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Trenalia

Network map
Reporting mark	TNA
Locale	Southeastern Conitia
Dates of operation	1978 (1978)–present
Track gauge	1,500 mm
Electrification	25 kV / 50 Hz AC
Headquarters	Montecara
Website	trenalia.co

Trenalia is an international passenger rail and rail services company serving southeastern Conitia. It is jointly owned by the states of Montecara, Nameria, Champenia, Hagieria and Agrilan, Mespalia, and the Desenan Republic. The company's headquarters is located at Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station.

History and ownership

Ownership of Trenalia since 2001

  Montecara (25%)

  Desenan Republic (25%)

  Champenia (15%)

  Nameria (15%)

  Hagieria & Agrilan (15%)

  Mespalia (5%)

Rail transport had been a key component of the inter-city transport system in southeast Conitia since the heyday of steam trains in the mid to late 19th century. By the 1950s, however, consolidation and rising capital costs as well as stock manipulation had made many smaller railways unprofitable. This trend accelerated over the next two decades, worsened by the advent of affordable air travel, and by the mid-1970s it was clear that passenger rail in the region was in crisis. Rail companies appealed to the state for help, and the governments of Montecara and the Desenan Republic responded by making a buyout offer to a consortium of railroad companies to take effect in 1978. The deal went through, and Trenalia was born on paper as the sole inter-city rail operator in the two countries.

Trenalia began operation on 7 March 1980 with service in Montecara and the Desenan Republic. Over the next two decades, the company’s financial viability and economy of scale convinced other states in the region to buy into the company and allow Trenalia to operate inter-city routes in their countries as well. By 1998, the company had extended operations to Nameria, Champenia, and Hagieria and Agrilan. The extension to Mespalia was completed in 2000.

States with Trenalia service are required to buy stock in the company when operations commence and to guarantee debt coverage in the event of budget shortfalls.

Divisions and subsidiaries

Trenalia is organized primarily into two operating divisions: Trenalia Nord and Trenalia Sud. These divisions are separated by the Lazarene Sea and are not connected to each other. Rolling stock and other equipment must be ferried across the sea as needed.

In addition to its core passenger-rail business, Trenalia operates a number of subsidiaries that cover other aspects of the rail transport industry. Trenalia Cargo conducts freight rail operations and Trenalia Infra manages the construction and maintenance of rail infrastructure.

Routes and lines

Trenalia route map

Trenalia services include high-speed, higher-speed, and conventional-speed rail. Night trains (except for high-speed services) often operate with attached sleeping cars which are detached when they reach their intended destination in the morning.

Trenalia organizes its services into the following lines:

Line	Type	Termini
Nerea	Inter-city rail	Amarești/Alunișu — Iouzzene (Pochiainen)
Iridia	High-speed rail	Montecara — Desena
Transhagierien	Inter-city rail	Cypresse — Tienge
Saciuva	Inter-city rail	Montecara — Campina/Gristol
Montagnes	Inter-city rail	Touillet — Latium
Serenissima	Higher-speed rail	Montecara — Valisoara
Costera	Inter-city rail	Concordia — Bellerose
Terrafirma	Inter-city rail	Veseud/Presaca — Videni/Milovan
Grandcitadi	High-speed rail	Porteauriente — Béliage
Marina	Inter-city rail	Montecara — Bacova
Transconitia	Inter-city rail	Sabas/Ciudad República/Milovan — Santeupul
Suran	Inter-city rail	Desena — Brelu/Linești/Timeșesti
Palmiera	Inter-city rail	Portonovo — Osoríos
Cisardes	Inter-city rail	Devan/Perești/Aris — Cven/Terona

Classes of service

First-class seating on Ultra service

Second-class seating on Exprima service

First class

All first-class tickets come with access to first-class waiting rooms at stations where available. Aboard the train, first-class passengers enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks, newspapers and magazines, and access to dedicated lounge and dining cars and meeting rooms on select trains.

Seating

Trenalia uses several different seating configurations in its carriages. On trains with open-carriage seating, first-class seats are arranged three to a row and generally face forward aside from a few sets of two or four facing each other at the ends of carriages.

On trains with compartment seating, first-class compartments seat four, arranged in two pairs of seats facing each other.

All first-class seats come with a table, reading lamp, and attendant call button.

Single sleeper

A private room for a single traveler, first-class single sleepers come with a private toilet, shower, and sink. The bed converts to a couch and table for daytime use, and an attendant is on call to bring meals, drinks, and snacks and provide turndown service.

Double sleeper

First-class double sleepers accommodate two and may be booked whole or by a single traveler, in which case they are single-sex. Like the single sleepers, they come with private toilet, shower, and sink, and an attendant is on call to bring meals, drinks, and snacks and provide turndown service.

Second class

A second-class double compartment configured for nighttime

Seating

Second-class seats are slightly narrower than first-class ones, with four seats per row rather than three in open carriages and pairs of three seats each in compartment carriages. They are generally equipped with folding tray tables. Drinks, snacks, and meals are available for purchase in the bar or dining car.

Double sleeper

Second-class double compartments can be booked whole or by a single traveler, in which case they are single-sex. They have a private sink and share toilets with the rest of the carriage.

Quartet

Couchette car with space for four travelers per compartment. They are usually mixed-sex, but trains generally have at least one women's-only quartet, and groups may reserve the entire compartment. They have a private sink and share toilets with the rest of the carriage.

Reservations

Lights above a row of second-class seats indicating that seat 3C is reserved

Reservations are required for single sleepers but are optional for all other tickets. Reserving a seat incurs a small additional charge.

Fares and ticketing

Trenalia uses a complex fare structure based on distance, date and time, service class, train type, how far in advance the ticket is booked, and other factors.

Cartalia is Trenalia's discount card, available in three versions: Cartalia25, Cartalia50, and Cartalia100. The first two offer discounts of 25% and 50% respectively on all tickets; the last allows for unlimited travel on the entire rail network excluding sleepers, which require a small additional payment.