Explain the importance of railways as the principal mode of transportation for freight and passenger in India.
Importance of Railways:
- Railways are the principal mode of transportation for freight and passengers in India.
- They carry huge loads and bulky goods for long and short distances.
- Railways in India, bind the economic life of the country as well as accelerate the development of the industry and agriculture.
- Railways make it possible to conduct multiple activities like business, tourism, pilgrimage along with goods transportation over longer distances.
- They transport heavy and bulky raw material to the manufacturing centres and finished products to market.
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