This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.
total: 6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)
standard gauge: 5,639 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (3,429 km electrified).
narrow gauge: 507 km (23 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge, 13 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge, 468 km 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge).
The national railway system of Austria is the Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB.
Main article: Autobahns of Austria |
total: 200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)
358 km, mainly along the Danube
All ports access the Danube.
All Austrian ports are via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal also connected to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
See also: Austrian Lloyd Ship Management and Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft |
Portal:Nautical/Fleet/Austria
Main article: List of airports in Austria |
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: Austrian Airlines and List of airlines of Austria |