Transport in Armenia
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This article considers transport in Armenia. For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.
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[edit] Railways
[edit] Total
825 km (513 mi) in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
[edit] Broad gauge
825 km of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in) gauge (825 km electrified) (1995) There is no service south of Yerevan.
City with metro system: Yerevan
[edit] International Links
Azerbaijan - closed - same gauge
Georgia - yes - same gauge
Iran - via Azerbaijan - closed - break of gauge - 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Turkey - closed - break of gauge -1,520 mm (4 ft 11 5⁄6 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Most of the cross-border lines are currently closed due to political problems.[1]
[edit] Roadways
As of the end of 2010, nearly 450,000 automobiles are registered in Armenia.[2]
[edit] Total
7,700 km
country comparison to the world: 144
[edit] paved
7,700 km (including 1,561 km of expressways)
[edit] unpaved
0 km (2006 est.)
[edit] Waterways
NA km
[edit] Pipelines
natural gas 2,233 km (2008)
[edit] Ports and harbors
Cargo shipments to landlocked Armenia are routed through ports in Georgia and Turkey.
[edit] Airports
11 (2008) Only Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport and Gyumri's Shirak Airport are in use for commercial aviation.
country comparison to the world: 154
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 10
over 3,047 m (9,900 feet): 2
1,524 to 2,437 m (7,920 feet): 2
914 to 1,523 m (4,950 feet): 4
'under 914 m: 2 (2008)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 0
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 0 (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ "Armenia looks to the private sector". Railway Gazette International. January 2008. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/01/8075/armenia_looks_to_the_private_sector.html.
- ^ (in English) Armenia in 2010. A Year of Uncertainty Yerevan: The Civilitas Foundation 2010 ISBN 978-99941-2-503-6 http://www.civilitasfoundation.org/cf/events/531-armenia-in-2010-a-year-of-uncertainty.pdf
This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2009 edition".
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