Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Switzerland? Switzerland has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 1,292 km (2010) (there are 1,227 km of waterways on lakes and rivers for public transport and 65 km on the Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee for commercial goods transport). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is HB
Transportation in Switzerland
| Number of Airports | 62 (2024) |
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| Heliports | 51 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 1,800 km gas, 94 km oil (of which 60 are inactive), 17 km refined products (2017) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 5,296 km (2020) 5,296 km electrified; Switzerland remains the only country with a fully electrified network |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 83,131 km (2022) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 6 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 179 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 28,857,994 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 1,841,310,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 17 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 14, general cargo 1, other 2 (includes Liechtenstein) |
All Important Facts about Switzerland
Want to know more about Switzerland? Check all different factbooks for Switzerland below.
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Switzerland Factbook
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The Economy of Switzerland
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Learn about the Government of Switzerland
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Communication in Switzerland
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Popular Universities in Switzerland
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Enerny in Switzerland
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Transport in Switzerland
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The Geography and society of Switzerland
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The Environment of Switzerland
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Military and security in Switzerland