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Economic Indicator: Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Indian Rupee
Currency Symbol: INR
Railways: total: 63,974 km ; broad gauge: 54,257 km 1.676-m gauge (18,927 km electrified) ; narrow gauge: 7,180 km 1.000-m gauge; 2,537 km 0.762-m gauge and 0.610-m gauge (2009)
Roadways: total: 4,689,842 km ; note: includes 79,116 km of national highways and expressways, 155,716 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads (2013)
Waterways: 14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012)
Ports And Terminals: major seaport(s): Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam ; container port(s) (TEUs): Chennai (1,558,343), Jawaharal Nehru Port (4,307,622) ; LNG terminal(s) (import): Dahej, Hazira
Merchant Marine: total: 340 ; by type: bulk carrier 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker 22, container 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 92 ; foreign-owned: 10 (China 1, Hong Kong 2, Jersey 2, Malaysia 1, UAE 4) ; registered in other countries: 76 (Cyprus 4, Dominica 2, Liberia 8, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 24, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Singapore 21, unknown 1) (2010)