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{{Short description|Different types of transportation such as air, water, and land transport}}
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A '''mode of transport''' is a method or way of travelling, or of transporting people or cargo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=mode of transport |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/mode-of-transport |access-date=14 July 2023 |website=Collins Dictionary}}</ref> The different modes of transport include [[aviation|air]], [[ship transport|water]], and [[land transport]], which includes [[rail transport|rails or railways]], [[road transport|road]] and [[off-road transport]]. With air being the fastest mode of transport.Other modes of transport also exist, including [[pipeline transport|pipeline]]s, [[cable transport]], and [[space transport]]. [[Human-powered transport]] and [[animal-powered transport]] are sometimes regarded as distinct modes, but they may lie in other categories such as land or water transport.
 
In general, ''[[transportation]]'' refers to the moving of people, animals, and other goods from one place to another, and ''[[means of transport]]'' refers to the transport facilities used to carry people or cargo according to the chosen mode. Examples of the means of transport include automobile, airplane, ship, truck, and train. Each mode of transport has a fundamentally different set of technological solutions. Each mode has its own [[infrastructure]], [[vehicle]]s, transport operators and [[business operations|operations]].