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TRANSPORT AND ENGINEERING
PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS moved, and over the centuries have searched for new and more efficient methods of transports.
In the past 100 years, advances in technology have led to a huge increase in global travel and trade.
Today, vast road and rail networks link countries worldwide.
Shipping transports most international goods, and each day airlines carry millions of passengers to every part of the globe.
BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS.
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| HEATHROW AIRPORT, UK |
Air port International Passengers Per Years
1. Atlanta,USA 77,939,536
2. Chicago, USA 72,568,076
3. Los Angeles, USA 63,876,561
4. London Heathrow, UK 62,263,710
5. Dallas, USA 60,000,125
6. Tokyo, japan 54,338,212
7. Frankfurt, Germany 45,858,315
8. Paris, France 43,596,943
9. San Francisco, USA 40,387,422
10. Schipol, Netherlands 39,606,925
MAJOR PORTS.
Container ports with volume goods show in Twenty Equivalent units ( T.E.U ).
Port Goods ( In Million T.E.U ).
1. Hong kong, China 16.21
2. Singapore 15.95
3. Koahsiung, Taiwan 6.98
4. Pusan, Korea 6.44
5. Rotterdam, Netherlands 6.34
LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES.
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| GOLDEN GATE, SAN FRANCISCO, USA |
Bridge Country Date Built Length In Meters(Feet)
1. Akashi kaikyo Japan 1998 1,990 (6,066)
2. Great Belt Link Denmark 1996 1,624 (5,328)
3. Humber UK 1980 1,410 (4,626)
4. Verrazano USA 1964 1,298 (4,258)
5. Golden Gate USA 1937 1,280 (4,199)
6. Mackinac Straits USA 1957 1,158 (3,800)
ROAD.
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| LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY, NEW YORK, USA |
Countries with most roads-
Country Km (Miles) of roads
1. USA 6,370,031 (3,949,419)
2. India 3,319,644 (2,058,179)
3. Brazil 1,980,000 (1,227,600)
4. China 1,400,000 (868,000)
5. Japan 1,152,217 (714,375)
Top car-owning countries-
Country No. of Cars ( Per 1000 People)
1. USA 680
2. Italy 550
3. Germany 495
4. Canada 480
5. Australia 475
RAIL.
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| BULLET TRAIN, MT. FUJI, JAPAN |
Longest rail runnels-
Tunnel Country Date Opened Length in Km (Miles)
1. Seikan Japan 1988 53.9 (33.5)
2. Channel Tunnel France/UK 1994 49.9 (31)
3. Moscow Metro (Medvedkovo
/Belyaevo section) Russia 1979 30.7 (19.1)
4. London Underground
( Northern Line) UK 1939 27.8 (17.3)
Longest underground networks-
City Stations Km (Miles)
1. Washington, DC 86 612 (380)
2. London 275 430 (267)
3. New York 461 370 (230)
4. Paris 430 301 (187)
5. Moscow 115 225 (140)
6. Tokyo 192 218 (135)
Countries with most rail track-
Country Total Km (Miles) of Track
1. USA 270,312 (167,970)
2. Russia 152,000 (94,455)
3. Canada 71,000 (44,120)
4. China 69,400 (43,125)
5. India 61,850 (38,435)
TRANSPORT AND ENGINEERING RECORDS.
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| GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK, USA |
- Longest Road: Pan America Highway. It runs from the USA to Brazil and is 24,140 km (15,000 miles) long.
- Tallest Dam: Rogunskaya, Tajikistan, Built in 1989, it is 325 m (1,066 ft) long.
- Largest Railway Station: Grand Central Terminal, New York,USA. It has 67 tracks and covers 19 hectares (48 acres).
- Most Motorways: USA. There are 88,727 km (55,135 miles) of motorway in the USA.
( Keshav Dev Sharma )
