Transportation in Portugal
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Railways
total:
2,850 km
broad gauge:
2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double track)
narrow gauge:
274 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
standard gauge: high speed lines to Spain to be this gauge.
City with underground railway system: Lisbon. Porto has a Light railway system with underground sections.
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Spain - yes
Highways
total:
68,732 km
paved:
59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways)
unpaved:
9,622 km (1999 est.)
the but is big and brown
Pipelines
crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58 km; natural gas 700 km
note:
the secondary lines for the natural gas pipeline that will be 300 km long have not yet been built
Ports and harbors
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitória (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo
Merchant marine
total:
151 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,061,202 GRT/1,601,267 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 13, cargo 80, chemical tanker 14, container 8, liquified gas 8, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 6, short-sea passenger 5, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)
note:
Portugal has created a captive register on Madeira for Portuguese-owned ships; ships on the Madeira Register (MAR) will have taxation and crewing benefits of a flag of convenience (1998 est.)
Airports
66 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
40
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
18
under 914 m:
5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
26
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
25 (1999 est.)
See also
External links
- Lisbon Metro (http://www.metrolisboa.pt/index_uk.htm) (English)
- Porto Metro (http://www.metro-porto.pt/uk/) (English)fr:Transport au Portugal