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Mode of transport
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Mode of transport (or means of transport or transport mode or transport modality or form of transport) is a general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo.
Where more than one mode of transport is used for a journey, or for transport analysis, the journey can be described as multi-modal.
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A transport mode is a combination of the following:
- Traffic infrastructure: traffic routes, networks, nodes (stations, 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 switching, air traffic control, etc.
There are some differences in British English and US English in terms for individual modes. These are indicated by (US) or (UK) after the alterantive terms
- Animal powered transport (see link for animals)
- Aviation, Air
- Human-powered transport
- Ship transport
- Rail transport, Railway (UK) Railroad (US)
- Road transport
- Auto rickshaw (or Tuk-Tuk)
- Bus
- Coach
- Car (UK) Automobile (US)
- Motorcycle
- Truck (US), Lorry (UK), Heavy Goods Vehicle
- Trolley bus
- Skilift
- Mechanical transit device
- Escalator
- Elevator (US), Lift (UK)
- Paternoster
- People mover, Travelator
- Other
Worldwide, the most widely used modes for passenger transport are the Automobile (16,000 bn passenger km), followed by Buses (7,000), Air (2,800), Railways (1,900), and Urban Rail (250) [1].
The most widely used modes for freight transport are Sea (40,000 bn ton km), followed by Road (7,000), Railways (6,500), Oil pipelines (2,000) and Inland Navigation (1,500) [2].
| EU 15 | USA | Japan | World | |
| GDP (PPP) per capita (€) | 19,000 | 28,600 | 22,300 | 5,500 |
| Passenger km per capita [3] | ||||
| Private Car | 10,100 | 22,700 | 6,200 | 2,700 |
| Bus/ Coach | 1,050 | 870 | 740 | 1,200 |
| Railway | 750 | 78 | 2,900 | 320 |
| Air (domestic except World) | 860 | 2,800 | 580 | 480 |