Transportation In Turkmenistan

Railways


total: 2,187 km
broad gauge: 2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996 est.)

Railway links with adjacent countries

Highways


total: 24,000 km
paved: 19,488 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel surfaced)
unpaved: 4,512 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway

Pipelines

crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400 km

Ports and harbors

Merchant marine


total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,896 GRT/3,389 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)

Airports

64 (1994 est.)

Airports - with paved runways


total: 22
2,438 to 3,047 m: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1994 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 42
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 35 (1994 est.)

See also

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

 

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