Question
Explain the difference Railway and water transportation.
| No. | points of Difference | Railways transportation | Water ways Transportation |
| $1.$ | Capital Investment | Fixed capital investment is made of railway transportation. Investment such as purchase of land to make railway tracks, to prepare platform, or purchase railway engines and wagons etc. | For Water ways route transportation hugh investment is made to purchase steamer. Compare to railway this investment is less. |
| $2.$ | Specific route | For railway specific way is prepared. | For water ways route no fixed way is prepared in water. |
| $3$ | Speed | Railway is transportation is speedy. | Speed is quite less in marine transportation. |
| $4$ | Risk | Railway level is low in railway . | Ice berg, sea – robbers , tempests etc. ate the risks of water way transportation. |
| $5$ | Fare | Railway fare is lower than that of steamer. | Railway of fare is higher in water way transportation. |
| $6.$ | Competition | Ownership of railway is of Indian government . there is no private ownership, No question of competition arises. | Due to private shipping companies we observe competition on water ways transportation. |
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