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[[Martinique]], like other small Caribbean islands, has no railways. As of 2000, [[Martinique]] had 2,105 km of paved highways.
== Land transport ==
=== Road transport ===
As of 2000, [[Martinique]] had 2,105 km of paved highways.


There is a part of the N5 road that has been upgraded as a '''motorway''', running from the capital [[Fort-de-France]] through [[Lamentin]], [[Ducos]] and [[Rivière Salée]] until [[Les Coteaux]].
There is a part of the N5 road that has been upgraded as a '''motorway''', running from the capital [[Fort-de-France]] through [[Lamentin]], [[Ducos]] and [[Rivière Salée]] until [[Les Coteaux]].


=== Rail transport ===
[[File:Train-des-plantations.jpg|thumb|[[Le Train des Plantations]]]]
Martininique has now<sup>(2018)</sup> only one railway line in operation: The little-known 2.5 km long [[Le Train des Plantations]] is a heritage railway that runs from the Rhum Museum in [[Sainte-Marie, Martinique|Sainte-Marie]] through some sugarcane and banana plantations over two Bailey bridges to the Banana Museum.

== Sea transport ==
There are harbours at [[Fort-de-France]] and [[La Trinité, Martinique|La Trinité]].
There are harbours at [[Fort-de-France]] and [[La Trinité, Martinique|La Trinité]].


== Air transport
It has three airports,<ref>http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/onc/txu-pclmaps-oclc-8322829_k_27.jpg</ref> the main one being [[Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport]]. See [[List of airports in Martinique|List of Airports in Martinique]].
It has three airports,<ref>http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/onc/txu-pclmaps-oclc-8322829_k_27.jpg</ref> the main one being [[Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport]]. See [[List of airports in Martinique|List of Airports in Martinique]].



Revision as of 14:55, 17 August 2018

Land transport

Road transport

As of 2000, Martinique had 2,105 km of paved highways.

There is a part of the N5 road that has been upgraded as a motorway, running from the capital Fort-de-France through Lamentin, Ducos and Rivière Salée until Les Coteaux.

Rail transport

Le Train des Plantations

Martininique has now(2018) only one railway line in operation: The little-known 2.5 km long Le Train des Plantations is a heritage railway that runs from the Rhum Museum in Sainte-Marie through some sugarcane and banana plantations over two Bailey bridges to the Banana Museum.

Sea transport

There are harbours at Fort-de-France and La Trinité.

== Air transport It has three airports,[1] the main one being Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport. See List of Airports in Martinique.

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