Transport in Jamaica
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Railways:
total:
370 km
standard gauge:
370 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km belong to the Jamaica Railway Corporation in common carrier service, but are no longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport bauxite
Highways:
total:
18,700 km
paved:
13,100 km
unpaved:
5,600 km (1997 est.)
Pipelines: petroleum products 10 km
Ports and harbors: Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf)
Merchant marine:
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,930 GRT/3,065 DWT
ships by type:
petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 36 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
11
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
25
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
23 (1999 est.)
- See also : Jamaica