Transportation in Sudan
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Railways
total:
5,311 km
narrow gauge:
4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 716 km 0.610-m (*B) gauge plantation line
note:
the main line linking Khartoum to Port Sudan carries over two-thirds of Sudan's rail traffic
Note: *B 1.6096m corrected to 0.6096m = 2' 0" = 0.610m SG 2004A12^1614
Railway links to adjacent countries
- Ethiopia - no
- Kenya - no
- Uganda - no
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - no
- Central African Republic - no
- Chad - no
- Libya - no
Highways
total:
11,900 km
paved:
4,320 km
unpaved:
7,580 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
5,310 km navigable
Pipelines
refined products 815 km
Ports and harbors
Red Sea
Lake Nasser
Nile River
Juba, Khartoum, Kusti, Malakal, Nimule, Sawakin
Merchant marine
total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,093 GRT/49,727 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
Airports:
61 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
12
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
49
1,524 to 2,437 m:
15
914 to 1,523 m:
24
under 914 m:
10 (1999 est.)
Heliports
1 (1999 est.)