Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads.

Every

government

works hard so that citizens can commute safely and quickly while businesses get a solid

transportation

system

for trade facilities.

Thus

when the question arises whether a

government

should focus on improving its

railways

or roads, people have divided opinions. I personally agree that the

government

should spend more money on the

railway

system

. Fast of all,

railways

offer a safer commuting experience both for the citizens and traders. The numbers of road accidents and highway casualties in many countries,

for example

, are far higher than that of

railway

accidents.

Thus

investing in a safer mode of

transportation

is a much more prudent idea.

Moreover

, rails cause comparatively less environmental pollutions while road vehicles are the main reason for increasing pollution and around the world.

Second

, rails can carry hundreds of people and several hundred tonnes of goods at a time while road transports not built for that. Some shuttle trains are many times faster than that those of private cars and public buses.

Thus

improved

railways

would save peoples’ valuable time every day.

Thirdly

, rail lines are usually away from the main cities and

that is

why some busy cities have no other alternatives than to improve their rail

transportation

system

. Express trains can reduce the traffic congestion in metro areas, and more investment to improve the

railway

is the only possible solution in many cities where population density is high.

Finally

, the population of the world is increasing rapidly, and

that is

why investing more money in a faster and reliable

transportation

system

is more logical than investing in the older

transportation

system

.

Railways

will be the future in the

transportation

sector, and investment in it is the better choice for any

government

. In conclusion, I believe that a

government

, either in a developed or a developing country, should invest to build a safer, faster and more reliable

transportation

system

, and the

railway

, for

this

reason, should get an obvious priority.