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Government should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this element.

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Some people believe the government's
money
 should be spent on railways, others on the roads. In
this
 essay I will explain the reasons why I agree that
money
 should be spent on railways Investing in railways is essential as trains are more convenient than other means of transport. Take,
for example
,
one
 only train is needed to carry thousands of passengers to work, meanwhile, private cars are used by
one
 or two people at a time, increasing the traffic noticeably. Another advantage of trains is the short time it takes to arrive downtown.
For instance
, in Buenos Aires it would take maybe
one
 hour driving in heavy traffic to get from the city to neighbouring areas
such
 as Vicente Lopez, whereas by train it would only take approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
On the other hand
, those who think
money
 should be spent on roads claim that cars can reach places that trains do not. The province of Misiones, in Argentina, is
one
 clear example of
this
, where there are no railway tracks. In spite of
this
, supporters of trains argue that these are environmentally friendlier than cars owing to the small amount fumes they emit. To illustrate, the contamination emitted by
one
 car in a 30
kilometres
Suggestion
kilometre
 trip equals to 400 kilometres of train ride. In conclusion, whereas roads should be built and looked after by the government to reach far away cities, in my opinion,
money
 should be spent mainly on building railways and trains as these are faster, more convenient and less polluting than cars.
Moreover
, politicians should always bear in mind ecological and practical aspects of transport to decide where to spend its funds.
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