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| daily_ridership            = {{circa}} 1.3 million (weekdays)
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===Lines===
===Lines===


There are four lines on the Newstead underground, numbered M1–M4.
There are four lines on the Newstead underground, numbered U1–U4.


====Future expansion====
====Future expansion====

Revision as of 03:13, 21 May 2022

Newstead Underground
Newesteader undergrundbanen (Borish)
Overview
OwnerCity of Newstead
LocaleNewstead, Borland
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4
Line numberU1, U2, U3, U4
Number of stations111
Daily ridershipc. 1.3 million (weekdays)
Annual ridershipc. 465 million
Websitewww.nst.bo/undergrund
Operation
Began operation1948
Operator(s)Newstead City Transit (NST)
Characterfully grade-separated, partially underground
Train length28–112 metres
Technical
System lengthc. 95 km
No. of tracks2–3
Track gauge1,500 mm
(standard gauge)
Electrification750 V DC overhead line
Top speed100 km/h

The Newstead Underground (Borish: Newesteader undergrundbanen) is a rapid transit system in Newstead. It is the largest rail rapid transit system in Borland and the only one which is fully grade-separated. The network consists of four lines and has 111 stations over 95 kilometres.

After opening for tests in 1948, the first section opened for regular passengers on the 3rd of December 1949.

History

Network

Lines

There are four lines on the Newstead underground, numbered U1–U4.

Future expansion

Stations

There are 111 stations on the Newstead underground. Of these, all but twelve stations are below-ground.

Rolling stock

The earliest model of rolling stock used on the Newstead Underground consisted of experimental units based on commuter railway trains. Initially, it was planned to have vehicles be able to run from the underground onto the national railway system, making it necessary that vehicles were compatible, eventhough this rarely ended up happening. These trains were first introduced between 1946 (for testing before the networkʼs official opening) and 1950, with modified versions of these being introduced until 1961. The last trains of this type were pulled from service in 1986. Between 1978 and 1984, almost all trains of the previous models were replaced with standard urban trains, which also was introduced in Stunhill, Westhaven and on the Newstead S-train. All trains introduced to the underground since then have been variations of that model.

Most underground trains in Newstead use a mix of longditudinal and transverse seating, with older models using almost exclusively transverse seating and newer ones using a 50:50 split between the two.