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Transportation in Sweden

Transportation in Sweden.

Railways

Rail transport are operated by SJ, Green Cargo, Tågkompaniet and a number of regional companies. Light rail systems are used in Gothenburg, Norrköping and Stockholm. There is a metro system in Stockholm, the Stockholm Metro.

  • Total: 12,821 km (includes 3,594 km of privately-owned railways)
  • standard gauge: 12,821 km 1.435 m gauge (7,918 km electrified and 1,152 km double track) (1998)
  • narrow gauge: 221 km 0.891-m gauge (2001)

Highways

  • total: 210,760 km
  • paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of expressways)
  • unpaved: 48,053 km (1999)
  • Waterways: 2,052 km
  • note: navigable for small steamers and barges

Ports and harbors

Merchant marine

  • total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,370 GRT/1,663,091 DWT
  • ships by type: (2000 est.)
    • bulk 5
    • cargo 28
    • chemical tanker 31
    • combination ore/oil 4
    • liquified gas 1
    • petroleum tanker 29
    • railcar carrier 1
    • roll-on/roll-off 40
    • short-sea passenger 4
    • specialized tanker 6
    • vehicle carrier 17

Airports

  • 255 (2000 est.)
  • Airports - with paved runways: (Official figures. A great number of wartime airfields exists with various lengths)
    • total: 147
    • over 3,047 m: 3
    • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
    • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 80
    • 914 to 1,523 m: 28
    • under 914 m: 25
  • Airports - with unpaved runways:
    • total: 108
    • 914 to 1,523 m: 5
    • under 914 m: 103
  • Heliports
    • 1 (2000 est.) (Every hospital, airport and military base has Helipads.)

See also

References

Referenced By

ISO 3166-1:SE | Kingdom of Sweden | SJAB | SJ AB | Sverige | Sweden | Transportation by country | X2000

 

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