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==Transportation== {{See also|List of bridges in Canada|List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways|List of airports in Newfoundland and Labrador}} [[File:Route 500 Churchill Falls - Labrador City.jpg|thumb|The Trans-Labrador Highway is the primary highway for Labrador.]] ===Ferries=== Within the province, the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works operates or sponsors 15 automobile, passenger and freight ferry routes which connect various communities along the province's significant coastline.<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of Services Available|url=http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/highlights.html|publisher=Department of Transportation and Works|access-date=February 20, 2013|archive-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221041858/http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/highlights.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A regular passenger and car ferry service, lasting about 90 minutes, crosses the [[Strait of Belle Isle]], connecting the province's [[island of Newfoundland]] with the region of [[Labrador]] on the mainland. The ferry MV Qajaq W travels from [[St. Barbe, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. Barbe, Newfoundland]], on the [[Great Northern Peninsula]], to the port town of [[Blanc-Sablon, Quebec]], located on the provincial border and beside the town of [[L'Anse-au-Clair]], Labrador.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/qajaq-labrador-straits-apollo-replacement-1.4963079|title=Meet the Qajaq, set to sail the Strait of Belle Isle in 2019|publisher=CBC|access-date=October 31, 2021|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031200038/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/qajaq-labrador-straits-apollo-replacement-1.4963079|url-status=live}}</ref> The MV ''Sir Robert Bond'' once provided seasonal ferry service between [[Lewisporte]] on the island and the towns of [[Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador|Cartwright]] and [[Happy Valley-Goose Bay]] in Labrador, but has not run since the completion of the [[Trans-Labrador Highway]] in 2010, allowing access from [[Blanc-Sablon, Quebec]], to major parts of Labrador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/i_goosebay_cartwright.html|title=Minister Announces Changes to Labrador Marine Service|publisher=Department of Transportation and works|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722045113/http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/i_goosebay_cartwright.html|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Several smaller ferries connect numerous other coastal towns and offshore island communities around the island of Newfoundland and up the Labrador coast as far north as [[Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador|Nain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/index.html|title=Routes, Schedules and Rates|publisher=Department of Transportation and works|access-date=July 30, 2012|archive-date=July 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722050442/http://www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices/schedules/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also two ferries, MV Legionnaire and MV Flanders, that operate between [[Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Bell Island]] and Portugal Cove–St. Philips yearly, mainly used by those commuting to St. John's for work. The MV Veteran, a sister ship of MV Legionnaire, operates between Fogo Island, Change Islands, and Farewell. [[File:MV Atlantic Vision entering Port aux Basques May 2014.jpg|thumb|[[MV Atlantic Vision|MV ''Atlantic Vision'']] is one of several ships that provides inter-provincial ferry service to Newfoundland.]] Inter-provincial ferry services are provided by [[Marine Atlantic]], a federal [[Crown corporation]] which operates auto-passenger ferries from [[North Sydney, Nova Scotia|North Sydney]], Nova Scotia, to the towns of [[Channel-Port aux Basques|Port aux Basques]] and [[Argentia]] on the southern coast of Newfoundland island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marine-atlantic.ca/en/sailinginfo/arrivals.asp |title=Marine Atlantic |publisher=Marine-atlantic.ca |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124143545/http://marine-atlantic.ca/en/sailinginfo/arrivals.asp |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Aviation=== The [[St. John's International Airport]] (YYT) and the [[Gander International Airport]] (YQX) are the only airports in the province that are part of the [[National Airports System]].<ref>{{cite web|title=National Airports Policy – Airports in the national airports category|url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/airports-policy-nationallist-303.htm|publisher=Transportation Canada|access-date=August 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607171304/http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/airports-policy-nationallist-303.htm|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> The St. John's International Airport handles nearly 1.2 million passengers a year making it the busiest airport in the province and the fourteenth busiest airport in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Passengers enplaned and deplaned on selected services – Top 50 airports|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-203-x/2008000/t008-eng.htm|publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=August 29, 2011|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010221904/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-203-x/2008000/t008-eng.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> YYT airport underwent a major expansion of the terminal building which was completed in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Authority Unveils its 10-year Vision for Airport Improvements|url=http://www.stjohnsairport.com/press/pressrel_detail.cfm?id=26|publisher=St. John's International Airport Authority|access-date=July 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620165944/http://www.stjohnsairport.com/press/pressrel_detail.cfm?id=26|archive-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> The [[Deer Lake Regional Airport|Deer Lake Airport]] (YDF) handles over 300,000 passengers a year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airport Ends Year With Modest Growth|url=http://www.deerlakeairport.com/files/newsRelease_Files/118.Airport%20Ends%20Year%20With%20Modest%20Growth.pdf|access-date=August 8, 2011|archive-date=August 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831103127/http://deerlakeairport.com/files/newsRelease_Files/118.Airport%20Ends%20Year%20With%20Modest%20Growth.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Railway=== The [[Newfoundland Railway]] operated on the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] from 1898 to 1988. With a total track length of {{cvt|906|mi|order=flip}}, it was the longest {{Track gauge|3ft6in}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] system in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/railway.html|title=Railway:Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage|publisher=Memorial University of Newfoundland|access-date=February 6, 2008|archive-date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805070437/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/railway.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The railway ended on June 20, 1988, in the rails for roads deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roads for Rails: The Closure of the Newfoundland Railway |url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/economy/closure-newfoundland-railway.php |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=heritage.nf.ca |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614180341/https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/economy/closure-newfoundland-railway.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tshiuetin Rail Transportation]] operates passenger rail service on its [[Sept-Îles, Quebec]], to [[Schefferville]], Quebec route, passing through Labrador and stopping in several towns.
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