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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, as well as terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode.

There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries:

Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities
Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only
Taxibuses, also come in many variations throughout the developing countries as jitneys or jeepney, operating on pre-set routes typified by multiple stops and multiple independent passengers
Limousines, specialized vehicle licensed for operation by pre-booking

TX4 Hackney Carriage
VW Multivan private hire
Share taxi
Limo taxi

Although types of vehicles and methods of regulation, hiring, dispatching, and negotiating payment differ significantly from country to country, many common characteristics exist. Disputes over whether ridesharing companies should be regulated as taxicabs resulted in some jurisdictions creating new regulations for these services. (Full article...)

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Image 1Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 2A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 3A push-pull train at Napoli Centrale (from Rail transport)
Image 4Bulk cargo of minerals on a train (from Rail transport)
Image 5The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 6Lichterfelde tram, 1882 (from Rail transport)
Image 7German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 8European rail subsidies in Euro per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 9Water vapor contrails left by high-altitude jet airliners. These may contribute to cirrus cloud formation. (from Aviation)
Image 10A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 11A BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in 2022 (from Transport)
Image 12A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 13Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 14Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 150-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964 in Japan, started the high-speed rail boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 16The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 17Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 18Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport. (from Aviation)
Image 19NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 20Intercity Express, a German high-speed passenger train
Image 21Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 22Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 23Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 24Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 25Tire components -- NHTSA The Pneumatic Tire (from Road transport)
Image 26According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 27First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 28Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895. (from Aviation)
Image 29A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia
Image 30Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 31An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 32A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 33Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 34Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 35The Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 (from Transport)
Image 36Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 37A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 taking off at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in July 2017 (from Aviation)
Image 38Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 39The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 40Freight train with shipping containers in the United Kingdom (from Transport)
Image 41A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 42An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 43The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 44Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 45San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 46Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 47A Boeing 747 in 1978 operated by Pan Am. (from Aviation)
Image 48Automobile ferry in Croatia (from Transport)
Image 49Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)
Image 50A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 51The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 52Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 53Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 54Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 55Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 56A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 57Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although electrical switches have replaced the original mechanical lever frame. (from Rail transport)
Image 581940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 59A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 60Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 61Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 62Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 63The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 64A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 65Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 66LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 67A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 68A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 69Road transport (from Transport)
Image 70The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 71The VR Class Sm3 Pendolino high-speed train (from Rail transport)
Image 72A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 73A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 taxiing on the tarmac of Heathrow Airport in January 2011. The Boeing 777 is a popular choice for airlines that operate a wide-body aircraft. (from Aviation)

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2 July 2026 – Protests and uprisings in Tibet since 1950: A man protesting against the annexation of Tibet by China lights himself on fire outside of the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, United States. He is transported to Bellevue Hospital where he dies from his injuries. (AA) (CTV News)
1 July 2026 – Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war: The International Transport Workers' Federation and the Joint Negotiating Group of shipping owners announce they will continue to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a warzone, which doubles the pay of mariners there and gives them other benefits. (Al Jazeera)
30 June 2026 – Mexico–United States relations, Mexican drug war: The U.S. treasury department announces sanctions on two men and nine companies accused of being involved in transportation, financial services, and real estate for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. (AFP via France 24) (AP)
22 June 2026 – Koldo Case: A Spanish court sentences former transport minister José Luis Ábalos to 24 years in prison for taking bribes in connection with public contracts for face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. His advisor Koldo García is sentenced to 19 years and businessman Víctor de Aldama to four and a half years. (The Guardian)
20 June 2026 – Middle Eastern crisis: The United States Central Command says that 55 ships transporting more than 17 million barrels of oil and cargo have crossed the strait and that traffic on the chokepoint increased, rejecting Iran’s claims that the waterway is closed. (BBC News) (Shafaq)

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The Moscow Metro in Moscow, Russia, is the world's most heavily used metro system. It is well known for the ornate design of many of the stations (such as Kievskaya Station, pictured), containing stunningly beautiful examples of socialist realist art. In total, the Moscow Metro has 277.9 km of route length, 12 lines and 171 stations. Although passenger traffic is considerably lower on weekends, on a normal weekday the Metro carries 10.05 million passengers, bringing the average daily passenger traffic per year to 8,745 million passengers per day. Moscow Metro is a state-owned enterprise.