Transport in Greece
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[edit] Railways
- total: 2,571 km (764 km electrical)
- standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge
- dual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rail system) (2004)
- cities with underground railway system: Athens, Thessaloniki (Under construction)
[edit] Light rail and Tramway
- See also: Trams in Europe
[edit] Highways
- total: 117,000 km
- paved: 107,406 km (including 1030 km of expressways - early 2006 estimation)
- unpaved: 9,594 km (1996 est.)
[edit] Waterways
The 80 km system consists of three coastal canals including the Corinth Canal(6 km) and three unconnected rivers. The Corinth Canal crosses the Isthmus of Corinth connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf and shortens the sea voyage from the Adriatic to Peiraiefs (Piraeus) by 325 km.
[edit] Pipelines
- crude oil: 26 km
- petroleum products: 547 km
[edit] Ports and harbors
- Alexandroupoli
- Elefsina
- Irakleio, Crete
- Kavala
- Kerkyra
- Chalkis
- Igoumenitsa
- Lavrio
- Patras
- Piraeus
- Thessaloniki
- Volos
- Rhodes
[edit] Merchant Marine
- total: 3338 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 109,377,819GRT/182,540,868DWT[1]
- ships by type (1999 est.)
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- bulk: 273
- cargo: 60
- chemical tanker: 22
- combination bulk: 5
- combination ore/oil: 8
- container: 43
- liquified gas: 5
- multi-functional large load carrier: 1
- passenger: 12
- passenger/cargo: 2
- petroleum tanker: 245
- refrigerated cargo: 3
- roll-on/roll-off: 19
- short-sea passenger: 75
- specialized tanker: 4
- vehicle carrier: 2
[edit] Airports
- total: 82 (2005)
- With paved runways: 67
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- over 3,047 m: 5
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
- 914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 10 (2005)
- With unpaved runways: 15
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- 914 to 1,523 m: 3
- under 914 m: 12 (2005)
- heliports: 8 (2005)
[edit] References
- This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
[edit] See also
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