Transportation in Denmark (original) (raw)
Railways:
_total:_2,859 km (508 km privately owned and operated)
_standard gauge:_2,859 km 1.435-m gauge (600 km electrified; 760 km double track) (1998)
City with metro system:
- Copenhagen: an automated driverless system with 19 vehicles, 13 stations and 14 km of track, operated by Serco.
Highways:
_total:_71,437 km
_paved:_71,437 km (including 843 km of expressways)
_unpaved:_0 km (1998 est.)
**Waterways:**417 km
Pipelines: crude oil 110 km; petroleum products 578 km; natural gas 700 km
Ports and harbors: Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Grenaa, K�ge, Odense, Struer
Merchant marine:
_total:_336 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,190,227 GRT/6,815,128 DWT
_ships by type:_bulk 12, cargo 132, chemical tanker 22, container 70, liquified gas 26, livestock carrier 6, petroleum tanker 24, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 13, roll-on/roll-off 19, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 3 (1999 est.)
_note:_Denmark has created its own internal register, called the Danish International Ship register (DIS); DIS ships do not have to meet Danish manning regulations, and they amount to a flag of convenience within the Danish register (1998 est.)
**Airports:**118 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
_total:_28
_over 3,047 m:_2
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_7
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_3
_914 to 1,523 m:_13
_under 914 m:_3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
_total:_90
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_1
_914 to 1,523 m:_7
_under 914 m:_82 (1999 est.)
See also : Denmark