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Rail Transport or Railways

Railways are the best and fastest means

of land transport for travelling long

distances. It is cheap and comfortable

to travel by train. The goods trains carry

large quantities of goods.

Metro trains are the most modern rails that run through cities. They are

particularly useful in crowded cities. Metro rail travel is quick, inexpensive,

and comfortable. Currently, metro trains are available in over 13 Indian cities,

including Delhi, the nation’s capital.

Metro trains have changed the picture of public

transport in India. They carry thousands of people

every day without traffic jams and pollution.

Find It
Out When and where did India’s first metro rail system start?

Water Transport

From ancient times people have

been using water as a means of

transport. Water transport is

used to move people and goods

over a lake, canal, river, sea or

ocean. Boat Motorboat

Boats and motorboats are used for

short-distance travel.

Ships and steamers are used for

long-distance travel. They carry a

large number of people as well as

Ship Steamer goods.

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