New railway terminal in
Minsk [edit] Railways
Rail transport in Belarus is operated by Belarusskaja Železnaja Doroga (BŽD / БЕЛОРУССКАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА) [1]
total: 5,512 km
country comparison to the world: 32
broad gauge: 5,497 km of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+5⁄6 in) gauge (874 km electrified) (2006)
City with underground railway system: Minsk, see Minsk Metro
[edit] Rail links with adjacent countries
| Railway stations in the countries of the former Soviet Union with access to sea transport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
[edit] Highways
total: 93,055 km
paved: 93,055 km (2003)
[edit] Waterways
2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country and by shallowness) (2003)
country comparison to the world: 37
[edit] Pipelines
gas 5,250 km; oil 1,528 km; refined products 1,730 km (2008)
[edit] Ports and harbors
[edit] Airports
65 (2008):
country comparison to the world: 76
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 35
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 22
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,524: 1
under 914 m: 6 (2008)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 30
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 26 (2008)
[edit] Heliports
1 (2007)
[edit] National air-carrier
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2006 edition".
