- Transport in Panama
Transportation in Panama is fairly well developed. The majority of the trips are done by car while a great part in public transport. The public transportation system is in need of modernization and other improvements.
= Railways ="Main articles:
Rail transport in Panama ,Panama Railway "
"total:"355 km
"broad gauge :"0 km RailGauge|60 gauge (2000) converted to standard gauge
"standard gauge :"76 km RailGauge|ussg gauge (2000) converted from broad gauge
"narrow gauge:"279 km RailGauge|36 gaugeRailway links to adjacent countries
(from North to South)
* Costa Rica - no (there was abreak-of-gauge from RailGauge|36 since Costa Rica uses RailGauge|42 gauge)* Colombia - no
*
FERISTSA Railway would connect Mexico with Panama - 1435mm gauge. [ [http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/FERISTSA Reference.com/Encyclopedia/FERISTSA ] ]Highway s"total:"11,258 km
"paved:"3,783 km (including 30 km of expressways)
"unpaved:"7,475 km (1999 est.)Highways are somewhat well developed for Central America. In Panama City are 6 highways working being that the Panama-Arraijan
Bridge of the Americas , Panama-ArraijanCentennial Bridge , Arraijan-Chorrera,Corredor Norte ,Corredor Sur , andAutopista Alberto Motta Waterway s800 km
navigable byshallow draft vessels; 82 kmPanama Canal
= Pipelines =crude oil 130 kmPorts and
harbor sAtlantic Ocean * Manzanillo (part of Colon area)
*Coco Solo Pacific Ocean Other
* Cristobal
*Vacamonte Merchant marine "total:"5,005 ships (GRT|1,000|metric|first=yes or over) totaling GRT|122,960,929|metric/DWT|183,615,337|metric|first=yes
"ships by type:" (June 2005 Update est.)Airport s117 (2006 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 53
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 28 (2006 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
"total:"64
"914 to 1,523 m:"11
"under 914 m:"53 (2006 est.)
* [http://www.copa-airlines.co.uk/ Copa Airlines UK Site - The national airline of Panama]
* [http://www.copaair.com/ Copa Airlines]See also
*
Panama
*Panama Railway
*Rail transport by country References
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