Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km 1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 37 km electrified

Highways:
total: 92,294 km
paved: 87,422 km
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 4,872 km

Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic
Pipelines: natural gas 225 km

Ports: Cork, Dublin, Waterford
Merchant marine: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 139,278 GRT/173,325 DWT, bulk 4, cargo 32, chemical tanker 2, container 4, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 3

Airports:
total: 44
usable: 42
with permanent-surface runways: 14
with runways over 3,659 m: 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 7

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.