Transportation in Iran

Railways:

total: 6,130 km

broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (connected to Pakistan Railways) <p>standard gauge: 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (187 km electrified) <p>note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have 1.524-m broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001) City with underground railway system: Tehran In 2002, the Iran Parliament approved the funding of a new line from Mashhad towards Herat across the border in Afghanistan. <p>Highways: <p><p>total: 140,200 km <p>paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways) <p>unpaved: 90,760 km (1998 est.) <p><p>Waterways: 904 km <p>note: the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use <p>Pipelines: crude oil 5,900 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 4,550 km <p>Ports and harbors: Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar 'Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti), Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Now Shahr <p>Merchant marine:
total: 138 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,517,751 GRT/6,208,230 DWT
ships by type: bulk 45, cargo 36, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 1, container 7, liquified gas 1, multi-functional large load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 26, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.) <p>Airports: 288 (1999 est.) <p>Airports - with paved runways:
total: 112
over 3,047 m: 38
2,438 to 3,047 m: 21
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 6 (1999 est.) <p>Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 176
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 123
under 914 m: 32 (1999 est.) <p>National airline:

<p>Heliports: 11 (1999 est.)
See also : Iran

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