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What are the advantages and disadvantages of railroad transportation?
Most important advantage of railroad transportation is the relevant transportation cost. Railroad transportations are in the relevant cost transportation method class like seaway transportations. With railroad and seaway transportation it is possible to dispatch large amount of products with relevant cost and safety. Another important advantage of railroad transportation is that it is the least polluter mode of transport.
Most important disadvantage of railroad transportation is it can be used only in the area that have substructure. Transportation costs are rising because of the high fuel consumption. Yet another disadvantage of the railroad transportation is high cost structure of infrastructural investment for making possible the railroad transportation.
Advantages:
Relevant cost
Minimum polluter mode of conveyance
Transport the large amount of products with safety
Disadvantages:
It can be used only in the areas that have railroad substructure
Suitability only for middle and long distances
High investment cost
What is the role of railroad transportation in export of Turkey?
Railroad transportation is still the least preferred mode of transport in Turkey. From the point of value, it is transported only %2 of Turkey’s export. In the first years of the republic, it placed great importance on the railroad transportation but after then this interest is decreased and rather than it is concentrated on overland transportation. Insufficient level of railroad substructure is the major reason for not being at the desired level of railroad transportation.
