China Transportation Profile 2013

Railways

total: 86,000 km
standard gauge: 86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (36,000 km electrified) (2008)

Roadways

total: 4,106,387 km
paved: 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)
unpaved: 652,497 km (2011)

Waterways

110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011)

Pipelines

gas 38,566 km; oil 23,470 km; refined products 13,706 km (2010)

Ports and terminals

Dalian, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin

Merchant marine

total: 2,030
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566, carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 264, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23
foreign-owned: 22 (Hong Kong 18, Indonesia 2, Japan 2)
registered in other countries: 1,559 (Bangladesh 1, Belize 61, Cambodia 177, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, Georgia 10, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 500, India 1, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 26, Liberia 4, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 14, North Korea 3, Panama 534, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Sierra Leone 19, Singapore 29, South Korea 6, Thailand 1, Togo 1, Tuvalu 4, UK 7, Vanuatu 1, unknown 73) (2010)

Airports

497 (2012)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 452
over 3,047 m: 68
2,438 to 3,047 m: 147
1,524 to 2,437 m: 126
914 to 1,523 m: 26
under 914 m: 85 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 45
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 21 (2012)

Heliports

50 (2012)