Transport in Norway

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Railways:

See Rail transport in Norway

City with metro system: Oslo (Oslo T-bane, lit. the "tunnel-track").
Cities with a tram system: Oslo (Oslo tram, no. "Oslotrikken"), Trondheim
City with a funicular: Bergen

Car ferries are a vital part of the highway infrastructure in coastal regions.

Highways:
total: 55,044.6 mi.
paved: 67,602 km (including 128 km of expressways)
unpaved: 23,139 km (1998 est.)

Waterways: 1,577 km along west coast; navigable by 2.4 m draft vessels maximum

Pipelines: refined petroleum products 53 km

Ports and harbors: Arendal, Bergen, Bodø, Drammen, Flekkefjord, Fredrikstad, Florø, Grimstad, Halden, Hammerfest, Harstad, Haugesund, Horten, Kragerø, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Larvik, Mongstad, Moss, Narvik, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Sandefjord, Sandnes, Skien, Sortland, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim, Tønsberg, Vadsø, Vardø, Ålesund

Merchant marine:
total: 788 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,460,260 GRT/34,178,125 DWT
ships by type: bulk 100, cargo 142, chemical tanker 111, combination bulk 9, combination ore/oil 35, container 18, liquified gas 86, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 11, petroleum tanker 157, refrigerated cargo 11, roll-on/roll-off 48, short-sea passenger 22, vehicle carrier 37 (1999 est.)
note: The government has created an internal register, the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS), as a subset of the Norwegian register; ships on the NIS enjoy many benefits of flags of convenience and do not have to be crewed by Norwegians (1998 est.)

Airports: 99(2006 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total:
10,000 ft (3,048) and over: 1
8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m): 12
5,000 to 7,999 ft (1,524 to 2,437 m): 13
3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 12
under 3,000 ft (914 m): 29 (1999 est.)

See List of Norwegian airports

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 36
3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m): 5
under 3,000 ft (914 m): 31 (1999 est.)

Heliports: 6, including:

• Værøy Heliport as the sole heliport with scheduled flights on Public Service Obligation from the Norwegian government.

See also: Norway

[edit] External links

• CIA World Factbook: Norway