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Transport in Crete has undergone significant changes in the past two decades, vastly modernizing the country's infrastructure. Although ferry transport between islands remains the prominent method of transport between the nations islands, improvements to the road infrastructure, rail, urban transport, and airports have all led to a vast improvement in transportation. These upgrades have played a key role in supporting Greece's economy, which in the past decade has come to rely heavily on the construction industry.
Road transport edit
Highways edit
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Urban bus transport edit
Intercity and regional bus transport edit
KTEL is the common name for every company which is responsible for intercity and regional bus transit. Each prefecture, though, has its own regional network of buses, but they are named as "KTEL".
Water transport edit
Waterways edit
Ports and harbours edit
Airports edit
- total: 6 (2005)
- With paved runways: 6
- over 3,047 m: 1
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
- 914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 0 (2005)
- With unpaved runways: 0
- 914 to 1,523 m: 0
- under 914 m: 0 (2005)
- heliports: 0 (2005)
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This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
