Transportation in Zambia
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Railways
total: 2,173 km
narrow gauge: 2,173 km 1.067-m gauge
note: includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2002) and 846 km of the Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL)
total: 2,164 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)
[1] (http://www.tazara.co.tz/level0/network/main.html)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- break-of-gauge in Dar es Salaam
Highways
total: 66,781 km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km (1997 est.)
Waterways
2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika
Pipelines
crude oil 1,724 km
Ports and harbors
Airports
112 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 11
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2002)
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 98
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 30 (2002)
total: 100
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 67
under 914 m: 30 (1999 est.)
See also
Description of Zambia Railways (http://www.zpa.org.zm/zrmr.htm)