transport in the united kingdom

Railways:

total: 16,878 km
Great Britain: 16,536 km 1435 mm gauge (standard gauge) (4,928 km electrified; 12,591 km double or multiple track) (1996). See also: Rail transport in Great Britain, Network Rail, National Rail.
Northern Ireland: 342 km (190 km double track) 1600 mm gauge (broad gauge, as in the Republic of Ireland). See also: Rail transport in Ireland, Northern Ireland Railways

Highways:
total: 371,603 km
paved: 371,603 km (including 3,303 km of motorways)
unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) Driving is on the left. Waterways: 3,200 km - Waterways in the United Kingdom Pipelines: crude oil (almost all insignificant) 933 km; petroleum products 2,993 km; natural gas 12,800 km Ports and harbours: Aberdeen, Avonmouth, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Gloucester, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Tees, Tyne Merchant marine:
total: 173 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,917,708 GRT/3,063,113 DWT
ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 33, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 1, container 39, liquified gas 2, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, roll-on/roll-off 18, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 (1999 est.) Airports: 498 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways:
total: 357
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
1,524 to 2,437 m: 166
914 to 1,523 m: 93
under 914 m: 55 (1999 est.)

London Heathrow Airport, largest traffic volume international airport in Europe and one of the world's busiest airports
London Gatwick Airport, London's second airport, and the second largest airport in the UK
Manchester Airport, in Manchester, the UK's third largest airport
London Stansted Airport in Essex, about fifty miles north of London. The UK's fourth largest.
Birmingham Airport, in Birmingham, the UK's fifth largest

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 141
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 23
under 914 m: 117 (1999 est.) Heliports: 12 (1999 est.)

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