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    India Transportation - 2005

    https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/india/india_transportation.html
    SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Railways:
      total: 63,230 km (16,693 km electrified)
      broad gauge: 45,718 km 1.676-m gauge
      narrow gauge: 14,406 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,106 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2004)

      Highways:
      total: 2,525,989 km
      paved: 1,448,655 km
      unpaved: 1,077,334 km (1999)

      Waterways:
      14,500 km
      note: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2004)

      Pipelines:
      gas 6,171 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,195 km; oil 5,613 km; refined products 5,567 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:
      Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam

      Merchant marine:
      total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,555,507 GRT/11,069,791 DWT
      by type: bulk carrier 85, cargo 75, chemical tanker 13, combination ore/oil 1, container 7, liquefied gas 14, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 91, roll on/roll off 1
      foreign-owned: 10 (Australia 1, China 1, Greece 1, UAE 6, United Kingdom 1)
      registered in other countries: 30 (2005)

      Airports:
      333 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:
      total: 234
      over 3,047 m: 14
      2,438 to 3,047 m: 47
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 78
      914 to 1,523 m: 74
      under 914 m: 21 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:
      total: 99
      2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
      914 to 1,523 m: 42
      under 914 m: 45 (2004 est.)

      Heliports:
      20 (2004 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding India on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of India Transportation 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about India Transportation 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.

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