Sweden Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

12,000 km (includes 953 km of privately owned railways)

standard gauge:

10,742 km 1.435-m gauge (7,502 km electrified and 1,152 km double track); 8 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified; privately owned)

narrow gauge:

61 km 0.891-m gauge (electrified; privately owned)

other:

1,189 km NA-m gauge (1994)

Highways:

total:

135,859 km

paved:

97,818 km (including 936 km of expressways)

unpaved:

gravel 38,041 km (1991)

Inland waterways:

2,052 km navigable for small steamers and barges

Pipelines:

natural gas 84 km

Ports:

Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall

Merchant marine:

total:

157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,872,350 GRT/2,075,722 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 10, cargo 24, chemical tanker 25, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, oil tanker 31, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 12

Airports:

total:

253

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:

129

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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