Transportation, Sudan

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Railways: total: 5,311 km narrow gauge: 4,595 km 1.067-m gauge; 716 km 0.610-m (*B) gauge plantation line note: the main line linking Khartoum to Port Sudan carries over two-thirds of Sudan's rail traffic Note: *B 1.6096m corrected to 0.6096m = 2' 0" = 0.610m SG 2004A12^1614 Highways: total: 11,900 km paved: 4,320 km unpaved: 7,580 km (1996 est.) Waterways: 5,310 km navigable Pipelines: refined products 815 km Ports and harbors: Juba, Khartoum, Kusti, Malakal, Nimule, Port Sudan, Sawakin Merchant marine: total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 38,093 GRT/49,727 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.) Airports: 61 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 12 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 49 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 914 to 1,523 m: 24 under 914 m: 10 (1999 est.)

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