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Modes of Transportation

The document discusses the five main modes of transportation: roadways, railways, water, air, and pipelines. For each mode, it outlines the key advantages and disadvantages. Roadways are flexible but slow for long distances. Railways are fast but require large capital costs. Water transportation is cheap but slow. Air transport is the fastest but most expensive. Pipelines have low costs but are limited to specific routes.

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Modes of Transportation

The document discusses the five main modes of transportation: roadways, railways, water, air, and pipelines. For each mode, it outlines the key advantages and disadvantages. Roadways are flexible but slow for long distances. Railways are fast but require large capital costs. Water transportation is cheap but slow. Air transport is the fastest but most expensive. Pipelines have low costs but are limited to specific routes.

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MODES OF

TRANSPORTATION

G.SARISHMA
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Modes Of transportation

 They are 5 modes of transportation


 Roadways Transportation.
 Railways Transportation.
 Water Transportation.
 Air Transportation.
 Pipelines Transportation.
Roadways Transportation

 Road transport means transportation of goods and


personnel from one place to the other on roads.
Road is a route between two destinations, which has
been either paved or worked on to enable
transportation by way of motorised and non-
motorised carriages.
Advantages Of Roadways Transportation

  It is very flexible in nature.


 It helps to facilitate the movement of goods even in remote areas.
 It provides alternatives in the form of car, rickshaw, auto, cars, bus, trucks,
and so on.
 It is good for transporting perishable products.
Disadvantages Of Roadways
Transportation

 It is not suited for long distance as it is not economical.


 Slow as compared to railways.
 It is time-consuming.
 Accidents and Breakdowns.
Railways Transportation

 Rail transport is also known as train transport. It is a means


of transport, on vehicles which run on tracks (rails or
railroads). It is one of the most important, commonly used
and very cost effective modes of commuting and goods
carriage over long, as well as, short distances.
Advantages Of Railways transportation

  This means of transport is very faster than roadways.


 Most suitable for carrying a bulky amount of goods and products.
  It is the most dependable means of transport.
 It is the very safest means of transport.
Disadvantages Of Railways Transportation

  Huge capital required for construction maintenance.


 It is not suitable for hilly areas.
 It is not flexible in nature.
  Monopoly in nature.
Water Transportation

 Water transport is the process of moving people, goods,


etc. by barge, boat, ship or sailboat over a sea, ocean, lake,
canal, river, etc. This category does not include articles on
the transport of water for the purpose of consuming the
water.
Advantages Of Water Transportation

 It is the very cheapest or easiest means of transportation.


 Goods in bulk are transported.
 It promotes foreign or international trade.
 It can easily carry a huge quantity of goods such as timber
and coal.
Disadvantages Of Water Transportation

  One of the drawbacks is there is a delay in the movement of


goods from one place to another.
 Performance is affected by seasonal variations.
 It can be used in a limited area of operations because it can
only run on seas or oceans.
Air Transportation

 Air transport is the fastest means of movement from one


place to the other. It has reduced distances by minimising
the travel time. It is very essential for a vast country like
India, where distances are large and the terrain and climatic
conditions are diverse.
Advantages Of Air Transportation

  Fastest means of transportation.


 Useful moving the goods in the amount of bulk.
 Each and every area of accessible.
 Vital for national security and defense.
Disadvantages Of Air Transportation

 The large capital investment needed.


 Not suitable for working goods.
 May be affected by rains.
 Risks of accidents are highest.
Pipelines Transportation

 Pipeline transportation is a method of transportation which


involves movement of solid, liquid or gaseous products
over long distances through pipelines. This mode of
transportation is mostly used for transport of crude and
refined petroleum products such as oil and natural gas.
Advantages Of Pipelines Transportation

 They are very flexible in transporting liquids and gases.


 It consumes low energy power.
 It needs a limited area of maintenance.
 Pipelines are very safe and accident-free transport.
Disadvantages Of Pipelines
Transportation

  It is not flexible in nature.


 It is restricted in a limited area of work.
 Difficult to make security arrangements for this transport.

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