Transportation in Iran
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Railways
total: 6,130 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (connected to Pakistan Railways) <p>standard gauge: 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (187 km electrified) <p>note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan Republic and Turkmenistan which have 1.524-m broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001) City with underground railway system: Tehran In 2002, the Iran Parliament approved the funding of a new line from Mashhad towards Herat across the border in Afghanistan.
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Afghanistan - planned
- Azerbaijan - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
- Armenia - ??
- Iraq - part under construction, part planned.
- Pakistan - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1676mm
- Turkey - via Lake Van ferry - yes - 1435mm
- Turkmenisatan - break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
Highways
<p><p>total: 140,200 km <p>paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways) <p>unpaved: 90,760 km (1998 est.) <p><p>Waterways: 904 km <p>note: the Arvandrud is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use
Pipelines
crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 4,550 km
Ports and harbors
Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar-e Beheshti), Khark island, Lavan island, Sirri island, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Noshahr
Merchant marine
total:
138 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,517,751 GRT/6,208,230 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 45, cargo 36, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 7, liquified gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
288 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
112
over 3,047 m:
38
2,438 to 3,047 m:
21
1,524 to 2,437 m:
23
914 to 1,523 m:
24
under 914 m:
6 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
176
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m:
123
under 914 m:
32 (1999 est.)
<p>National airline:
Heliports
11 (1999 est.)
See also
External links
- Iran airfields (http://www.pilotfriend.com/World%20airfield%20database/airfield%20codes/codes6/Iran.htm)
- Travel to/in Iran (http://www.irpedia.com/iran/touristinfo.php?ID=720)