Italy Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

19,503 km

standard gauge:

18,230 km 1.435-m gauge (10,499 km electrified; 2,112 km privately owned)

narrow gauge:

1,273 km 0.950-m to 1.000-m gauge (224 km electrified; 1,273 km privately owned)

Highways:

total:

305,388 km

paved:

277,388 km (6,940 km of expressways)

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone 23,000 km; earth 5,000 km (1992)

Inland waterways:

2,400 km for various types of commercial traffic, although of limited overall value

Pipelines:

crude oil 1,703 km; petroleum products 2,148 km; natural gas 19,400 km

Ports:

Ancona, Augusta, Bari, Cagliari (Sardinia), Catania, Gaeta, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Naples, Oristano (Sardinia), Palermo (Sicily), Piombino, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Ravenna, Savona, Trieste, Venice

Merchant marine:

total:

441 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,767,969 GRT/8,547,221 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 40, cargo 62, chemical tanker 34, combination ore/oil 3, container 18, liquefied gas tanker 37, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 136, passenger 7, roll-on/roll-off cargo 54, short-sea passenger 30, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 8

Airports:

total:

138

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 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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