Describe the growing importance of road transport over rail transport in brainly
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(i) Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines.
(ii) Roads can traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography.
(iii) Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes and as such can traverse mountains such as the Himalayas.
(iv) Road transport is economical in transportation of few persons and relatively smaller amount of goods over short distances.
(v) It also provides door-to-door service, thus the cost of loading and unloading is much lower and used as a feeder to other modes of transport such as they provide a link between railway stations, air and sea ports.
The growing importance of road transport over rail transport is explained below:
- Railways cannot negotiate higher gradients of slopes that road can do such in case as traverse mountains like Himalayas.
- Over short distances relatively smaller amounts of goods can be transported by road transport and it is economical in transportation of few people also.
- Railways do not provide door to door service. Thus, The cost of loading and unloading is higher as compared to road transport and Road is also used as a feeder to other Modes of transport they provide a link between airport railway station and sea ports etc.
- Railway cannot traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography that roads can do.
- Railway lines are constructed at much higher rate as compared to roads.