Transport in Bolivia

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Transport in Bolivia is mostly by road. The railways were historically important in Bolivia, but now play a relatively small part in the country's transport system. Because of the country's geography, aviation is also important.

Railways

Total: 3,504 km (single track) Narrow gauge (metre gauge):

Rail links with adjacent countries

Maps

Towns served by rail

Light Rail

The first light rail network in Bolivia, the Mi Tren in Cochabamba, began construction in 2017 and was initially intended to be completed by 2020. However, it was delayed in 2019 and came online in 2022.

Cable Car

Bolivia is home to Mi Teleférico, the world's first urban transit network to use cable cars as the primary mode of transportation. This system services the twin cities of El Alto and La Paz, and increased physical and social mobility within Bolivia.

Roadways

Bolivia as of 2004 has 62,479 km of road distance, of which 3,749 km (including 27 km of expressways) is paved and 58,730 km is unpaved. Road construction in Bolivia is difficult due to its geography and lack of resources to completely develop an advanced road network. However, it maintains a small network of 4-lane freeways which are the following: The main national roads are: The Interoceanic Highway is an important highway that connects the Amazonian tripoint border region of Brazil, Peru and Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia's northernmost capital, Cobija, headquarters a free economic zone that uses the Interoceanic Highway to import and export most of its products.

Waterways

10,000 km of commercially navigable waterways (2007)

Ports and harbors

Seaports

Lake Titicaca

Amazon basin

Paraguay River (international waterway)

Merchant marine

There is a total of 23 ships ( or over) totaling / in Bolivia. Ships by type as below: (2008)

Airports

There are 1,009 airports in Bolivia as of 2008.

Pipelines

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