Transportation in Libya (original) (raw)

Railways

Libya has had no railroad in operation since 1965, all previous systems having been dismantled. Current plans are to construct a 1.435-m standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah, then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area. There has been little progress, however. Other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion originally set for mid-1994. Libya signed contracts with Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork.

Highways

_total:_83,200 km
_paved:_47,590 km
_unpaved:_35,610 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

There are no waterways in Libya.

Pipelines

crude oil 4,383 km; petroleum products 443 km (includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 256 km); natural gas 1,947 km

Ports and harbors

Al Khums, Banghazi, Darnah, Marsa al Burayqah, Misratah, Ra's Lanuf, Tobruk, Tripoli, Zuwarah

Merchant marine:

_total:_27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 401,303 GRT/656,632 DWT
_ships by type:_cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, liquified gas 3, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 4, short-sea passenger 4 (1999 est.)

Airports

142 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

_total:_59
_over 3,047 m:_24
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_6
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_22
_914 to 1,523 m:_5
_under 914 m:_2

Airports - with unpaved runways

_total:_83
_over 3,047 m:_5
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_2
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_15
_914 to 1,523 m:_42
_under 914 m:_19 (1999 est.)

See also : Libya