Railroads: 52 km (1990), all 0.762-meter narrow gauge; all in Terai close to Indian border; 10 km from Raxaul to Birganj is government owned

Highways:
total: 7,080 km
paved: 2,898 km
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 1,660 km; seasonally motorable tracks 2,522 km (1990)

Airports:
total: 37
usable: 37
with permanent-surface runways: 5
with runways over 3,659 m: 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 8

NOTE: The information regarding Nepal 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 Nepal Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nepal Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.