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Transportation in Ireland
Railways:
total:
1,947 km
broad gauge:
1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (38 km electrified; 485 km double track) (1998)
Highways:
total:
92,500 km
paved:
87,043 km (including 115 km of expressways)
unpaved:
5,457 km (1999 est.)
Driving is on the left.
Waterways:
700 km (limited for commercial traffic) (1998)
Pipelines:
natural gas 225 km (1998)
Ports and harbors:
Arklow[?], Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Foynes[?], Galway, Limerick, New Ross[?], Waterford
Merchant marine:
total:
31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 100,639 GRT/115,793 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 27, container 2, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
Airports:
44 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
17
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
5
under 914 m:
7 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
27
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
25 (1999 est.)
- See also : Ireland
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