Zambia Transportation Profile 2000

Railways

total:2,164 km (1995)
narrow gauge:2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)
note:the total includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi where it connects to the Zambia Railways system; TAZARA is not a part of Zambia Railways

Roadways

total:66,781 km
paved:NA km
unpaved:NA km (1997 est.)

Waterways

2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika

Pipelines

crude oil 1,724 km

Ports and terminals

Mpulungu

Airports

112 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total:12
over 3,047 m:1
2,438 to 3,047 m:3
1,524 to 2,437 m:5
914 to 1,523 m:2
under 914 m:1 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total:100
2,438 to 3,047 m:1
1,524 to 2,437 m:2
914 to 1,523 m:67
under 914 m:30 (1999 est.)