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4. Water Transport

5. Mono rail and Metro

6. Ropeways
7. Pipeline

1) Road Transport:
Roads are means that connect people and places on the surface of the land. It provides all over
connectivity in any terrain as compared to other modes of transport.
Various means of transport are used under road transport such as bullock cart, cycles, rick-
shaws, buses, cars etc.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems have been introduced in many states to improve public
transport system in India. India has a network of village roads, district roads, state highways
and national highways which form the economic backbone of the country.
In India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) looks after development of
surface transport throughout the country.
Advantages:
1) It is cheap mode of transport as compared to other modes of transport.
2) Perishable goods can be transported at a faster speed by road carriers over a short distance.

3) It is flexible mode of transport as loading and unloading is possible at any destination.
4) It provides door to door service. Also it functions as feeder transport to other modes of transport.
5) It helps people to travel and carry goods from one place to another place where any other mode
of transport is not available.
Disadvantages:

1) Due to limited carrying capacity road transport is not economical for long distance transportation.
2) Transportation of heavy and bulky goods through road transport involves high cost.
3) Road transport is affected by adverse weather conditions such as floods, rain, landslides etc.
4) There is a possibility of road accidents which are common.
5) It causes pollution due to emission of gases which affects the health of people.

2) Rail Transport:
Transportation of goods and passengers on rail lines through trains is called as rail transport.
It occupies an important place in land transport system of our country and is most dependable
mode of transport to carry goods and passengers over long distance.
In India, Ministry of Railways looks after the development of rail transport throughout the
country. Indian railway runs various type of trains like passenger trains, mails , express and
cargo or goods trains. Some popular trains are Rajdhani express, Duronto express, Shatabdi
express, Intercity express, Vande Bharat Express and holiday special trains etc.
Indian railways also runs some luxury trains such as Palace on Wheels, Deccan Odyssey,
Ramayana Express, Maharaja Express to promote domestic tourism.

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