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Transportation

Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air , rail , road , water , cable , pipeline , and space . The field can be divided into infrastructure , vehicles , and operations . Transport is important since it enables trade between peoples, which in turn establishes civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, and may be roads , railways , airways , waterways , canals and pipelines , and terminals such as airports , railway stations , bus stations , warehouses , trucking terminals , refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations ), and seaports . Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles , bicycles , buses , trains , trucks , people , helicopters , and aircraft .

Modes of transportation:

Air, Water, Rail and Road. Other modes are Pipeline transport , Cable transpor t, Space transport

Components:

A transport mode is a combination of the following:

• Traffic infrastructure : traffic routes , networks , nodes ( stations , bus terminals , airport terminals ), etc.
• Vehicles and containers : trucks, wagons, ships, aircraft and trains.
• A stationary or mobile workforce
• Propulsion system and power supply ( traction )
• Operations : driving, management, traffic signals, railway signaling , air traffic control , etc.