Transportation in Sri Lanka
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Railways:
total:
1,463 km
broad gauge:
1,404 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge:
59 km 0.762-m gauge (1996)
Highways:
total:
11,285 km
paved:
10,721 km
unpaved:
564 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 430 km; navigable by shallow-draft craft
Pipelines: crude oil and petroleum products 62 km (1987)
Ports and harbors: Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee
Merchant marine:
total:
24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 192,190 GRT/293,832 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (1999 est.)
Airports: 14 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
12
over 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
6 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
External links
- Railways (http://www.scienceland.lk/railway/index.htm)
- Damage and planned repair (http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/12/30/new22.html) (after Queen of the Sea train disaster, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake)