Question

What is the importance of railway transport?

Answer 1

Importance of railway transport:-

1. The Indian Railways have been a great integrating force for more than 150 years.
2. They have a network of about 7,112 stations spread over a route length of 66,687 km with a fleet of 11,122 locomotives, 70,241 passenger coaches, and 2,54,000 wagons.
3. Railways are the prime mode of transport for goods and passengers in India.
4. They make it possible to conduct varied activities like business, sightseeing, and pilgrimage along with transportation of goods over longer distances.
5. They are suitable for long-distance travel and play an important role in national integration.
6. They bind the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of industry and agriculture.
7. The Indian Railways is the largest public sector undertaking in the country. The first train streamed from Mumbai to Thane in 1853, covering a distance of 34 km.