Transport in Austria
This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.
Railways
total: 6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)
standard gauge: 5,639 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (3,429 km electrified).
narrow gauge: 507 km (23 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge, 13 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge, 468 km 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge).
The national railway system of Austria is the Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB.
See also
U-Bahn
- Serfaus: see Serfaus U-Bahn, complete ban on cars in the village center
- Vienna: see Vienna U-Bahn
S-Bahn
- Graz
- Innsbruck
- Salzburg
- Vienna: see Vienna S-Bahn
Motorways
total: 200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)
- A1 (Westautobahn)
- A2 (Südautobahn)
- A3 (Südostautobahn)
- A4 (Ostautobahn)
- A5 (Nordautobahn, planned)
- A6 (Nordostautobahn)
- A7 (Mühlkreisautobahn)
- A8 (Innkreisautobahn)
- A9 (Pyhrnautobahn)
- A10 (Tauernautobahn)
- A11 (Karawankenautobahn)
- A12 (Inntalautobahn)
- A13 (Brennerautobahn)
- A14 (Rheintalautobahn)
- A21 (Wiener Außenringautobahn)
- A22 (Donauuferautobahn)
- A23 (Südosttangente)
- A24 (Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
- A25 (Welser Autobahn)
- A26 (Linzerautobahn, planned)
Waterways
358 km, mainly along the Danube
Pipelines
- crude oil: 663 km (208)
- gas: 2,721 km
- refined products: 157 km
Ports and harbours
All ports access the Danube.
All Austrian ports are via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal also connected to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Merchant marine
Airports
Austria has 55 airports and two heliport. Most airports in the country have short, unpaved runways. One airport has paved runways longer than 10,000 feet.
Length (meters) | Length (feet) | Total No. Airports | Paved (No. Airports) | Unpaved (No. Airports) |
over 3,043 | over 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2,438 to 3,043 | 8,000 to 10,000 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
1,524 to 2,438 | 5,000 to 8,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
914 to 1,524 | 3,000 to 5,000 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
under 914 | under 3,000 | 41 | 15 | 26 |
totals | totals | 55 | 25 | 30 |
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2000 edition.)