Transport in Kuwait

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

* 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:"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

* Kuwait Airways

See also

* Kuwait

References


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