Modes of transport in Gabon include rail, road, water and air. The one rail link, the Trans-Gabon Railway, connects the port of Owendo with the inland town of Franceville. While most of the country is connected by roads, not all areas are accessible. Much of the road network remains unpaved, and it primarily revolves around seven "national routes" labeled N1 through N7. The largest seaports are Port-Gentil and the newer Owendo, and 1,600 km of inland waterways are navigable. There are three international airports, eight other paved airports, and over 40 with unpaved runways. Nearly 300 km of pipelines carry petroleum products, mainly crude oil.
Until the 1970s, Gabon had no permanent railroads, though temporary Decauville rail tracks were in use in the logging industry as early as 1913 (Gray and Ngolet, 1999, pp.102).
In 2003, the railway began the process of installing a satellite based telecommunications system. As of 2004, Gabon State Railways totalled 814 km of standard-gauge track.
The Trans-Gabon Railway, in operation since 1986, the 648-kilometer railway system connects Libreville to Franceville and carries 320,000 passengers annually while transporting manganese. A â¬330 million renovation, funded by France and the World Bank, began in 2015 to fix maintenance issues and support the economy.
total: 814 km (Gabon State Railways or OCTRA)<br />standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge; single track (1994)
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total: 7,670 km <br />paved: 629 km (including 30 km of expressways) <br />unpaved: 7,041 km (1996 est.)
Roads in Gabon link most areas of the country, and many of the main roads are of a reasonable standard. However, remoter areas along the coast and in the east are often not connected to the road network. Major roads are denoted national routes and numbered, with a prefix "N" (sometimes "RN"):
As of 2002, there was one merchant marine vessel, with a gross tonnage of 2,419/.
Gabon has 1,600 km of perennially navigable waterways, including 310 km on the Ogooué River.
There are three international airports: Libreville, Port-Gentil, and Franceville.
total: 11 <br />over 3,047 m: 1 <br />2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 <br />1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 <br />914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)
total: 45 <br />1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 <br />914 to 1,523 m: 16 <br />under 914 m: 25 (1999 est.)
Crude oil 270 km; petroleum products 14 km