Transport in Mauritius
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[edit] Railways
0 km.
System existed from 1860s to 1960s. With increasing road traffic congestions, plans surfaced in 2009 for a metro system. [1]
[edit] Maps
- MSN Map of almost whole island; still shows many of the closed railways.
- MSN Map - shows all the islands of Mauritius
- St Pierre
[edit] Highways
total: 1,860 km
paved: 1,960 km (including 60 km of expressways)
unpaved: 40 km (2002)
[edit] Waterways
none
[edit] Ports and harbours
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,004 GRT/90,017 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: cargo 2, combination bulk 2, container 2, cargo 2
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, India 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 2 (2002 est.)
[edit] Airports
International Airport (Mauritius island): Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Total (Including main island and dependencies): 5 (2001)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2002)
[edit] See also
- Air Mauritius - National Airline
- Mauritius
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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