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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Maps 1.2 Timeline 1.2.1 2007 1.3 Railway links with adjacent countries 1.4 Towns to be served by rail 2 Highways 2.1 Regional highways 3 Waterways 4 Pipelines 5 Ports and harbours 5.1 Mediterranean Sea 6 Merchant marine: 7 Airports 7.1 Airports - with paved runways 7.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 8 See also 9 References

Libya has had no railway in operation since 1965, all previous small narrow gauge systems having been dismantled. Current plans are to construct a 1.435-m standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah, then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area. Other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion originally set for mid-1994. Libya signed contracts with Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork. Even more ambitious is a trans-Saharan line connecting to Central Africa including Niger and Nigeria. ^[1]

• UN Map

• Google Earth reveals (2007) progress with the trackbed along the coast between the Tunisian border at Ras Ejder and Surt via Tripoli.

• Algeria - no
• Chad - no
• Egypt - no - proposed
• Niger - no - proposed
• Sudan - no
• Tunisia - no - proposed

The earthworks for the new lines under construction can be seen on the aerial photographs.

• Castelverde, Libya
• Fondugh el-Allus
• Fondugh an-Naqqazah
• Bani Hasan
• Al Khums
• Al Jum'ah
• Al Ghiran

Total: 83,200 km
Paved: 47,590 km
Unpaved: 35,610 km (1996 est.)

There are about 83,200 km of roads in Libya, 47,590km of which are surfaced. The best roads run along the coast between Tripoli and Tunis in Tunisia; also between Benghazi and Tobruk, connecting with Alexandria in Egypt. A fairly efficient bus services operates along these routes, with two main bus transport companies. One covers long-distance, international routes, while the other is chiefly engaged in shorter trips between towns. Bus fares are low and the standard of comfort, particularly on international routes is good, with air-conditioned vehicles and good service.

Taxis are available in the larger towns, and are usually hired on a shared basis, although individual hire can be negotiated. Driving skills of taxi drivers are extremely variable. Taxis may have meters, but these are rarely in use. Car hire for self-drive is not recommended in Libya, although it is possible to hire a vehicle from agents in larger hotels. Vehicles are often old and poorly-maintained, however, and are unequal to long-distance driving. Driving itself can be hazardous and there is a high rate of road accidents.

Libya has two routes in the Trans-African Highway network, but only one currently functions as such, the Cairo-Dakar Highway.

There are no waterways in Libya.

condensate 225 km; gas 3,611 km; oil 7,252 km (2004)

• Al Khums
• Banghazi
• Darnah
• Marsa al Burayqah
• Misratah
• Ra's Lanuf
• Tobruk
• Tripoli
• Zuwarah

Total: 17 ships (1000 GRT or over) 96,062 GRT/88,760 DWT

By type: cargo 9, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: 4 (Kuwait 1, Turkey 2, UAE 1) (2005)

139 (2005) Most international flights arrive in and through Tripoli International Airport.

Total: 59 over 3,047 m: 23 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 23 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 2 (2005)

Total: 80
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 41
under 914 m: 18 (2005)

• Libya

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

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