Railroads: 4,418 km total; 3,073 km are government owned and 1,345 km are nongovernment owned; the government network consists of 2,999 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track; 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified; the nongovernment network consists of 510 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, and 835 km 1.000-meter gauge, 100% electrified

Highways:
total: 71,106 km
paved: 71,106 km (including 1,502 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 (river port)
Merchant marine: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 337,455 GRT/592,213 DWT, bulk 10, cargo 4, chemical tanker 5, oil tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, specialized tanker 1

Airports:
total: 70
usable: 69
with permanent-surface runways: 42
with runways over 3,659 m: 3
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 4
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 18

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