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2. The Trans-Canada Highway between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic

Ocean

3. The Australian Trans-Continental Highway

4. The Myanmar-China Highway

India is well-connected to her neighbouring countries. The total number

of vehicles on the roads is increasing. The smoke given out by the vehicles
is causing air pollution. Increasing number of road accidents is one of

the main worries. Every country is making sincere efforts to make roads
safer and pollution free.

Railways

Railways are useful for carrying heavy
and bulky goods to long distances. The

progress of railways in the world began
with the invention of the steam engine,

and the spread of industries. Europe
and North America have a very dense

network of railways. The Trans-Siberian
Railway, running between St Petersburg

and Vladivostok is the longest rail route in Mumbai Monorail
the world. It is more than 8000 km long.

There are many Trans-Continental Railways in USA, Canada and Europe.
The Grand Orient Express runs between Paris and Istanbul. Japan has

developed trains running at a speed of about 400 km per hour. These
are called Bullet trains. Some countries have an underground railway

system called the Metro Railway System in the cities.

In our country, the British introduced the railways in 1853. The first railway

ran between Mumbai and Thane over a distance of about 30 kilometres.

Today, India has the second largest network of railways in Asia. A number

of superfast trains are running between the state capital cities. Delhi,
Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad have
the metro rail service. Mumbai has monorail service also.

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