Thursday, 15 January 2015

Different Modes of Transportation

           Three basic modes of transport by land,water and air.Land has given scope for development of road ways and railways.Water and Air have developed water ways and air ways respectively.The road or the highways not only include the modern highway system but also the city streets,feeder roads and village roads ,Catering for wide range of road vehicles and the pedestrians. Railway have been developed both for long distance transportation and for urban travel.Waterways include oceans rivers,canals and lakes.
      The Four Major mode of transportation are :
a) Road Ways
b) Rail Ways
c) Water Ways
d) Air Ways

Road Ways:

       The Way used by Cars,Motor Cycle,Cycle,Cars,Buses and Trucks on the Land is called as Road Ways.It will help in walking for pedestrians also through foot path.

Rail Ways:

        The Way  By the Trains for Traveling and Transportation purpose on the Track is Called as Railways.
No Pedestrians are allowed.

Water Ways:

       The Way traveled through Boat,Ship and Sub Marine on Water is called Water Ways .

Air Ways:

     The Way traveled through flight and helicopter by air is called Air Ways.

       The transportation by air is the fastest among four modes .Air Travel also provides more comfort apart from saving in transportation time for the passengers and the goods between the airports.
Transportation by water is slowest among the four modes;but this mode needs minimum energy to haul unit load through unit distance.The transportation by water is possible between the ports on the sea routes or along the rivers and canals where land transportation facilities are included.
 
      The transportation along the railway track advantages by railways between the stations both for the passengers and goods,particularly longer distances.These railway tracks cold serve as feeder system for transportation to interior parts and to intermediate localities between the railway stations.The Energy requirement to haul unit load through unit distance by the railway is only fraction of he required road.Therefore full advantage of this mode should be taken for the transportation of bulk goods along land where the railway facilities are available.
 
    The transportation by road is the only mode cold give maximum service to one and all.
This mode has also maximum flexibility for travel with reference to route,direction,time and speed of travel etc. through any mode of vehicle.It is possible to provide door to door service only road transport.The other 3 mode of transportation viz., airways,waterways and railways have to depend on transportation of roads for the service to and from their respective terminals,airport, harbours or stations.The road net work is therefore needed not only to serve as feeder system for other modes of transportation and to supplement them,but also to provide independent facility for road travel by a well planned net work of roads throughout the country.
 
     Through co-ordination between different modes of transportation is desirable,it is also necessary to permit a healthy competition between the different modes,as each one has widely varying characteristics.

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