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Transportation in Saudi Arabia
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Transport in Saudi Arabia
Railways
total:
1,392 km
standard gauge:
1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (448 km double track) (2002)
In 2005, a Landbridge project was announced to build about 3,000 km of railways, to link mines and ports and towns within Saudi Arabia, and to do part of the work needed to link with adjacent countries.
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Iraq - no
- Kuwait - no
- Qatar - no
- Bahrain - no
- United Arab Emirates - no
- Oman - no
- Yemen - no
- Jordan - no - defunct since WWI
Highways
total:
151,470 km
paved:
45,592 km
unpaved:
105,878 km (1999 est.)
Note: Highways in Saudi Arabia are considered in a very bad condition compared to other oil-producing neighbor countries
Pipelines
condensate 212 km; gas 837 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,187 km; oil 5,062 km; refined products 69 km (2003)
Ports and harbors
Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
Merchant marine
total:
66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 5, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea/passenger 6 (2003)
Airports
204 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
71
over 3,047 m:
32
2,438 to 3,047 m:
13
1,524 to 2,437 m:
12
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
133
over 3047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
75
914 to 1,523 m:
38
under 914 m:
14 (2003 est.) (Saudi Arabian Airlines is the nation's flag carrier)
Heliports
5 (2003 est.)
See Also
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