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Railways
total: 2,850 km
broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426
km double track)
narrow gauge: 178 km 1.000-m gauge
standard gauge: high speed lines to Spain to be this gauge.
City with underground railway system: Lisbon. Porto has a
Light railway system with underground sections.
Railway links with adjacent countries
Spain - yes
Highways
total: 68,732 km (1999 est.)
paved: 59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways)
unpaved: 9,622 km
Waterways
820 km navigable; relatively unimportant to national economy,
used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton or less
cargo capacity
Ports and harbors
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes,
Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitória
(Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo
Airports
66 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 40
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 25 (1999 est.)
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