Railways
total:
2,850 km
broad gauge:
2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double track)
narrow gauge:
274 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
standard gauge: high speed lines to Spain to be this gauge.
City with underground railway system: Lisbon. Porto has a Light railway system with underground sections.
Railway links with adjacent countries
Highways
total:
68,732 km
paved:
59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways)
unpaved:
9,622 km (1999 est.)
Waterways
820 km navigable; relatively unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton or less cargo capacity
Pipelines
crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58 km; natural gas 700 km
note:
the secondary lines for the natural gas pipeline that will be 300 km long have not yet been built
Ports and harbors
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes , Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitória (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo
Merchant marine
total:
151 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,061,202 GRT/1,601,267 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 13, cargo 80, chemical tanker 14, container 8, liquified gas 8, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 6, short-sea passenger 5, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.)
note:
Portugal has created a captive register on Madeira for Portuguese-owned ships; ships on the Madeira Register (MAR) will have taxation and crewing benefits of a flag of convenience (1998 est.)
Airports
66 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
40
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
18
under 914 m:
5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
26
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
25 (1999 est.)
See also
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