CBSE Class 10 Answered

Disadvantages or limitations of the railways:

• It is difficult to lay railway lines over rivers. It can be done by building bridges which is costly.

• It is extremely difficult to lay railway lines in hilly regions because of rugged terrains and steep slopes of the mountains.

• It is not easy to construct railway lines on the sandy plains of Rajasthan, swampy areas of Gujarat and forested regions of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
• Railways in India have failed to connect small towns and villages. These regions depend upon the use of roadways.

• Frequent delays in arrival and departure of railways is another limitation of the Indian railways.
• Lack of hygiene and cleanliness in railway compartments and toilets.