Saudi Arabia's Transportation | Saudi Arabia Transportation

Railways: Total: 1,392 km standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2004)

Highways: Total: 152,044 km paved: 45,461 km unpaved: 106,583 km (2000)

Waterways:

Pipelines: Condensate 212 km; gas 1,780 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,191 km; oil 5,068 km; refined products 1,162 km (2004)

Ports and harbors: Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah

Merchant marine: Total: 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 12, container 4, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 9 foreign-owned: 14 (Egypt 2, Hong Kong 1, Kuwait 5, Singapore 1, Sudan 1, UAE 1, United Kingdom 3) registered in other countries: 54 (2005)

Airports: 201 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: Total: 72 over 3,047 m: 32 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 1,524 to 2,437 m: 23 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 129 over 3047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 72 914 to 1,523 m: 39 under 914 m: 12 (2004 est.)

Heliports: 5 (2004 est.)

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