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Transport In AustraliaTransport in Australia is a highly significant part of the infrastructure of the Australian economy, since the distances are large and the country has a relatively low population density. Railways The railway network is large comprising a total of 33,819 km (2,540 km electrified) of track broken down into: National rail services The Great Southern Railway, owned by Serco Asia Pacific, operates three trains: the Indian Pacific (Sydney-Adelaide-Perth), The Ghan (Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin), and The Overland (Melbourne-Adelaide) http://www.gsr.com.au/trains.htm. NSW owned CountryLink services link Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne via Sydney. Since the extension of the Ghan from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed in 2004, all mainland Australian capital cities are linked by standard gauge rail, for the first time. State and city rail services - RailCorp is the government body responsible for all passenger rail services in New South Wales. It oversees two independent services:
All rail freight operators in New South Wales have been privately owned since 2002. The Rail Infrastructure Corporation is responsible for the development and maintenance of tracks, overhead wiring, etc. Highways Main article: List of Australian highways The road network is again extensive comprising a total of 913,000 km broken down into: - Paved: 353,331 km (including 13,630 km of expressways)
- Unpaved: 559,669 km (1996 estimate)
Waterways 8,368 km, mainly for small, shallow-draft craft Pipelines The are several pipline systems including: Ports and harbours Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Townsville, Wollongong See also: List of Australian ports. Merchant marine vessels The number of merchant marine vessels totals 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,657,194 GRT/2,206,574 DWT. With bulk ships (28), cargo (4), chemical tankers (4), container (1), liquified gas (4), passenger (2), petroleum tankers (8), roll-on/roll-off (6) (these are 1999 estimates) Airports Main article: List of Australian airports. A 1999 estimate put the number of airports at 408. Airports with paved runways Total: 265 - Over 3,047 m: 11
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 115
- 914 to 1,523 m: 120
- Under 914 m: 8 (1999 estimate)
Airports with unpaved runways Total:143 - 1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
- 914 to 1,523 m: 113
- Under 914 m: 12 (1999 estimate)
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