Transport in the United Kingdom
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Railways
- total: 16,878 km
- Great Britain: 16,536 km 1435 mm gauge (standard gauge) (4,928 km electrified; 12,591 km double or multiple track) (1996). See also: Rail transport in Great Britain, Network Rail, National Rail.
- Northern Ireland: 342 km (190 km double track) 1600 mm gauge (broad gauge, as in the Republic of Ireland). See also: Rail transport in Ireland, Northern Ireland Railways
Rail links with adjacent countries
- France - yes - via Channel Tunnel
- Ireland - no - break-of-gauge
Highways
total:
371,603 km
paved:
371,603 km (including 3,303 km of motorways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Driving is on the left.
Waterways
3,200 km - Waterways in the United Kingdom
Pipelines
crude oil (almost all insignificant) 933 km; petroleum products 2,993 km; natural gas 12,800 km
Ports and harbours
Aberdeen, Avonmouth, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Gloucester, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Tees, Tyne
Merchant marine
total:
173 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,917,708 GRT/3,063,113 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 4, cargo 33, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 1, container 39, liquified gas 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, roll-on/roll-off 18, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
498 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
357
over 3,047 m:
10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
33
1,524 to 2,437 m:
166
914 to 1,523 m:
93
under 914 m:
55 (1999 est.)
- London Heathrow Airport, largest traffic volume international airport in Europe and one of the world's busiest airports
- London Gatwick Airport, London's second airport, and the second largest airport in the UK
- Manchester International Airport, in Manchester, the UK's third largest airport
- London Stansted Airport in Essex, about fifty miles north of London. The UK's fourth largest.
- Birmingham International Airport, in Birmingham, the UK's fifth largest
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
141
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
23
under 914 m:
117 (1999 est.)
Heliports
12 (1999 est.)