Transportation in Peru

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1 Railways
2 Highways
3 Waterways
4 Pipelines
5 Ports and harbors
6 Merchant marine
7 Airports
8 See also

[edit] Railways

total: 1,988 km
standard gauge: 1,608 km, 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 380 km, 0.914-m gauge

Not all railways in Peru link up. Just Like the London Underground

Ferrocarril Central Andino was the highest railway in the world before 2006, surpassing by the recently constructed Qingzang railway in China. Starting in Callao port, from almost the sea level, it passes by Lima city and then reaches a peak-altitude of 4,818 m through a tunnel in the Anticona Pass (Ticlio, Lima). PeruRail runs most of the tourist and many freight operations in southern Peru.

[edit] Rail links to other countries

Argentina - break-of-gauge - 1000mm, 1435mm & 1676mm.
Bolivia - IRJ reports in March 2005 that bids called for reconstruction of 255km of the Central Trans-Andean Railway. There may be break-of-gauges on this route.
Brazil - no - break-of-gauge - 1000mm & 1600mm
Chile - ?? - break-of-gauge - 1000mm & 1676mm
Ecuador - no - break-of-gauge - 1067mm

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2006

The Peruvian government has agreed that Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA), the concessionaire operating Peru’s railways, should convert the 914mm gauge Huancayo - Huancavelica line to 1435mm at a cost of $US33m shared by the government and the Andean Development Corporation. A 21km, $400million tunnel is also suggesed.

[edit] Towns served

[edit] Central railway

See Ferrocarril Central Andino

Map
Lima - capital
Callao - port
La Oroya - junction
Huancavelica - railhead - 914mm
Huancayo - provincial capital - break of gauge in 2006 1435mm/914mm
Cerro de Pasco - provincial capital
Jauja
Matucana
Chosica
Galera
Junin
Mejorada
Ticlio - 15,610 ft. above sea-level, highest in world until Tibet Railway opens in 2006.

[edit] Southern Railway

See PeruRail

Mollendo - port
Puno - inland port on Lake Titicaca
Arequipa
Crucero Alto 14,666 ft. up summit
Juliaca - junction
Cuzco - the Inca capital of historic memories.

[edit] Highways

total: 85,900 km
paved: 45,000 km
unpaved: 40,900 km (1999 est.)

[edit] Waterways

8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lake Titicaca.

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 800 km; natural gas and natural gas liquids 64 km

[edit] Ports and harbors

[edit] Pacific Ocean

[edit] Lake Titicaca

Puna - railhead, Peru 1435mm.

[edit] Amazon basin

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 65,193 GRT/100,584 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 6 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

234 (1999 est.)
List of Peruvian Airports
Jorge Chavez International Airport, in Lima is Peru's main national and international gateway, with an estimate of 98 percent of all international flights into Peru landing at this airport.

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 44
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 17
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 190
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 67
under 914 m: 94 (1999 est.)