Urban Transit in Riamo

The term Urban Transit in Riamo refers to the various urban transportation systems across the Riamese Federation. Riamo was a major railroad nation by the turn of the 20th century, reason why the history of railroads in Riamo is closely tied with the history of rail transportation.

Guri

Guri Underground train approaching Republic Station

Known for the Guri Underground, the first metropolitan railway in the world, the Guri Metropolitan Area features the largest urban transportation network in Anteria. The system operates more than 30 lines and features all methods of urban transit to be known, including trenchways, subways, tramways, ropeways, a monorail express line to the airport, and an urban ferry system, nicknamed "waterbuses".

Portington

Innaugurated in 1892 with plans to link the eastern and western halves of Central Portington, the Portington Subway soon expanded to connect the central city with the first rows of preplanned blocks around it. The original line between Parliament Park and western Central Portington was split into 2 new lines, connecting with Westangle in 1904.

During the war, most lines ceased operation and were instead used as shelters. Soon after, the now blue Line reached Flower's Avenue (1918) and the Diagonal Avenue (1920). By 1927, line 4 opens linking yellow and blue lines with a short 3-stop path, and was quickly enlarged east, reaching Golden Square (1028) and Republic Square (1929); and west, reaching Riamo Station (1930).

Upon several polls, it was decided to then prioritize linking the 6 former towns that now made up Portington. By 1943, yellow Line reaches Nordille, by 1944 Saint Anthony, and by 1947 Farrington. At the same time, Riamo Station, Saints Station and East Gate are formalized as the 3 long-distance stations of the city, and regional Trenchway services start operating from them. From Riamo Station, trains reaches Oakley and Watterpon; from Saints start operating trains into the upper valley (including Halshire and Pandeltown); and from East Gate trains start operating in the new seaside Barrenlow Corridor via Barrenlow-Arrendale.

With the arrival of the arrival of the Federation, the system saw a massive influx of public funding starting in 1978. By 1980 opens the orange line from Republic Square to King Charles Avenue, directly beneath and along the Diagonal Avenue, being extended to the University City by 1983 and southern Barren by 1984. By 1986 opened the famous Trans-Portington rail tunnel, linking Riamo, Saints and East Gate stations underground through a tunnel parallel to the green subway line. Soon after, regional Trenchway train services are reorganized following multiple network upgrades and extensions, the former 4 lines becoming 9.

The expansions of the system past 1995 started to happen multiple times a year, at an unprecedented rate, with multiple modifications of preexisting lines being made possible because to the system's multiple underground crossings and interconnections. By year 2000, the system had 8 subway lines, 10

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• Transportation in Riamo
• Talgo (train operator)
• Riamese National Trenchway Network