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Transport in Costa Rica

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Transport in Costa Rica

There are many modes of transport in Costa Rica.

Contents

Railways

  • total: 278 km (173 mi)
  • narrow gauge: 278 km (173 mi) of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge (260 km (162 mi) electrified)

    • Highways

  • total: 35,330 km (21,953 mi)
  • paved: 8,621 km (5,357 mi)
  • unpaved: 26,709 km (16,596 mi)

    • The road system in Costa Rica is not as developed as it might be expected for such a country. However, there are some two-lane autopistas with restricted access under development. Current ones are

  • 1 San José - San Ramón. Length: 55 km (34 mi). Two lanes on most of its extension.
  • 2 San José - Cartago. Length: 19 km (12 mi). Four lanes entirely.
  • 27 San José - Puntarenas. Length: 88 km (55 mi). Two lanes entirely.

    • Waterways

    730 km (454 mi), seasonally navigable by small craft

    Pipelines

  • refined products 242 km (150 mi)

    • Atlantic Ocean

  • Moín
  • Puerto Limón

    • Pacific Ocean

  • Golfito
  • Puerto Quepos
  • Puntarenas (cruise ships only)
  • Port of Caldera

    • Merchant marine

  • total: 2 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) 2,308 GRT/743 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
  • ships by type:
  • passenger/cargo ships 2

    • Airports

    Total: 161 (2013)

    Airports - with paved runways

  • total: 47 (2013)
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m (7,999 to 9,997 ft): 2
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 7,995 ft): 2
  • 914 to 1,523 m (2,999 to 4,997 ft): 27
  • under 914 metres (2,999 ft): 16

    • Airports - with unpaved runways

  • total: 114 (2013)
  • 914 to 1,523 m (2,999 to 4,997 ft): 18
  • under 914 metres (2,999 ft): 96

    • References

    Transport in Costa Rica Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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