Transport in Ukraine
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Railways
Operated by the state railway administration, Ukrzaliznytsya (UZ).
Network length: (1994)
- 23,350 km broad gauge (1520 mm), 9,000 km electrified
- 201 km standard gauge (1435 mm), electrified
- Attention: In case of railroad travel to Ukraine best is to not buy return ticket because of for western europe non expected problems. Maybe in Kiev return tickect will be accepted but in other cities....
Rail links with adjacent countries
- Belarus
- Russia
- Moldova
- Romania (break-of-gauge: 1520 mm / 1435 mm)
- Hungary (break-of-gauge: 1520 mm / 1435 mm)
- Slovakia (break-of-gauge: 1520 mm / 1435 mm)
- Poland (break-of-gauge: 1520 mm / 1435 mm)
Cities with underground railway systems
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Kharkiv
- Kiev
- Kryvyi Rih (metrotram)
Highways
total:
176,310 km
paved:
170,139 km (including 1,770 km of expressways); note - these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, meaning that some are paved and some are all-weather gravel-surfaced
unpaved:
6,171 km (1998 est.)
Waterways
4,400 km navigable waterways, of which 1,672 km were on the Pripyat and Dnepr (1990)
Pipelines
crude oil 4,000 km (1995); petroleum products 4,500 km (1995); natural gas 34,400 km (1998)
Ports and harbours
Berdyans'k, Illichivs'k, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson, Kyiv, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odessa, Reni.
Merchant marine
total:
156 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 862,690 GRT/963,550 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 9, cargo 105, container 4, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 14, rail car carrier 2, roll-on/roll-off 5, short-sea passenger 3 (1999 est.)
Airports
706 (1994 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
163
over 3,047 m:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
55
1,524 to 2,437 m:
34
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
57 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
543
over 3,047 m:
7
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
16
914 to 1,523 m:
37
under 914 m:
476 (1994 est.)