Transport in the Czech Republic
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[edit] Railways
total: 9,435 km
Standard Gauge: 9,341 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,946 km electrified at three voltages; 1,868 km double track)
Narrow Gauge: 94 km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1998)
- České dráhy (ČD) (English: Czech Railways) is the major Czech railway company.
- City with underground railway system: Prague (see the Prague Metro article)
[edit] Highways
| Total: | 127,810 km[1] |
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| Motorways: | 550 km[1] |
In the 1980's and 1990's there was a significant increase in passenger transport on the roads in the Czech Republic, which was associated with a sharp increase in the accident rate. In recent years the road accident rate has fallen. Despite this however, the fatality rate per head of population is moderately high, comparable to the United States[1].
[edit] Highways in the Czech Republic
[edit] Waterways
677 km; the Elbe (Labe) is the principal river
[edit] Pipelines
natural gas 53,000 km (1998)
[edit] Ports and harbors
Děčín, Mělník, Prague, Ústí nad Labem, Moldauhafen in Hamburg (no longer operational, will be handed over to Germany in 2028)
[edit] Airports
121 (2006)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 46
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 19 (2006)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 75
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 49 (2006)
[edit] Heliports
2 (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Transport in Czech Republic". International Transport Statistics Database. iRAP. 2008-04-13. http://www.iraptranstats.net/cz. Retrieved on 2008-10-06.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Czech Transport
- idos.cz - public transport on-line timetables and trip planner (sponsored by the government)
