Iran Transportation:
Railways:
total: 7,203 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 167,157 km (1998 est.)
paved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of expressways)
unpaved: 73,048 km
Waterways:
850 km (on Karun River and Lake Urmia) (2004 est.)
Pipelines:
condensate/gas: 212 km
gas: 16,998 km
liquid petroleum gas: 570 km
oil: 8,256 km
refined products: 7,808 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Assaluyeh, Bushehr
Merchant marine:
total: 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,715,242 GRT / 8,240,069 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 49, chemical tanker 4, container 14, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 30, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 8
(2005)
Airports:
305 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 127
over 3047m: 39
2438 to 3047m: 25
1524 to 2437m: 26
914 to 1523m: 32
under 914m: 5
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 178
over 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 9
914 to 1523m: 129
under 914m: 39
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
13 (2004 est.)
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