Transportation in the Czech Republic
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Railways:
total:
9,435 km
standard gauge:
9,341 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,946 km electrified at three voltages; 1,868 km double track)
narrow gauge:
94 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1998)
- České dráhy (ČD) (English: Czech Railways) is the major Czech railway company.
- City with underground railway system: Prague (see the Prague Metro article)
Highways:
total:
127,693 km
paved:
127,693 km (including 498 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 677 km; the Elbe (Labe) is the principal river
Pipelines: natural gas 53,000 km (1998)
Ports and harbors: Děčín, Prague, Ústí nad Labem
Airports: 114 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
43
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
10
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
16 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
71
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
28
under 914 m:
42 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 1 (1999 est.)