Ireland Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

1,947 km

broad gauge:

1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (36 km electrified; 485 km double track)

Highways:

total:

92,327 km

paved:

86,787 km (32 km of expressways)

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone 5,540 km (1992)

Inland waterways:

limited for commercial traffic

Pipelines:

natural gas 225 km

Ports:

Arklow, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Foynes, Galway, Limerick, New Ross, Waterford

Merchant marine:

total:

47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 129,996 GRT/160,419 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 4, cargo 33, chemical tanker 2, container 2, oil tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 2

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 914 to 1,523 m:

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