Germany Transportation:
Railways:
total: 46,142 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 45,928 km 1.435-m gauge (20,084 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 214 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge
Highways:
total: 230,735 km (1999 est.)
paved: 230,735 km including 11,515 km of expressways
unpaved: 0 km
Waterways:
7,300 km (2004 est.)
note: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea
Pipelines:
condensate: 325 km
gas: 25,293 km
oil: 3,540 km
refined products: 3,827 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Bremen, Bremerhaven, Brunsbuttel, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Mainz, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
Merchant marine:
total: 332 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,721,495 GRT / 6,810,631 DWT
by type: cargo 69, chemical tanker 13, container 208, liquefied gas 3, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 5 Finland 2, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 1, UAE 1
registered in other countries: 2289
(2005)
Airports:
550 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 331
over 3047m: 13
2438 to 3047m: 51
1524 to 2437m: 62
914 to 1523m: 71
under 914m: 134
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 219
2438 to 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 2
914 to 1523m: 31
under 914m: 185
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
34 (2004 est.)
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