The total mileage of highway transportation in the province has amounted to 120,000 kilometers, among which expressway mileage is 1,893 kilometers. The total operation length of railway has amounted to 3,071 kilometers with the electrization of heavy loaded and double direction railways leading the country. After the completion of the construction of Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Express Passenger Highway, it will only take 3 hours from Taiyuan to Beijing by train. Taiyuan Airport, as a first class airport in the country, has operated about 40 flights to 40 cities, including Changzhi, Yuncheng and Datong Cities. Postal communication has been connected to all the countries and regions in the world and the international direct dial telephone can reach about 200 countries and regions, and the fixed phones and mobile phones networks are connected to all the cities and rural areas.
