Italy - Transportation
Italy - Transportation
Railways: total: 19,394 km - standard gauge: 18,071 km 1.435-m gauge; Italian Railways (FS) operates 16,014 km of the total standard gauge routes (11,322 km electrified) - narrow gauge: 112 km 1.000-m gauge (112 km electrified); 1,211 km 0.950-m gauge (153 km electrified) (1998)
Highways: total: 654,676 km - paved: 654,676 km (including 6460 km of expressways) - unpaved: 0 km (1997)
Waterways: 2,400 km - note: 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 and harbors: Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice (2001)
Merchant marine: total: 445 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,005,136 GRT/10,556,244 DWT - ships by type: bulk 44, cargo 41, chemical tanker 77, combination ore/oil 4, container 24, liquefied gas 38, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 11, petroleum tanker 85, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 64, short-sea passenger 26, specialized tanker 14, vehicle carrier 15 (2000 est.)
Airports: 135 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 97 - over 3,047 m: 5 - 2,438 to 3,047 m: 32 - 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 - 914 to 1,523 m: 31 - under 914 m: 12 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 38 - 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 - 914 to 1,523 m: 18 - under 914 m: 18 (2000 est.)
Heliports: 4 (2000 est.)
