Thursday, December 12, 2013
Travelers normally choose the mode of transport they want to use depending on the cost, how fast it gets them to their destination, safety and even comfort among others. Rail services play a major role both within the city or country and internationally. This means of travel is highly depended on in developing trade, industry and commerce of a country. There are various advantages of using this mode of transportation both for movement of people and goods as well as limitations.
The presence of proper rail network linking different places and even countries, trains have favored the transportation of goods more so bulky and heavy ones from one place to the other. This mode of transport is very convenient unlike road transport. Noticeable growth in transnational trade has been realized when goods are transported from one city to another or even one country to another.
It is a quick and regular mode of transport thus convenient in transporting of goods and even people from one place to another in good time. Trains operate on time schedules therefore they are reliable to use. There is always a train leaving at specific time; many people rely on this mode of transport to get them to work at the right time because trains do not have traffic jam.
Owing to the rising number of road traffic accidents mostly common in the developing world, people have switched more to this type of transport. This is put on check by stringent checks by well-trained technicians who perform routine checks on the engine and rails. Comfort is another package that cannot go unnoticed as passengers have adequate sitting spaces as opposed to buses.
Trains have an advantage in its flexibility in that when the demand grows, it only requires additional wagons or coaches to be attached to the engine. When we look at road transport, on the other hand the buses are made with a fixed passenger capacity, which is never flexible to accommodate more. For the low wage earners they have always enjoyed a cheaper option of traveling to and from work therefore encouraging more to turn up for work.
Some of the disadvantages of this mode of transport are that it requires a large investment in capital to start up. To be able to construct and maintain it, a lot of money is required to cover all the expenses unlike other modes of transport like use of vehicle. In a case where there is a less number of people to transport then resources used in that investment are wasted.
The fact that it uses time schedules makes it not flexible to individual needs where a person could have wanted to travel at a different time to another route. It does not provide door to door services like vehicle transport since it uses tracks. There is a lot of time wasted in booking of tickets unlike other modes of transport like vehicles.
Trains may prove a little slow especially in cross border transport of goods as the process of loading and offloading at different points of the way may cause delays. The services are only limited to places that have a railway network which is not a common feature in most rural places thus limiting such people from using it. Rail services tend to be costly when used for short distances and transportation of small goods, which are not very heavy therefore, in such situations road transport is more appropriate.
The presence of proper rail network linking different places and even countries, trains have favored the transportation of goods more so bulky and heavy ones from one place to the other. This mode of transport is very convenient unlike road transport. Noticeable growth in transnational trade has been realized when goods are transported from one city to another or even one country to another.
It is a quick and regular mode of transport thus convenient in transporting of goods and even people from one place to another in good time. Trains operate on time schedules therefore they are reliable to use. There is always a train leaving at specific time; many people rely on this mode of transport to get them to work at the right time because trains do not have traffic jam.
Owing to the rising number of road traffic accidents mostly common in the developing world, people have switched more to this type of transport. This is put on check by stringent checks by well-trained technicians who perform routine checks on the engine and rails. Comfort is another package that cannot go unnoticed as passengers have adequate sitting spaces as opposed to buses.
Trains have an advantage in its flexibility in that when the demand grows, it only requires additional wagons or coaches to be attached to the engine. When we look at road transport, on the other hand the buses are made with a fixed passenger capacity, which is never flexible to accommodate more. For the low wage earners they have always enjoyed a cheaper option of traveling to and from work therefore encouraging more to turn up for work.
Some of the disadvantages of this mode of transport are that it requires a large investment in capital to start up. To be able to construct and maintain it, a lot of money is required to cover all the expenses unlike other modes of transport like use of vehicle. In a case where there is a less number of people to transport then resources used in that investment are wasted.
The fact that it uses time schedules makes it not flexible to individual needs where a person could have wanted to travel at a different time to another route. It does not provide door to door services like vehicle transport since it uses tracks. There is a lot of time wasted in booking of tickets unlike other modes of transport like vehicles.
Trains may prove a little slow especially in cross border transport of goods as the process of loading and offloading at different points of the way may cause delays. The services are only limited to places that have a railway network which is not a common feature in most rural places thus limiting such people from using it. Rail services tend to be costly when used for short distances and transportation of small goods, which are not very heavy therefore, in such situations road transport is more appropriate.
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