Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Japan? Japan has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 1,770 km (2010) (seagoing vessels use inland seas). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is JA
Transportation in Japan
| Number of Airports | 279 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 2,839 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 4,456 km gas, 174 km oil, 104 km oil/gas/water (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 27,311 km (2015) |
| Standard gauge | 4,800 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified) |
| Narrow gauge | 124 km (2015) 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified) |
| Dual gauge | 132 km (2015) 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified) |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 1,218,772 km |
| Paved | 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways) |
| Unpaved | 225,937 km (2015) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 22 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 673 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 126,387,527 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 9,420,660,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 5,229 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 166, container ship 49, general cargo 1,893, oil tanker 666, other 2,455 |
All Important Facts about Japan
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