Switzerland's Transportation | Switzerland Transportation

Railways: Total: 4,527 km standard gauge: 3,232 km 1.435-m gauge (3,211 km electrified) narrow gauge: 1,285 km 1.000-m gauge (1,273 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2004)

Highways: Total: 71,212 km paved: 71,212 km (including 1,706 of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2002)

Waterways: 65 km note: Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee, some canals, and 12 navigable lakes (2003)

Pipelines: Gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2004)

Ports and harbors: Basel

Merchant marine: Total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843 GRT/1,050,914 DWT by type: bulk carrier 12, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 3 foreign-owned: 6 (United Kingdom 6) registered in other countries: 291 (2005)

Airports: 65 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: Total: 42 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 914 to 1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 16 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 23 under 914 m: 23 (2004 est.)

Heliports: 2 (2004 est.)

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