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Differentiate between:
Railways and roadways
Distinguish Between
Solution
Basis | Roadways | Railways |
Services | Provides Door-to-door service. Since the roadways are highly connected to Everywhere, We can travel everywhere. | Railways do not provide door-to-door services. From the station, We have to move to the specified place by roadways. |
Cost | Compared to railways, roadways are very expensive since most roadway transportation is by diesel or petrol, both of which are costly. | Railways are one of the cheapest modes of transport. Railways have both diesel engines and electric engine. |
Connectivity | Roadways are connected immensely to all the places in our country. Even in the toughest terrain roads are built, For example, Manali-Leh Highway is one of the highest roadways in the world. | Even though the railways are connected to many parts of the country, there is difficulty in connecting the hilly terrains. Therefore, roadways should be used to travel to hilly terrain. |
Time | For the long journey, the roadways are time-consuming. It is time-consuming because of the road conditions, traffic jams…etc. | It is the fastest mode of transportation compared to roadways. Some special trains are there which makes the journey even faster such as superfast train, bullet trains…etc. |
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