Transport in Oman

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[edit] Highways

Sultan Qaboos Street

total: 32,800 km
paved: 9,840 km (including 550 km of expressways)
unpaved: 22,960 km (1996 est.)

Oman has one expressway grade highway running along the Batinah Coast of the Gulf of Oman. It forks near Shinas, with one leading inland to Wadi Hatta and another to Fujairah. The speed limit is generally 120 km/h. In the Muscat area, this highway is known as Sultan Qaboos Street, and it is the trunk road running through the city. Outside the Muscat area, the interchanges take the form of roundabouts spaced approximately 7 km apart. Each roundabout contains unique features to enliven the streetscape. The roundabouts are named for driver navigation.

Other roads are two lane highways in very good condition. There is ample desert scenery. The road between Diba and Al Khasab is gravel, despite what some maps may say.

[edit] Maps

[edit] Links to neighboring countries

United Arab Emirates: Oman has several good road connections at Buraimi (Al Ain), Waddi Hatta(Wajaja), Khamat Mulahah (Fujairah) and Bukha.
Yemen: Minor desert roads
Saudi Arabia: No links until now. However, there is a new road under construction to link the two countries.

[edit] Railways

Main article: Railway stations in Oman

There are no railways in Oman, but some are planned, including links to adjacent countries. ^[1]

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2008

Joint railway proposed to link gulf states at cost of $14b by 2014. ^[2]

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 1,300 km; natural gas 1,030 km

[edit] Ports and harbors

[edit] Gulf of Oman

[edit] Arabian Sea

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,306 GRT/8,210 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: cargo 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1 (1999 est.)