Editing 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==
{{See also|Rail transport in Bolivia}}
''Total:''
3,504&nbsp;km (single track)
<br />''[[Narrow gauge]] ([[metre gauge]]):''
* 3,504&nbsp;km {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge; (2006)
* The eastern and western networks are joined only via Argentina, due to '''''slow progress''''' on a direct link.
** The map on page 522 of the 1969/1970 edition of [[Jane's World Railways|JANE'S]] shows a link between [[Cuevos]] and [[Zudañez]] as being "under construction".

===Rail links with adjacent countries===
* [[Transport in Argentina|Argentina]] – yes – {{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}} both countries
* [[Transport in Brazil|Brazil]] – yes – {{RailGauge|1000mm|disp=1}} gauge both countries
* [[Transport in Chile|Chile]] – yes – {{RailGauge|1000mm|disp=1}} gauge both countries; [[break of gauge]] where Chile is {{RailGauge|1676mm}} gauge
* [[Transport in Peru|Peru]] – Shipping from {{RailGauge|1000mm|disp=1}} railhead in [[Guaqui]] to {{RailGauge|sg}} railhead in [[Puno]] across [[Lake Titicaca]], see [[Train ferry#Peru|Peru train ferry]]

===Maps===
* [https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/bolivia.pdf UN Map]

===Towns served by rail===

{{main|Railway stations in Bolivia}}

===Light Rail===
{{Main|Mi Tren}}

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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/cochabambas-mi-tren-light-rail-services-launched/62587.article | title=Cochabamba’s Mi Tren light rail services launched | date=15 September 2022 }}</ref>

==Cable Car==
[[File:Mi_Teleférico_-_Linea_Naranja.jpg|thumb|220x220px|La Paz' [[Mi Teleférico]], finished in 2014.]]
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neuman|first1=William|title=With Subway in the Sky, Valley Meets Plateau|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/world/americas/with-subway-in-the-sky-valley-meets-plateau.html?_r=0|access-date=24 January 2018|work=[[New York Times]]|date=Aug 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Roadways==
Bolivia as of 2004 has 62,479&nbsp;km of road distance, of which 3,749&nbsp;km (including 27&nbsp;km of expressways) is paved and 58,730&nbsp;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:

*1 [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]] – [[Patacamaya]] (''Expected to be completed in a few years, extending to [[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]]''). Length: 114&nbsp;km.
*4 [[Cochabamba]] – [[Quillacollo]]. Length: 14&nbsp;km.
*4 [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] – [[Montero, Bolivia|Montero]]. Length: 48&nbsp;km.

The main national roads are:
[[File:RN4_Bolivia_Oruro_03_2019.jpg|thumb|Ruta nacional 4 (RN4) entering [[Oruro Department]]]]
* [[Route 1 (Bolivia)|RN1]] [[Desaguadero, Bolivia|Desaguadero]], border with [[Peru]] – [[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]] – [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]] – [[Potosí, Bolivia|Potosí]] – [[Tarija]] – [[Bermejo, Bolivia|Bermejo]], border with [[Argentina]].
* [[Route 2 (Bolivia)|RN2]] [[Copacabana, Bolivia|Copacabana]], border with [[Peru]] – [[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]].
* [[Route 3 (Bolivia)|RN3]] [[La Paz, Bolivia|La Paz]] – [[San Borja, Bolivia|San Borja]] – [[Trinidad, Bolivia|Trinidad]].
* [[Route 4 (Bolivia)|RN4]] Tambo Quemado, border with Chile – [[Cochabamba]] – [[Montero, Bolivia|Montero]] – [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] – [[Puerto Suárez]], border with Brazil.
* RN5 La Palizada – [[Sucre, Bolivia|Sucre]] – [[Potosí, Bolivia|Potosí]] – Border with Chile.
* RN6 [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]] – [[Sucre, Bolivia|Sucre]] – Chaco, border with [[Paraguay]].
* RN7 [[Cochabamba]] – [[Samaipata, Bolivia|Samaipata]] – [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]].
* RN8 Yucumo – [[Riberalta]] – [[Guayaramerín]], border with Brazil.
* RN9 [[Guayaramerín]], border with Brazil – [[Trinidad, Bolivia|Trinidad]] – [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]] – [[Yacuíba]], border with [[Argentina]]
* RN10 [[Montero, Bolivia|Montero]] – [[San Matías, Santa Cruz|San Matías]], border with Brazil.
* RN 14 [[Potosí, Bolivia|Potosí]] – [[Villazón]], border with [[Argentina]].

The [[Interoceanic Highway]] is an important highway that connects the [[Amazon rainforest|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.connectas.org/el-largo-recorrido-de-la-interoceanica-suramericana/ | title=El largo recorrido de la Interoceánica suramericana | date=19 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zofracobija.gob.bo/|title=Zofra Cobija – Zona Franca Comercial e Industrial de Cobija}}</ref>

==Waterways==
10,000&nbsp;km of commercially navigable waterways (2007)

==Ports and harbors==

===Seaports===
* In October 2010, [[Peru]] granted Bolivia port facilities and a free-trade zone as part of larger series of agreements strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Bolivia was granted about {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} of port facilities on a 99-year lease at the Port of [[Ilo, Peru|Ilo]] on Peru's southern Pacific coast. A [[Bolivia Mar|similar agreement]], signed by then Bolivian president [[Jaime Paz Zamora]] in 1992, never materialized for a lack of investment in infrastructure. [[Bolivia]] has free port privileges in the maritime ports of [[Argentina]], Brazil, and Chile.

===Lake Titicaca===
* [[Guaqui]]

===Amazon basin===
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* [[Puerto Guayamerin]]
* [[Puerto Suárez]]
* [[Riberalta]]
* [[San Pedro de Tiquina]]
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* [[Puerto Horquilla]]
* [[Puerto Villarroel]]
* [[Trinidad, Bolivia|Trinidad]]
* [[Rurrenabaque]]
|}

===Paraguay River (international waterway)===
* [[Puerto Aguirre]]
* [[Puerto Busch]]
* [[Puerto Quijarro]]

==Merchant marine==

There is a total of 23 ships ({{GT|1,000|disp=long}} or over) totaling {{GT|116,373}}/{{DWT|182,283|metric|disp=long}} in Bolivia.<br />Ships by type as below: (2008)
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* [[Bulk carrier]]s 1
* [[Cargo ship]]s 11
* [[Carrier ship]]s 1
* [[Chemical tanker]]s 3
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* [[Passenger/cargo ship]]s 1
* [[Petroleum tanker]] 7
* [[Reefer ship]]s 1
* [[Specialized tanker]]s 1
|}

==Airports==

{{See also|List of airports in Bolivia}}

There are 1,009 airports in Bolivia as of 2008.
{|
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'''Airports – with paved runways:'''
<br />''total:''
16
<br />''over 3,047 m:''
4
<br />''2,438 to 3,047 m:''
4
<br />''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
5
<br />''914 to 1,523 m:''
3 (2008)
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'''Airports – with unpaved runways:'''
<br />''total:''
993
<br />''over 3,047 m:''
1
<br />''2,438 to 3,047 m:''
4
<br />''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
58
<br />''914 to 1,523 m:''
186
<br />''under 914 m:''
744 (2008)
|}

==Pipelines==
* [[Crude oil]] 2,745&nbsp;km
* Liquid petroleum gas 47&nbsp;km
* Natural gas 4,883&nbsp;km
* Refined products 1,589 (2008)

==See also==
* [[Bolivia]]
* [[Rail transport by country]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [[CIA World Factbook]] 2009

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Transport in Bolivia}}

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