Transportation in Poland
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Railways
Infrastructure operated by PKP-PLK (Polskie Linie Kolejowe - Polish Rail Lines), part of state-run PKP
group. Trains are run by the other companies of the PKP group and an increasing number of privately owned operators.
total:
23,420 km
broad gauge:
646 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge:
21,639 km 1.435-m gauge (11,626 km electrified; 8,978 km double track)
narrow gauge:
1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m (1998)
As of December 2002 narrow gauge railways are no longer owned or operated by PKP. They were transferred to regional authorities.
City with metro system: Warsaw
Rail links with adjacent countries
- Czech Republic - yes - same gauge
- Lithuania - yes - Break-of-gauge - 1435mm/1524mm
- Belarus - yes - Break-of-gauge - 1435mm/1524mm
- Germany - yes - same gauge
- Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) - yes - Break-of-gauge - 1435mm/1524mm
- Ukraine - yes - Break-of-gauge - 1435mm/1524mm
- Slovakia - yes - same gauge
Highways
Main article: Roads and Expressways in Poland
total:
381,046 km
paved:
249,966 km (including 539 km of expressways)
unpaved:
131,080 km (1998 est.)
Waterways
3,812 km navigable rivers and canals (1996)
Pipelines
crude oil and petroleum products 2,280 km; natural gas 17,000 km (1996)
Ports and harbors
Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw
Merchant marine
total:
57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,120,165 GRT/1,799,569 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 50, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 est.)
Airports
123 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
85
over 3,047 m:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
30
1,524 to 2,437 m:
42
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
38
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
13
under 914 m:
20 (1999 est.)
Heliports
3 (1999 est.)