Advantages and disadvantage of railway

There are advantages and disadvantages the railways.

Railway is safety is high as compared with other transportations.
The number of automobile deaths and injuries in particular are 10 times more than a few differences.
Most railway accidents are collisions and injury at the crossing and the station.
The railways is the biggest feature of mass transportation which operated less energy.
This is less friction on the road when there is little resistance even from the railroad.
Addition, railway is quantity of carbon dioxide emissions is smaller, and it is, that is to say "environmentally friendly" transportation.

The disadvantage is that trains cannot stop immediately even if braked.
The reason is less frictional resistance from the road.
Railways can not go up and down on a sharp incline.
Therefore, they do not through the mountains to the root, or dig a tunnel has been taken or switch back to the subjects.
Also, it takes more time to recover from accidents and natural disasters the most obvious disadvantage the wind stops.
Many money for reconstruction and maintenance of facilities therefore, rural railways may become a barden for the railway companies to maintain.

Recently, because of the highway is cheaper, I'm worrying that the less people will use the train.
Are being abolishes rural railways and sleeper train.
I want you to use the train if you have any opportunity to come to Japan.