Transportation in Taiwan (original) (raw)

Railways:
_total:_2,481 km (519 km electrified)
_narrow gauge:_2,481 km 1.067-m (1999)

See also: Taiwan High Speed Rail

Highways:
_total:_34,901 km
_paved:_31,271 km (including 538 km of expressways)
_unpaved:_3,630 km (1998 est.)

**Pipelines:**petroleum products 3,400 km; natural gas 1,800 km (1999)

**Ports and harbors:**Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung

Merchant marine:
_total:_175 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,944,166 GRT/7,710,891 DWT
_ships by type:_bulk 45, cargo 33, combination bulk 1, container 69, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 8, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)

**Airports:**38 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
_total:_35
_over 3,047 m:_8
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_9
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_8
_914 to 1,523 m:_7
_under 914 m:_3 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
_total:_3
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_1
_under 914 m:_2 (1999 est.)

**Heliports:**2 (1999 est.)

Compare to: Transportation in Mainland China

See also : Taiwan, Republic of China