Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation's economy. With a land area of 3,287,240 km2 (1,269,210 sq mi) and an estimated population of 1,028,737,436 transport in India is both a necessity as well as a convenience.
Some 40% of villages in India lack access to all-weather roads and remain isolated during the monsoon season.
Although India has only 1% of the world's vehicles, it accounts for 8% of the world's vehicle fatalities. India's cities are extremely congested : the average bus speed is 6–10 km/h in many large cities.
India's rail network is the longest of any country and fourth most heavily used system in the world.
The first rapid transit system in India, the Mumbai Suburban Railway, was established in Mumbai in 1867. It transports 63 lakh (6.3 million) passengers everyday and has the highest passenger density in the world.
The number of automobiles produced in India rose from 63 lakh (6.3 million) in 2002-03 to 1.1 crore (11.2 million) in 2008-09.
Over the 20 year period since its introduction, about 24 lakh (2.4 million) units of the Maruti 800 have been sold.
India's rail network is the longest in the world. Trains run at an average of around 50-60 km/h, which means that it can take more than two days to get from one corner of the country to another.The rail network traverses through the length and breadth of the country, covering a total length of around 63,000 km (39,000 miles). Out of this a total 16,693 km of track has been electrified till now and 12,617 km have double tracks.
As of 2005, India has a total of 66,590 km of National Highways, of which 200 km are classified as expressways.
About 65% of freight and 80% passenger traffic is carried by the roads.
National Highways constitute only about 2% of the road network but carry about 40% of the total road traffic .
Number of vehicles has been growing at an average pace of 10.16% per annum over the last five years.
Type of Road Length
Expressways 200 km
National Highways 66,590 km
State Highways 131,899 km
Major District Roads 467,763 km
Rural and Other Roads 2,650,000 km
Total Length 3,300,000 km (Approx)
In India about 95% of the trade by quantity and 77% by value take place through the ports.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport handle more than half of the air traffic in South Asia.
India also has the world's highest helipad at the Siachen Glacier a height of 6400 metre (21,000 ft) above mean sea level.
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May 10, 2009
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