Transport in Kuwait
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[edit] Railways
unknown km
[edit] Proposed lines
[edit] 2008
A international mainline railway the Gulf Railway and a four line metro network is proposed.[1][2]
[edit] 2007
[edit] Maps
[edit] Stations served
[edit] Metro
The Kuwait Metropolitan Rapid Transit System Project is a planned four-line metro network which will total 160 km with 69 stations.[4]
[edit] Highways
total: 5,749 km
paved: 4,887 km
unpaved: 862 km (2004)
[edit] Waterways
none
[edit] Pipelines
crude oil 877 km; petroleum products 57 km; natural gas 269 km
[edit] Ports and harbors
Kuwait lies on the Persian Gulf and ports include: Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 38 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,294,233 GRT/3,730,776 DWT
ships by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 1, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 4, petroleum tanker 20
foreign-owned: 1 (Iran 1)
registered in other countries:29 (Bahrain 3, Comoros 1, Liberia 1, Libya 1, Panama 2, Qatar 7, Saudi Arabia 6, UAE 8) (2005)
[edit] Airports
7 (2006)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (2005)
[edit] Heliports
5 (2006)
[edit] Museum
The Historical, Vintage , and classical cars museum in Kuwait.
[edit] National Airline
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Railway Gazette International July 2008 p409 with map
- ^ "Kuwait finalising ambitious metro plans". Railway Gazette International. 22 May 2008. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/kuwait-finalising-ambitious-metro-plans.html.
- ^ RailwaysAfrica 5/2007 p36
- ^ "Kuwait metro procurement to begin soon". Railway Gazette International. 21 February 2012. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/kuwait-metro-procurement-to-begin-soon.html.
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