Transportation in Estonia

Railways

• total: 1,018 km common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines
• broad gauge: 1,018 km 1.520-m gauge (132 km electrified) (1995)

Highways

• total: 49,480 km
• paved: 10,935 km (including 75 km of expressways)
• unpaved: 38,545 km (1998 est.)
• Waterways: 320 km perennially navigable
• Pipelines: natural gas 420 km (1992)
• Ports and harbors: Haapsalu, Kunda, Muuga, Paldiski, Pärnu, Tallinn

Merchant marine

• total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 306,264 GRT/293,083 DWT
• ships by type: (1999 est.)
  • bulk 3
  • cargo 20
  • combination bulk 1
  • container 5
  • petroleum tanker 2
  • roll-on/roll-off 13
  • short-sea passenger 6

Airports

• Airports - with paved runways:
• total: 5 (1997 est.)
• over 3,047 m: 1
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1997 est.)

See also: Estonia, Estonia disaster

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