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Railways & Pipelines - Coggle Diagram
Railways & Pipelines
Functions of Railways
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Allow people to conduct multifarious activities such as business, tourism, pilgrimage and transport of goods
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Distribution of Railways
Influenced by physiographic, economic and administrative factors
N Plains was perfect because of level land, high pop. and agricultural resources
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In peninsular region, railways are laid thru low hills, gaps or tunnels
Himalayan region also unfavourable for railways due to high relief, sparse pop and lack of $$ opportunities
Difficult to lay railways on sandy plain of W Rajasthan, swamps of Gujarat, forested tracks of MP, Chattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand
Konkan railway along west coast has facilitated movement of passengers & goods in this most imp. $$ region
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Pipelines
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Now used to transport crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas from oil fields
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Initial cost of laying pipelines is high, but running pipelines is minimal
Oil field in upper Assam to Kanpur via Guwahati, Barauni and Allahabad
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Salaya to Jalandhar via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi, and Sonipat
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Branches to Kota, Shahajahanpur, Babrala and other places in UP