IranTransportation

Railways: total: 7,203 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2004) Highways: total: 167,157 km
paved: 94,109 km (including 890 km of expressways)
unpaved: 73,048 km (1998) Waterways: 850 km (on Karun River and Lake Urmia) (2004) Pipelines: condensate/gas 212 km; gas 16,998 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,256 km; refined products 7,808 km (2004) Ports and harbors: Assaluyeh, Bushehr Merchant marine: total: 144 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,715,242 GRT/8,240,069 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 49, chemical tanker 4, container 14, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 30, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 8 (2005) Airports: 305 (2004 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 127
over 3,047 m: 39
2,438 to 3,047 m: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 32
under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 178
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 129
under 914 m: 39 (2004 est.) Heliports: 13 (2004 est.) More about Iran: Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Military Transnational Issues