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Explain four advantages of rail transport over road transport.

      

Explain four advantages of rail transport over road transport.

  

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gideon
- Railways are more reliable and efficient because they follow a fixed time schedules unlike roads
which have no fixed timetable.
- Railways can be used to move heavy and bulky goods at low rate over long distance compared to
roads which are expensive over short
distances.
- Once build railways do not require frequent relaying unlike roads which are frequently
resurfaced.
- Railways are normally narrow hence economical in terms of landscape used by rails. Roads take
alot of space on some are very wide.
- Railways are less susceptible to traffic jams unlike roads which usually have traffic jams.
- Trains are less prone to accidents than motor vehicles.
- Passenger trains have facilities like accommodation, dining and toils which makes the
passengerscomfortable while travelling while such
facilities are rare in road transport.
gideon1 answered the question on September 30, 2017 at 09:25


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