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

Some people believe that

railways

should be budgeted more than

roads

by governments. I partially agree with

this

assertion; while it may be true in the case of some regions, others seem to be more in need of road construction. On the one hand,

railways

are the main transport systems in industrialized

countries

. As the need of procuring raw materials and commodities are essential for companies,

railways

have a main role in these

countries

.

For example

in England, Coal the main fuel for companies has been transported via

railways

for the past decades.

Also

,

railways

could be more beneficial in abandoned regions like deserts. Constructing and maintaining

roads

in left-behind parts of the world are not economically suggested.

Moreover

, in overpopulated

countries

like India,

railways

can replace more people at a lower price than vehicles.

On the other hand

,

countries

that are dependent on tourism are more inclined into constructing new

roads

. As tourists are wishing for sightseeing and experiencing road journeys it is hardly essential to construct and facilitate

roads

for trip purposes.

Although

expanding

railways

is cheaper than constructing

roads

, they are not applicable in mountainous parts of the world. In these areas like Peru or Tibbet,

roads

have the main responsibility for transportation.

Finally

, in areas with connected cities like the north of Iran,

roads

are more practical as the network of

railways

could be complicated. In conclusion,

railways

are the main part of the transportation system in many areas of the world, but

roads

are playing the leading role in other

countries

.