are trains bad for the environment

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The greenhouse effect of gas emissions per kilometer on railway transport is 80% less than cars. In some countries, less than 3% of all transport gas emissions come from trains. The only methods more environmentally friendly than trains are walking and cycling.

Steam trains were indeed faster than wagons, and steam ships faster and stronger than sailing ships. But the smoke they sent into the air polluted the air.

Throughout the world rail transport is recognised as an environmentally friendly form of transport. Did you know that rail transport is one of the most energy efficient modes of transport? In fact, greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre for rail transport is up to five times less than that of car transport.

More than half of the life-cycle emissions from rail come not from the engines?exhausts, but infrastructure development, such as station building and track laying, and providing power to stations, lit parking lots and escalators.