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Transportation in Italy
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Transportation in Italy
Railways:
Total: 19,394 km, also on Sardinia and Sicily.
Standard gauge: 18,071 km 1.435-m gauge; Italian Railways (FS) operates 16,014 km of the Total standard gauge routes (11,322 km electrified)
Narrow gauge: 112 km 1.000-m gauge (112 km electrified); 1,211 km 0.950-m gauge (153 km electrified) (1998)
Trenitalia SpA is the passenger and freight transport company of Ferrovie dello Stato.
Cities with underground railway systems:
Milan
Rome
Highways:
Total: 654,676 km
Paved: 654,676 km (including 6,957 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 2,400 km for various types of commercial traffic, although of limited overall value
City with almost all transport by boat: Venice (public transport by waterbus)
Pipelines: crude oil 1,703 km; petroleum products 2,148 km; natural gas 19,400 km
Ports and harbors: Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres (Sardegna), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Merchant marine:
Total:
427 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,971,578 GRT/9,635,770 DWT
Ships by type: bulk 41, cargo 45, chemical tanker 73, combination ore/oil 2, container 20, liquified gas 38, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 87, roll-on/roll-off 58, short-sea passenger 26, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 16 (1999 est.)
Airports: 136 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
Total: 97
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 12 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
Total: 39
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 18 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 3 (1999 est.)
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