Road Transport and Rail Transport
Solution:
Road Transport | Rail Transport |
1. Speed: Road transport has limited speed due to bad road conditions, accidents, etc. | It has considerable speed since it runs on tracks which rarely gets disturbed |
2. Carrying capacity: It has limited carrying capacity | It has a huge carrying capacity |
3. Cost: It requires limited capital investment in terms of construction of roads, vehicles, and maintenance. | The cost of construction of trains, railway tracks is high. Also, the maintenance of trains, tracks, and stations is high. |
4. Distance: Recommended for a short distance. | Recommended for both short and long-distance. |
5. Charges: Transport charges are not fixed due to high due to increased fuel prices | Transport charges are relatively low and are fixed according to the distance. |
6. Door to door service: It provides door to door services. | It does not provide door to door services |
7. Means of Transport: It uses animals, animal carts, motor-cycles, three, and four wheelers. | It uses passenger trains and goods trains. |
8. Suitability: It is suitable for transporting goods in relatively smaller quantities for a short distance. | It is suitable for transporting heavy goods in large quantities over long distances. |
9. Safety: It provides limited safety to goods from the sun, rain, wind, etc. | Goods are kept in locked wagons which provide protection against sun, wind, rain, etc. |
10. Accidents: Chances of accidents are more due to poor road conditions and negligent drivers | Chances of accidents are less because of one-way track and good signal system. |
11. Ownership: Ownership is in the hands of private parties as well as the government. | Ownership is in the hands of the Government. |
