Transport in Romania

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Rail links with adjacent countries 2 Highways 3 Waterways 4 Pipelines 5 Ports 6 Merchant Marine 7 Airports 8 See also

[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:
  • Constanţa (the biggest port and shipyard in the Black Sea)
  • Mangalia
  • Sulina
  • Năvodari

• Ports on the Danube:
  • Galaţi
  • Brăila
  • Tulcea
  • Giurgiu
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin
  • Olteniţa

• 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

• Heliports 1

[edit] See also

• Romania