Governments should spend more on railways than on roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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To overcome the problems associated with the railways, It is suggested that the Governments should all allocate more budget for developing rail lines compared to roads, and I completely agree with
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idea for some reasons. I believe that investing more on railways is beneficial in several ways.
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, travelling by train is much safer, less time consuming, cheaper and over all environments friendly.
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, my country India, having a huge population of poor and middle class people, and massive traffic congestion problems, highly rely on its railway system to facilitate its dwellers
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if the same proportion of people had travelled by roads
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governments would need approximately five times wider roads.
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, in developing countries like India
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where railways are entirely government undertaking, spending higher in
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sector will not only generate more revenue, but
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help the state to facilitate more people by expanding the rail networks
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the cost of developing railway tracks is quite high, and
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is even higher for making special tracks for bullet trains.These tracks help in making rail travelling safer, faster and reliable.
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, overlooking them could be a big hindrance in developing the most efficient railway transport system. To conclude, I believe that investing higher does not mean that the government is going to neglect the progress of roads. Keeping in view the vast benefits, I believe that government should assign more funds for the proper functions of railways.

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