Transport in Romania
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[edit] Railways
The national railway operator is Căile Ferate Române.
- Total track: 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified)
- Standard gauge: 10,898 km
- Narrow gauge: 487 km (1996)
Bucharest is the only city in Romania with an underground railway system, comprising both the Bucharest Metro and the light rail system Regia Autonomă de Transport Bucureşti.
[edit] Rail links with adjacent countries
- Ukraine - yes - Break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
- Moldova - yes - Break-of-gauge 1435mm/1524mm
- Hungary - yes
- Serbia - yes
- Bulgaria - yes
[edit] Highways
More detail can be found at Roads and Expressways in Romania.
- Total: 153,359 km
- Paved: 103,671 km (including 266 km of motorways - July 2006)
- Unpaved: 49,688 km (1998 est.)
[edit] Waterways
- 1,724 km (1984) of navigable waterways.
[edit] Pipelines
- Crude oil: 2,800 km
- Petroleum products: 1,429 km
- Natural gas: 6,400 km (1992)
[edit] Ports
- Black Sea ports:
- Ports on the Danube-Black Sea Canal:
- Cernavodă
- Poarta Albă
- Constanţa Sud
- Agigea
[edit] Merchant Marine
- Total: 142 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,154,127 GRT/1,612,314 DWT
- Ships by type estimated as of 1999 :
- bulk 16
- cargo 110
- container 1
- passenger 1
- passenger/cargo 1
- petroleum tanker 5
- rail car carrier 2
- roll-on/roll-off 6
- specialized tanker 1
[edit] Airports
There are 62 airports in Romania (estimated as of 1999). For more information, see Aviation in Romania.
- Airports - with paved runways : 25
- Runways over 3,047 m: 4
- Runways from 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
- Runways from 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
- Airports - with unpaved runways : 37
- Runways from 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
- Runways from 914 to 1,523 m: 12
- Runways under 914 m: 23
[edit] See also
Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kazakhstan • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Republic of Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Vatican City
Dependencies and territories
Åland • Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Faroe Islands • Gibraltar • Guernsey • Jersey • Isle of Man
