- 4 modes of Transport: Roadways/Railways/Waterways/Airways.
- ROADWAYS.
- National Highways:
- Major roads connecting different cities all over the country.
- State Highways:
- Roads connecting important cities and towns within the State.
- RAILWAYS
- 4th largest railway network in the world: Indian Railways.
- First train : ran between Mumbai and Thane in 1853/32 KM.distance.
- Express/Passenger trains -carry people from place to place.
- Goods train: special kind of wagons -for different kinds of cargo
- Parcels/boxes/crates/loaded on Closed containers.
- Petrol/oil/cooking-gas-sent in Round tanker wagons.
- Metro- The Underground Railway system.
- It is in Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai
- Fast Electric trains- take people from one part of city to another.
- Refrigerated Wagons: carry Perishable goods.
- Letters- RMS Railway Mail Service.
- WATERWAYS.
- Ships/steamer-boats/ferries/ used for water transport.
- Large ships used for Import/Export.
- Ocean liners carry people from One country to another.
- Largest port in India: Mumbai.
- Cheapest means of Transport: Water Transport.
- Ships: ideal transport for goods like Coal/iron/timber etc.,
- AIRWAYS:
- Fastest means of transport.
- Most expensive one.
- Fly over landscapes,mountains,rivers,seas and oceans.
- Carry both passengers and cargo.
- Domestic Airlines: connect cities within India.
- International Airlines: connect India with other countries.
- Air-Cargo: Fresh fruits, flowers and perishable goods.Why?
- because they have to be used immediately as they are Perishable. and By Airways the fastest means of transport.
- Golden Quadrilateral:
- http://www.nhai.org/gqmain_english.htm
- Refrigerated Wagons carry cold milk from Rajasthan to Delhi. why?
- cold milk will get spoiled if exposed to warm temperature.
- Helicopters: Rescue people affected by natural calamities,flood, landslides , soldiers who fall ill in the mountain regions.
- Can land in any place -do not Need runaways-
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