Transport in Austria
This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country ofAustria.
Railways[edit]
total:6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)
standard gauge:5,639 km1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in) gauge (3,429 km electrified).
narrow gauge:507 km (23 km1,000 mm(3 ft3+3⁄8in)gauge,13 km600 mm(1 ft11+5⁄8in) gauge, 468 km760 mm(2 ft5+15⁄16in) gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km600 mm(1 ft11+5⁄8in) gauge).
The national railway system of Austria is theÖsterreichische Bundesbahnen,or ÖBB.
See also[edit]
U-Bahn[edit]
- Serfaus:seeSerfaus U-Bahn,complete ban on cars in the village center
- Vienna:seeVienna U-Bahn
S-Bahn[edit]
- Graz
- Innsbruck
- Salzburg
- Vienna: seeVienna S-Bahn
Motorways[edit]
total:200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)
- A1(Westautobahn)
- A2(Südautobahn)
- A3(Südostautobahn)
- A4(Ostautobahn)
- A5(Nordautobahn, planned)
- A6(Nordostautobahn)
- A7(Mühlkreisautobahn)
- A8(Innkreisautobahn)
- A9(Pyhrnautobahn)
- A10(Tauernautobahn)
- A11(Karawankenautobahn)
- A12(Inntalautobahn)
- A13(Brennerautobahn)
- A14(Rheintalautobahn)
- A21(Wiener Außenringautobahn)
- A22(Donauuferautobahn)
- A23(Südosttangente)
- A24(Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
- A25(Welser Autobahn)
- A26(Linzerautobahn, planned)
Waterways[edit]
358 km, mainly along theDanube
Pipelines[edit]
- crude oil: 663 km (208)
- gas: 2,721 km
- refined products: 157 km
Ports and harbours[edit]
All ports access theDanube.
All Austrian ports are via theRhine-Main-Danube Canalalso connected to the port ofRotterdamin the Netherlands.
Merchant marine[edit]
Airports[edit]
Austria has 55 airports and two heliport. Most airports in the country have short, unpaved runways. One airport has paved runways longer than 10,000 feet.
Length (meters) | Length (feet) | Total No. Airports | Paved (No. Airports) | Unpaved (No. Airports) |
over 3,043 | over 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2,438 to 3,043 | 8,000 to 10,000 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
1,524 to 2,438 | 5,000 to 8,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
914 to 1,524 | 3,000 to 5,000 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
under 914 | under 3,000 | 41 | 15 | 26 |
totals | totals | 55 | 25 | 30 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfromThe World Factbook(2024 ed.).CIA.(Archived 2000 edition.)