Italy: Transportation

Railways

total: 19,493 km
standard gauge: 18,090 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 88 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,315 km 0.950-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2002)

Highways

total: 479,688 km
paved: 479,688 km (including 6,621 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999)

Waterways

2,400 km
note: serves various types of commercial traffic, although of limited overall value (2002)

Pipelines

gas 17,448 km; oil 1,245 km (2003)

Ports and harbors

Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres (Sardinia), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice (2001)

Merchant marine

total: 475 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,970,017 GRT/10,354,685 DWT
foreign-owned: Denmark 4, France 3, Greece 5, Japan 1, Isle of Man 1, Monaco 22, Netherlands 4, Panama 2, Switzerland 2, Taiwan 10, United Kingdom 5, United States 13
registered in other countries: 144 (2003 est.)
by type: bulk 39, cargo 40, chemical tanker 106, combination ore/oil 2, container 23, liquefied gas 43, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 62, short-sea/passenger 31, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 23

Airports

134 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 96
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 12 (2003 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 18 (2003 est.)

Heliports

4 (2003 est.)