Transport in Kuwait
Railways
0 km
Proposed lines
2008
A international mainline railway and a four line metro network is proposed. [1]
2007
Maps
Stations served
Highways
total:
5,749 km
paved:
4,887 km
unpaved:
862 km (2004)
Waterways
none
Pipelines
crude oil 877 km; petroleum products 57 km; natural gas 269 km
Ports and harbors
Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud
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)
Airports
7 (2006)
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
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m m:
1
under 914 m:
2 (2005)
Heliports
5 (2006)
National Airline
See also
References
- ^ Railway Gazette International July 2008 p409 with map
- ^ RailwaysAfrica 5/2007 p36
