Transport in Lebanon

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Most of the following details about Transport in Lebanon are retrieved from the CIA World Fact Book.^[1]

Contents 1 Railways 2 Bus services 3 Highways 4 Pipelines 5 Ports and harbors 6 Merchant marine 7 Airports 7.1 Airports - paved runways 7.2 Airports - unpaved runways 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Railways

• Total: 401 km
• Standard gauge:319 km 1.435 m
• Narrow gauge: 82 km 1.050 m

Note: The Railway system is unusable due to damage suffered during the Lebanese Civil War. However, some sections are operable (2004)^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Bus services

As of 2006, bus services are a common method of transportation to one's routine, apart from the service (IPA: surveess) and the taxi.

The O.C.F.T.C ("Office des Chemins de Fer et des Transports en Commun", French for Railway and Public Transportation Authority) is the Lebanese government authority which operates public transportation in Lebanon. However, its main competitor is the privately owned and operated Lebanese Commuting Company (LCC) which operates a fleet of red and white colored buses, mostly minibuses. It's service and efficiency is regarded to be better than the OCFTC and thus it charges slightly higher fares.

[edit] Highways

• Total: 7,300 km
• Paved: 6,198 km
• Unpaved: 1,102 km (1999)

[edit] Pipelines

• Crude oil: 209 km (2004)

[edit] Ports and harbors

• Beirut
• Chekka
• Jounieh
• Tripoli

[edit] Merchant marine

• Total: 42 ships (1000 GRT or over) 161,231 GRT/187,140 DWT
• Type:

Bulk carrier 4

Cargo ship 20

Livestock carrier 10

Refrigerated Cargo 1

Roll on/roll off 3

Vehicle carrier 4

[edit] Airports

As of 2005, there is one operating international and two agricultural airports in Lebanon. The Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut is the only commercial airport in the country.

[edit] Airports - paved runways

• Total: 5
• Type:

Over 3,047 meters: 1

2,438 to 3,047 meters: 2

Univer 914 meters: 2

[edit] Airports - unpaved runways

• Total: 2
• Type:

914 to 1,523 meters: 2

[edit] See also

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