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Transport, or transportation, is moving people or things from one place to another place.[1] Transport can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations.




Transport and communications[change | change source]

Transport and communication can be used instead of each other (someone could telephone a person rather than visit them). Transport traffic also needs communication. For example, air traffic control lets more airplanes fly. So, an increase of either transport or communication usually leads to an increase in the other one.

Transport, energy, and the environment[change | change source]


Kinds of transportation[change | change source]

There are three main kinds of transportation. They are:

  • land transportation using trucks on roads or trains on railways[3]
  • water transportation using barges in canals or boats in the sea[4]
  • air transportation using airplanes and airports[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. Transport in Japan, "What is transport?"; retrieved 2012-9-5.
  2. Transport in Japan, "There are paths even in the air"; retrieved 2012-9-5.
  3. Transport in Japan, "Land vehicles"; retrieved 2012-9-5.
  4. Transport in Japan, "Sea vehicles"; retrieved 2012-9-5.
  5. Transport in Japan, "Air vehicles"; retrieved 2012-9-5.

Other websites[change | change source]

Media related to Transport at Wikimedia Commons