
238
over 3,047 m:
12
2,438 to 3,047 m:
49
1,524 to 2,437 m:
84
914 to 1,523 m:
74
under 914 m:
19 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
108
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
47
under 914 m:
55 (1999 est.)
Heliports:
19 (2002)
- See also : India
Referenced By
Bharat | ISO 3166-1:IN | India | List of India-related topics | List of India related topics | Transportation by country
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