22-04-2014, 11:49 AM
Distribution among Various Modes of Transport
Rail and road transport are main modes, together taking care of 95% of the share.
However there has been a significant shift in roads share of land freight over the past few
years. Share of rail in the total freight traffic has dropped from 90% in 1950-51 to about
40% present. The share of passenger traffic has also dropped from 74% in 1950-51 to 20%
at present.
Other modes of transport like coastal shipping, inland water ways, pipelines
etc. They are important within their specialized areas. However their share in total traffic
in the country is low.