Railways:
total:
19,272 km
standard gauge:
17,983 km 1.435-m gauge; Italian Railways (FS) operates 15,942 km of the
total standard gauge routes (10,889 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
112 km 1.000-m gauge (112 km electrified); 1,177 km 0.950-m gauge (19 km
electrified) (1996)
Highways:
total:
317,000 km
paved:
317,000 km (including 9,500 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
2,400 km for various types of commercial traffic, although of limited
overall value
Pipelines:
crude oil 1,703 km; petroleum products 2,148 km; natural gas 19,400 km
Ports and harbors:
Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno,
Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Salerno, Savona,
Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Merchant marine:
total:
393 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,982,870 GRT/8,413,850 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 38, cargo 46, chemical tanker 60, combination ore/oil 2, container 16,
liquefied gas tanker 35, livestock carrier 1, multifunction large-load
carrier 1, oil tanker 84, passenger 6, roll-on/roll-off cargo 53, short-sea
passenger 28, specialized tanker 12, vehicle carrier 11 (1998 est.)
Airports:
136 (1998 est.)
Airports—with paved runways:
total:
97
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
33
1,524 to 2,437 m:
17
914 to 1,523 m:
30
under 914 m:
12 (1998 est.)
Airports—with unpaved runways:
total:
39
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
19
under 914 m:
18 (1998 est.)
Heliports:
2 (1998 est.)
