Transportation in Argentina
Railways:total: 38,326 km (160 km electrified)
broad gauge: 24,481 km 1.676-m gauge (134 km electrified)
standard gauge: 2,765 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 11,080 km 1.000-m gauge (1999)
City with underground railway system: Buenos Aires (Subte)
Highways:
total:
215,434 km
paved:
63,553 km (including 734 km of expressways)
unpaved:
151,881 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 10,950 km navigable
Pipelines: crude oil 4,090 km; petroleum products 2,900 km; natural gas 9,918 km
Ports and harbors: Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Necochea, Rio Gallegos, Rosario, Santa Fe, Ushuaia
Merchant marine:
total:
26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 218,540 GRT/333,413 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 9, petroleum tanker 11, rail car carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (1999 est.)
Airports: 1,359 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
142
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
26
1,524 to 2,437 m:
60
914 to 1,523 m:
44
under 914 m:
7 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
1,217
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
63
914 to 1,523 m:
614
under 914 m:
536 (1999 est.)
National Airline:
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
