Transportation in Thailand (original) (raw)
Railways:
_total:_3,940 km
_narrow gauge:_3,940 km 1.000-m gauge (99 km double track)
Rail links to adjacent countries: Malaysia yes; Laos yes; Cambodia unknown; Myanmar no (see Death Railway).
City with metro system: Bangkok (Skytrain).
City with subway: Bangkok (Bangkok Subway) - scheduled to open August 2004
Highways:
_total:_64,600 km
_paved:_62,985 km
_unpaved:_1,615 km (1996 est.)
**Waterways:**3,999 km principal waterways; 3,701 km with navigable depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year; numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft
Pipelines: petroleum products 67 km; natural gas 350 km
Portss and harbors: Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla
Merchant marine:
_total:_299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,834,809 GRT/2,949,558 DWT
_ships by type:_bulk 39, cargo 135, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 1, container 13, liquified gas 19, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 63, refrigerated cargo 13, roll-on/roll-off 2, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 5 (1999 est.)
**Airports:**106 (1999 est.)
- Don Muang Airport (Bangkok)
- Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok, under construction)
- Chiang Mai International Airport
- Phuket International Airport
Airports - with paved runways:
_total:_56
_over 3,047 m:_6
_2,438 to 3,047 m:_11
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_17
_914 to 1,523 m:_18
_under 914 m:_4 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
_total:_50
_1,524 to 2,437 m:_1
914 to 1,523 m:
16
_under 914 m:_33 (1999 est.)
**Heliports:**3 (1999 est.)
See also : Thailand