Share of freight logistics in India FY 2019, by mode
In financial year 2019, around 64 percent of the overall freight transportation in India was carried out by road. The modal share of railways had been in constant decline compared to the 1950s, due to competition of other modes of transport, especially road. For freight transporting beyond 300 km, railway's modal share decreased from around 50 percent in 2008 to around 32 percent.
