Transportation in Sweden
Transportation in
Sweden.
Railways
Rail transport are operated by SJ, Green Cargo, Tågkompaniet and a number of regional companies. Light rail systems are used in Gothenburg, Norrköping and Stockholm. There is a metro system in Stockholm, the Stockholm Metro.
- Total: 12,821 km (includes 3,594 km of privately-owned railways)
- standard gauge: 12,821 km 1.435 m gauge (7,918 km electrified and 1,152 km double track) (1998)
- narrow gauge: 221 km 0.891-m gauge (2001)
Highways
- total: 210,760 km
- paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of expressways)
- unpaved: 48,053 km (1999)
- Waterways: 2,052 km
- note: navigable for small steamers and barges
Ports and harbors
Merchant marine
- total: 167 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,370 GRT/1,663,091 DWT
- ships by type: (2000 est.)
- bulk 5
- cargo 28
- chemical tanker 31
- combination ore/oil 4
- liquified gas 1
- petroleum tanker 29
- railcar carrier 1
- roll-on/roll-off 40
- short-sea passenger 4
- specialized tanker 6
- vehicle carrier 17
Airports
- 255 (2000 est.)
- Airports - with paved runways: (Official figures. A great number of wartime airfields exists with various lengths)
- total: 147
- over 3,047 m: 3
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 80
- 914 to 1,523 m: 28
- under 914 m: 25
- Airports - with unpaved runways:
- total: 108
- 914 to 1,523 m: 5
- under 914 m: 103
- Heliports
- 1 (2000 est.) (Every hospital, airport and military base has Helipads.)
See also
References