Belgium Transportation
Belgium Transportation: A summary of information about Belgium Transportation, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Belgium: Transportation
Railways
total: 3,437 km (2,446 km electrified; 2,563 km double track) standard gauge: 3,437 km 1.435-m gauge (1998)
Highways
total: 145,850 km paved: 117,701 km (including 1,682 km of expressways) unpaved: 28,149 km (1998)
Waterways
2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use)
Pipelines
crude oil 161 km; petroleum products 1,167 km; natural gas 3,300 km
Ports and harbors
Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Merchant marine
total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 35,075 GRT/57,347 DWT ships by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, petroleum tanker 7 (1999 est.)
Airports
42 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 24 over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 6 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 16 (1999 est.)
Heliports
1 (1999 est.)
