Transport in Bahrain

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Transport layout of Bahrain
trunk highway in Manama

Transport in

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The country traditionally had one of the cheapest prices for gasoline at $0.78 per gallon ($0.21 per litre).[1] Due to massive budgetary deficits and low oil prices, the Bahraini government increased the price of gasoline in 2016–2017 to $0.37 per litre.[2]

Road transport

The widening of roads in the old districts of Manama and the development of a national network linking the capital to other settlements commenced as early as the arrival of the first car in 1914.[3] The continuous increase in the number of cars from 395 in 1944,< A series of

coastline and extend the city area in belt-like forms.[3] To the north, the foreshore used to be around Government Avenue in the 1920s but it shifted to a new road, King Faisal Road, in the early 1930s which became the coastal road.[3] To the east, a bridge connected Manama to Muharraq since 1929, a new causeway was built in 1941 which replaced the old wooden bridge.[3] Transits between the two islands peaked after the construction of the Bahrain International Airport in 1932.[3]

To the south of Manama, roads connected groves, lagoons and marshes of

carriageways and the establishment of more parking spaces.[3] Many tracks previously laid in the pre-oil era (prior to the 1930s) were resurfaced and widened, turning them into 'road arteries'. Initial widening of the roads started in the Manama Souq district, widening its main roads by demolishing encroaching houses.[3]
hway]] was built that linked Manama to the isolated village port of
Duraz.[3] To the south, a road was built that connected Manama to Riffa. The discovery of oil accelerated the growth of the city's road network.[3]

The bridge connecting Manama to Muharraq.

The four main islands and all the towns and villages are linked by well-constructed roads.[

Umm an-Nasan was completed in December, 1986, and financed by Saudi Arabia
.

Private vehicles and taxis are the primary means of transportation in the city.[citation needed]

Bahrain changed from

driving on the left to driving on the right in November 1967.[5]

The King Fahd Causeway as seen from space

International highways

Railways

The first bridges connecting Manama to Muharraq, the Hamad Bin Isa Causeway.

As of 2021, there were no

UAE and Saudi Arabia. According to Ehsan Bayat, Bahrain's system will contribute 36 km to the network. The project is to be completed in four phases over four years and cost $1–2 billion, as a joint venture between the public and private sector. It will be a 109 km railway system, and the first in Bahrain.[9] It will be called the GCC Railway, linking all six Gulf States. Along with private funders, it will be funded by the Ministry of Transportation in KSA and King Fahad Causeway Authority.[10]

Airports

See also: List of airports in Bahrain

Bahrain has four airports, all of which have paved runways.[4] One airport is civil (Bahrain International Airport) and three are military (Isa Air Base, Sakhir Air Base, and Riffa Air Base).

Ports and harbors

As of 2008, Bahrain owns three

Sitrah
. The port of Mina Salman can accommodate 16 oceangoing vessels drawing up to 11 m (36 ft).

Pipelines

Element Pipeline distance Year estimated
Crude oil
 54 km (34 mi)[4] 2013
Natural gas 20 km (12 mi)[4] 2013

Merchant marine

Since 2014, Bahrain has sought to promote itself as an open register.[11] As of 2020, there were 234 ships in Bahrain's merchant marine, of which 11 were general cargo ships, four were oil tankers, and 219 were other types of ships.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bahrain- $0.78 per gallon ($0.21 per liter) - CSMonitor.com". The Christian Science Monitor. 13 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Bahrain raises petrol prices for first time in 33 years as oil price nosedives". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^
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  4. ^ a b c d e "Bahrain". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. September 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-22. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ^ Bahrain Government Annual Reports, Times of India Press, 1968, page 158
  6. ^ Railway Gazette International January 2009 p21 with Map
  7. ^ "Bahrain awaits budget approval for light rail study". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  8. ^ "Subway railway system planned for Bahrain - Bahrain News Manama". Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  9. ^ "Business Real Estate News | Technology | Travel Guide".
  10. ^ "GCC Railway | Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications".
  11. ^ "Bahrain's Open Ship Registry". Ministry of Transportation. 2018. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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