- Transport in Kuwait
= Railways =
0 km
Proposed lines
2008
A international mainline railway and a four line metro network is proposed. [
Railway Gazette International July 2008 p409 with map ]2007
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Kuwait City
*Damman
*Abu Dhabi
*Dubai
*Musqat [RailwaysAfrica 5/2007 p36 ]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:"1Airports - with unpaved runways
"total:"3
"1,524 to 2,437 m m:"1
"under 914 m:"2 (2005)Heliports
5 (2006)
National Airline
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Kuwait Airways See also
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Kuwait References
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