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TRANSPORTATION IN IRAN

Transportation in Iran

Railways:
total: 7,201 km 
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge 
standard gauge: 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2002) 

Highways:
total: 167,157 km 
paved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of expressways) 
unpaved: 73,048 km (1998) 

Waterways:
904 km 
note: the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use 

Pipelines:
condensate/gas 212 km; gas 16,998 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,256 km; refined products 7,808 km (2003) 

Ports and harbors:
Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar ‘Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti), Jazireh-ye Khark, Jazireh-ye Lavan, Jazireh-ye Sirri, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Now Shahr 

Merchant marine:
total: 139 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,190,576 GRT/7,276,700 DWT 
ships by type: bulk 43, cargo 34, chemical tanker 4, container 10, liquefied gas 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 6, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.) 

Airports:
309 (2002) 

Airports – with paved runways:
total: 122 
over 3,047 m: 39 
2,438 to 3,047 m: 25 
914 to 1,523 m: 27 
under 914 m: 4 (2002) 
1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 

Airports – with unpaved runways:
total: 187 
over 3,047 m: 1 
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 
under 914 m: 39 (2002) 
914 to 1,523 m: 138 

Heliports:
13 (2002) 

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