What are the traditional modes of transportation?

Traditional transportation modes include railway transportation, road transportation, water transportation, air transportation and pipeline transportation.

Water transportation is a mode of transportation that uses floating tools such as ships and rafts to transport passengers and goods in rivers, lakes, artificial waterways and oceans. It is an important part of China's comprehensive transportation system, showing its great role more and more.

Railway freight transportation is one of the main modes of modern transportation, and it is also one of the two basic modes of transportation that constitute land freight transportation. It occupies an important position in the whole transportation field and plays an increasingly important role.

Road transportation is a mode of transportation to transport passengers and goods on the highway. It is one of the components of the transportation system.

Air transportation is a mode of transportation that uses airplanes, helicopters and other aircraft to transport people, goods and mail. It is fast and mobile, and it is an important way of modern passenger transport, especially long-distance passenger transport. In international trade, it is an indispensable tool for transporting valuables, fresh goods and precision instruments.

Pipeline transportation is a long-distance transportation mode of liquid and gas substances using pipelines as transportation tools. It is a special mode of transportation to transport petroleum, coal and chemical products from the place of origin to the market, and it is a special part of trunk transportation in the unified transportation network.