Railways
total : 18,961 km
standard gauge: 17,981 km 1.435-m gauge; Italian Railways (FS) operates 16,118 km ofthe total standard gauge routes (10,560 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 113 km 1.000-m gauge (113 km electrified); 867 km 0.950-m gauge (144km electrified)

Highways
total: 305,388 km
paved: 305,388 km (including 6,301 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1991 est.)

Waterways 2,400 km for various types of commercial traffic, although of limitedoverall value

Pipelines crude oil 1,703 km; petroleum products 2,148 km; natural gas 19,400km

Ports and harbors Ancona, Augusta (Sicily), Bari, Cagliari (Sardinia), Catania (Sicily),Gaeta, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Naples, Oristano (Sardinia), Palermo (Sicily),Piombino, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Ravenna, Savona, Trieste, Venice

Merchant marine
total : 396 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,503,637 GRT/7,794,505 DWT
ships by type: bulk 36, cargo 50, chemical tanker 39, combination ore/oil 2, container17, liquefied gas tanker 36, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 106, passenger 7, roll-on/roll-off cargo 54, short-sea passenger 30, specializedtanker 11, vehicle carrier 7 (1996 est.)

Airports 132 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 112
over 3,047 m : 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 34
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 34 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total : 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 18 (1996 est.)

Heliports 2 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.