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Railways: Total: 3,312 km broad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (46 km electrified) narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2004)
Highways: Total: 95,736 km paved: 95,736 km (including 125 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2002)
Waterways: 753 km (pleasure craft only) (2004)
Pipelines: Gas 1,795 km (2004)
Ports and harbors: Cork, Dublin, New Ross, Shannon Foynes, Waterford
Merchant marine: Total: 39 by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Italy 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 3) registered in other countries: 18 (2005)
Airports: 36 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: Total: 15 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 6 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 17 (2004 est.)
Heliports:
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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