Transport in Bahrain

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Contents 1 Railways 2 Road transport 2.1 Highways 3 Pipelines 4 Ports and harbours 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 6.1 Airports - with paved runways 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 6.3 Heliports 7 Reference 8 See also

[edit] Railways

There are currently no railways in Bahrain.

[edit] Road transport

Bahrain changed from left to right hand traffic in 1968.

[edit] Highways

total: 3,164 km
paved: 2,433 km
unpaved: 731 km (1998 est.)

There is a paved causeway connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. In 2005 a Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge is planned.

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32 km

[edit] Ports and harbours

• Manama, Mina, Salman, Sitrah

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 228,273 GRT/304,654 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 3, container 2, petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

3 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Heliports

1 (1999 est.)

[edit] Reference

Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.

[edit] See also

• Bahrain