United Kingdom Transportation:
Railways:
total: 17,274 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 16,814 km 1.435-m gauge (5,296 km electrified)
broad gauge: 460 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)
Highways:
total: 392,931 km (2003 est.)
paved: 392,931 km (including 3,431 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km
Waterways:
3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2004 est.)
Pipelines:
condensate: 370 km
gas: 21,446 km
liquid petroleum gas: 59 km
oil: 6,420 km
oil/gas/water: 63 km
refined products: 4,474 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Hound Point, Immingham, Milford Haven, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport
Merchant marine:
total: 429 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284 GRT / 9,566,275 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 18, cargo 55, chemical tanker 48, container 134, liquefied gas 11, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 64, petroleum tanker 40, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 25, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: 202 (Australia 3, Canada 15, Denmark 38, Finland 2, Germany 56, Greece 4, Ireland 1, Italy 9, Netherlands 12, Norway 28, South Africa 4, Sweden 15, Taiwan 7, United States 8)
registered in other countries: 446
(2005)
Airports:
471 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 334
over 3047m: 8
2438 to 3047m: 33
1524 to 2437m: 150
914 to 1523m: 86
under 914m: 57
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 137
2438 to 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 1
914 to 1523m: 23
under 914m: 112
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
11 (2004 est.)
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