Transport in Luxembourg

= Railways =

"total:"274 km
"standard gauge:"274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2002)

National Railway

Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)

Railway links to adjacent countries

* Belgium
* Germany
* France

Highways

"total:"30,189 km
"paved:"30,189 km (including 114 km of expressways)
"unpaved:"0 km (2000)

Waterways

37 km (on the Moselle)

Pipelines

gas 155 km (2003)

Ports and harbours

Mertert

Merchant marine

"total:"60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,507,258 GRT/DWT|2,118,597|metric|first=yes
"ships by type:"bulk 2, chemical tanker 12, container 8, liquefied gas 18, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 6
"note:"includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 21, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 9, United States 3 (2002 est.)

Airports

2 (2002)

Airports - with paved runways

"total:"1
"over 3,047 m:"1 (2002)

Airports - with unpaved runways

"total:"1
"under 914 m:"1 (2002)

Heliports

1 (2002)

National airline

Luxair (Cargolux is a large international cargo only airline)


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