Transportation in Venezuela
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[edit] Railways
total: 7000 km (248 km privately owned)
standard gauge: 682km (40km electrified) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) (Index Mundi: Venezuela Railways)
City with underground railway system:
- Caracas (El Metro de Caracas, operated by C.A. Metro de Caracas)
- Los Teques Metro - opened in 2006.
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[edit] Railway links with adjoining countries
[edit] 2006
- Venezuela awards contracts worth $2.2 billion to build two new railway lines. Construction on the two new lines connecting San Juan de los Morros to San Fernando de Apure and connecting Chaguaramas to Cabruta is expected to begin in Q2 2006 and is expected to take six years to complete. April 2006 in rail transport.
- In October 2006, Venezuela opened a new Caracas-Cua railway, the first new railway in the country for 70 years [1]
- "Towards the end of this month, we would have final discussions with Mittal Steel," said Mr Kapur, adding that the initial discussions took place in March. Moreover, Ircon is also likely to construct a new rail line in Venezuela at an estimated cost of $350 million.
[edit] Highways
total: 96,155 km
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km (1997 est.)
[edit] Waterways
7,101 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels
[edit] Pipelines
- crude oil 6,370 km
- petroleum products 480 km
- natural gas 4,010 km
[edit] Ports and harbors
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[edit] Merchant marine
total: 34 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 488,584 GRT/888,764 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports
366 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 122
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m: 58
under 914 m: 17 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 244
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 93
under 914 m: 141 (1999 est.)
[edit] Heliports
1 (1999 est.)
[edit] See also
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