Ireland Transportation - 2005

https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/ireland/ireland_transportation.html
SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Railways:
total: 3,312 km
broad gauge: 1,947 km 1.600-m gauge (46 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2004)

Highways:
total: 95,736 km
paved: 95,736 km (including 125 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (2002)

Waterways:
753 km (pleasure craft only) (2004)

Pipelines:
gas 1,795 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Cork, Dublin, New Ross, Shannon Foynes, Waterford

Merchant marine:
total: 39
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Italy 3, Norway 1, Switzerland 1, United Kingdom 3)
registered in other countries: 18 (2005)

Airports:
36 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 6 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 17 (2004 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Transportation 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Transportation 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.