Transport in Saudi Arabia
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This page lists various methods of transportation in Saudi Arabia.
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[edit] Railways
Saudi Arabia has several hundred route kilometres of standard gauge railways linking the capital Riyadh with the Persian Gulf. In October 2006, tenders were called by the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) to build a the new 440km Makkah-Madinah Rail Link (MMRL).
[edit] Highways
total: 152,044 km
paved: 45,461 km
unpaved: 106,583 km (2000)
- Some highways in Saudi Arabia are considered in poor condition compared to other oil-producing neighbor countries. But the city highways are well maintained such as the roads in Riyadh which are considered some of the best roads in the world. The roads are created in a way so it does not reflect the strong sun and resist the summer's high heat. The outer city highways such as the one linking from coast to coast are not as great as the inner-city highways but the government is now working on rebuilding those roads.
[edit] Pipelines
condensate 212 km; gas 837 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,187 km; oil 5,062 km; refined products 69 km (2003). (See: Aramco)
[edit] Ports and harbors
[edit] Persian Gulf
[edit] Red Sea
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT
ships by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea/passenger 6 (2003)
[edit] Airports
204 (2003 est.)
Also see: List of airports in Saudi Arabia
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 71
over 3,047 m: 32
2,438 to 3,047 m: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 133
over 3047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 75
914 to 1,523 m: 38
under 914 m: 14 (2003 est.) (Saudi Arabian Airlines is the nation's flag carrier)
[edit] Heliports
5 (2003 est.)
