China: Transportation
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Railways: total: 70,058 km
- standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)
- narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge
- local industrial lines dual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)
Highways: total: 1,402,698 km
- paved: 314,204 km (with at least 16,314 km of expressways)
- unpaved: 1,088,494 km (2000)
Waterways: 121,557 km (2002)
Pipelines:
- gas 15,890 km;
- oil 14,478 km;
- refined products 3,280 km (2004)
Ports and harbors: Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang (2001)
Merchant marine: total: 1,850 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,724,653 GRT/27,749,784 DWT
- by type:
- barge carrier 2, bulk 355,
- cargo 822,
- chemical tanker 28,
- combination bulk 10,
- combination ore/oil 2,
- container 165,
- liquefied gas 28,
- multi-functional large load carrier 8,
- passenger 6,
- passenger/cargo 46,
- petroleum tanker 272,
- rail car carrier 1,
- refrigerated cargo 27,
- roll on/roll off 25,
- short-sea/passenger 39,
- specialized tanker 10,
- vehicle carrier 4
- foreign-owned:
- Cambodia 1,
- Greece 2,
- Hong Kong 12,
- Japan 1,
- South Korea 2,
- Liberia 1,
- Malaysia 1,
- Panama 1,
- Taiwan 2,
- Tanzania
- 1 registered in other countries: 790 (2004 est.)
Airports: 507 (2003 est.)
- Airports -
- with paved runways: total: 332 over 3,047 m: 49 2,438 to 3,047 m: 97 1,524 to 2,437 m: 129 914 to 1,523 m: 22 under 914 m: 35 (2003 est.)
- Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 175 over 3,047 m: 23 2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 1,524 to 2,437 m: 36 914 to 1,523 m: 40 under 914 m: 66 (2003 est.)
Heliports: 15 (2003 est.)
Credits: CIA - The World Factbook
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