Transportation in Turkmenistan
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Railways
total:
2,187 km
broad gauge:
2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996 est.)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Iran - yes - 1524mm/1435mm break-of-gauge
- Afghanistan - yes - very short.
- Kazakhstan - via Uzbekistan.
- Iran - yes - Break-of-gauge 1524mm/1435mm.
- Uzbekistan - yes
Highways
total:
24,000 km
paved:
19,488 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel surfaced)
unpaved:
4,512 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway
Pipelines
crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400 km
Ports and harbors
- Turkmenbashi (on the Caspian Sea) - railhead - 1524mm gauge.
Merchant marine
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,896 GRT/3,389 DWT
ships by type:
petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
64 (1994 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
22
2,438 to 3,047 m:
13
1,524 to 2,437 m:
8
914 to 1,523 m:
1 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
42
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m:
35 (1994 est.)