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RAILWAYS ''Main article'': Rail Transport In Belgium Total of 3,437 km (2,446 km electrified; 2,563 km double track) all on Standard Gauge of 1.435 m (1998). NMBS/SNCB is the National Railway Company of Belgium. Trains, unlike road traffic, run on the left. City with (''De Lijn''), Charleroi (''TEC''), Ghent (''De Lijn''). Some heavy Metro infrastructures were built in Antwerp and in Charleroi and its suburbs, but these are currently used by Light Rail vehicles, and their conversion to full Metro is not envisaged at present due to lack of funds. Rail links with adjacent countries
ROADS ''total:'' 149,018 km (2002) ''highways:'' 1,729 km ''regional roads:'' 12,610 km ''others:'' 134,679 km Highways See Also: List of motorways in Belgium The highways {Link without Title} in Belgium are marked with a letter A and a number. Most often however the European numbering system is used. There is however not always a one-on-one relationship between the two numbering systems along the whole length of the highways.
Ringways The ringways {Link without Title} (or orbital roads) around bigger cities have their proper nomenclature. The names start with a R then a first digit indicating the (old)province, and sometimes a second digit to further differentiate in between different ringways. Some major examples are:
National roads The national roads {Link without Title} are marked with a letter N and a number. The principal national roads diverge from Brussels in clockwisely:
Secondary national roads intersect these. National roads have an N plus 1, 2 or 3 digits. The National roads with 3 digits are provincial roads. Their first number indicates the province:
WATERWAYS 2,043 km (1,532 km in regular commercial use) PIPELINES Crude oil 161 km; petroleum products 1,167 km; natural gas 3,300 km PORTS AND HARBOURS Sea ports Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports) Port of Antwerp Zeebrugge (Port suburb of Bruges ) Port of Bruges Ghent Port of Ghent Ostend Port of Ostend Main inland ports Brussels (also accessible for ocean-going ships) Port of Brussels Liège (one of the busiest in Europe) Port of Liège European portuary context European Sea Ports Organisation ESPO European Federation of Inland Ports FEPI Inland Navigation Europe INE 2002 ranking of world ports by tonnage and by container volume (in TEU) Port ranking MERCHANT MARINE ''total:'' 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 35,075 GRT/57,347 DWT ''ships by type:'' cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, petroleum tanker 7 (1999 est.) AIRPORTS ''Main article: List Of Airports In Belgium .'' 42 (1999 est.) with paved runways ''total:'' 24 ''over 3,047 m:'' 6, including Brussels International Airport . ''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 8 ''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 3 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 1 ''under 914 m:'' 6 (1999 est.) with unpaved runways ''total:'' 18 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 2 ''under 914 m:'' 16 (1999 est.) Heliports 1 (1999.) REFERENCES
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