Transport in Suriname

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Bridge near Potribo

The

Nationally Determined Contributions for the Paris Agreement, Suriname has committed to emissions controls for vehicles and increased public transit investment.[1]

Railways

  • single track.[2]
    • standard gauge: 80 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge in West-Suriname, but not in use. This stretch was constructed as part of the West Suriname Plan
      .
    • narrow gauge: 86 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Lawa Railway from Onverwacht to Sarakreek,[3] currently not in use. In 2014, a plan had been announced to reopen the line between Onverwacht and Paramaribo Central Station. The intention was for the line to be extended onto Paramaribo Adolf Pengel Airport,[4]
      but as of May 2020, the project has not started.

Rail links with adjacent countries

  • None

Highways

Main article: Roads in Suriname
Main roads in Suriname

Statistics

  • total: 4,304 km (2003)[5]
  • paved: 1,119 km (2003)[5]
  • highway: 9.6 km (2020)[6]
  • unpaved: 3,174 km (2003)[5]

NOTE: Driving is on the left.[7] Suriname and its neighbour Guyana are the only two countries on the (in-land) American continent which still drive on the left.

Road links with adjacent countries

Waterways

1,200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways.[2]

Ports and harbours

Merchant marine

  • total: 10 ships.[11]
  • ships by type: (2018)

Airports

Paved runways

  • total: 6[12]
  • over 3,047 m: 1
  • under 914 m: 5 (2013)

Unpaved runways

  • total: 49[13]
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 4
  • under 914 m: 45 (2013)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Suriname's climate promise, for a sustainable future". UN News. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Suriname Transport". Nation Master. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ "De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1913". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1912. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Suriname railway plan announced". Railway Gazette International. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2020..
  5. ^ a b c "CIA Factbook 2003". Central Intelligence Agency". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Werkzaamheden nieuwe Highway vorderen". De Boodschap (Official Press Office of the Government of Suriname) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Links of Rechts?". De West via Delpher (in Dutch). 4 January 1910. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Transport". Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Dr. Jules Sedney Terminal". Havenbeheer (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ "DE GESCHIEDENIS VAN MEERZORG, ZOALS BESCHREVEN IN OUDE KRANTENBERICHTEN, DEEL 1 (1915-1940)". Plantage Justlust (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Suriname Merchant Marine". Index Mundi. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Suriname Airports with paved runways". Index Mundi. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Suriname Airports - with unpaved runways". Index Mundi. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

External links

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