| Railways: |
total:
62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)
broad gauge:
40,620 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge:
18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
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| Highways: |
total:
3,319,644 km
paved:
1,517,077 km
unpaved:
1,802,567 km (1996)
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| Waterways: |
16,180 km
note:
3,631 km navigable by large vessels
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 3,005 km; petroleum products 2,687 km; natural gas 1,700 km (1995)
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| Ports and harbors: |
Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
337 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
235
over 3,047 m:
13
2,438 to 3,047 m:
48
1,524 to 2,437 m:
81
914 to 1,523 m:
77
under 914 m:
16 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
102
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
914 to 1,523 m:
40
under 914 m:
55 (2000 est.)
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| Heliports: |
16 (2000 est.)
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