Netherlands Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

2,757 km

standard gauge:

2,757 km km 1.435-m gauge (1,991 km electrified; 1,800 km double track) (1994)

Highways:

total:

104,831 km

paved:

92,251 km (2,118 km of expressway)

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone 12,580 km (1992)

Inland waterways:

6,340 km, of which 35% is usable by craft of 1,000 metric ton capacity or larger

Pipelines:

crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural gas 10,230 km

Ports:

Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht

Merchant marine:

total:

343 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,629,578 GRT/3,337,307 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 2, cargo 195, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 3, container 33, liquefied gas tanker 12, livestock carrier 1, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 37, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 18, roll-on/roll-off cargo 14, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 2

note:

many Dutch-owned ships are also registered on the Netherlands Antilles register

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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