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Transport in Austria

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This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.

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Railways

total: 6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)

standard gauge: 5,639 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge (3,429 km electrified).

narrow gauge: 507 km (23 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge, 13 km 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge, 468 km 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km 600 mm (1 ft 11 5⁄8 in) gauge).

The national railway system of Austria is the Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB.

See also

  • Other railways in Austria

    • U-Bahn

  • Serfaus, where the system has allowed a complete ban on cars in the village. See Dorfbahn Serfaus
  • Vienna: see Vienna U-Bahn

    • S-Bahn

  • Graz
  • Innsbruck
  • Salzburg
  • Vienna: see Vienna S-Bahn

    • Motorways

    total: 200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)

  • A1 (Westautobahn)
  • A2 (Südautobahn)
  • A3 (Südostautobahn)
  • A4 (Ostautobahn)
  • A5 (Nordautobahn, planned)
  • A6 (Nordostautobahn)
  • A7 (Mühlkreisautobahn)
  • A8 (Innkreisautobahn)
  • A9 (Pyhrnautobahn)
  • A10 (Tauernautobahn)
  • A11 (Karawankenautobahn)
  • A12 (Inntalautobahn)
  • A13 (Brennerautobahn)
  • A14 (Rheintalautobahn)
  • A21 (Wiener Außenringautobahn)
  • A22 (Donauuferautobahn)
  • A23 (Südosttangente)
  • A24 (Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
  • A25 (Welser Autobahn)
  • A26 (Linzerautobahn, planned)

    • Waterways

    358 km, mainly along the Danube

    Pipelines

  • crude oil: 663 km (208)
  • gas: 2,721 km
  • refined products: 157 km

    • Ports and harbours

    All ports access the Danube.

  • Enns
  • Krems
  • Linz
  • Vienna

    • All Austrian ports are via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal also connected to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

    Airports

    Austria has 55 airports and two heliport. Most airports in the country have short, unpaved runways and only one airport has paved runways longer than 10,000 feet.

    References

    Transport in Austria Wikipedia
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