1. Requires huge investment at the time of installation.
 2. Maintenance and upkeep is very costly.
 3. Construction is difficult and costly in uneven and high hills and deserts.
 4. Not suitable for transportation of perishable goods.
 5. Ticket-less travelers.
 6. Thefts and damaging of railway property.
 7. Unnecessarily chain pulling to stop train.
 8. conversions.
 9. Sinking and slipping of tracks in rains.
 10. Modernization and Electrification.