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This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.
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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.
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.
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 |
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This article incorporates public domain material from World Factbook (2022 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2000 edition)