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'''Trenalia''' is an international passenger rail and rail services company serving southeastern [[Euclea]] with its headquarters in [[Montecara]]. It is jointly owned by the governments of [[Montecara]] and [[Florena]] and offers extensive services in those countries along with connecting services to [[Gaullica]] and [[Etruria]]. The company's headquarters are located directly adjacent to [[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station]].
'''Trenalia''' is an international passenger rail and rail services company serving southeastern [[Conitia]]. It is [[Government-owned corporations in Esquarium|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 ==
== History and ownership ==
Rail transport had been a key component of the inter-city transport system in southeast [[Euclea]] since the heyday of steam trains in the mid- to late 19th century. By the 1950s, however, long-distance rail in Florena was in tatters. The country had emerged from the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and [[Solarian War]] with badly damaged infrastructure and no surviving rail companies with enough human, material, and financial resources to rebuild.  
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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.  


A solution presented itself in the form of Florena's island neighbor to the east, [[Montecara]]. Montecara had longed for a fixed link with the Euclean mainland for centuries, but by the time that technology had advanced to the point that such a feat could even be seriously considered, Florena was a war-ravaged and poor nation that the Montecaran government wanted to keep at arm's length. With Florena in recovery by the early 1950s, though, it seemed that the time had finally come for the two countries to collaborate. The two states signed a memorandum of understanding in May 1951 to work together to rebuild and connect their rail systems. After four years of negotiations, '''Trenalia''' was born as a joint government-owned corporation in 1955, with its stock split 50-50 between the two states. It was agreed that the company would have a legal monopoly on long-distance and regional rail services, and that the state governments would guarantee debt coverage in the event of budget shortfalls. Private freight rail companies continued to operate, and Gaullican and Etrurian trains connected to destinations in Florena, but Trenalia was the sole provider of domestic and cross-border passenger rail in its service area.  
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.  


Trenalia began passenger operations on 7 March 1955 an inaugural service between [[Demora]] and [[Montecara]] that used a rail ferry to cross the [[Aurean Straits]]. Engineering studies began the following year to explore the various possibilities for a cross-strait link that would drastically ease travel between Montecara and the Euclean mainland. After considering the possibilities of various bridges, including a {{wp|causeway}} and what would have been the world's longest {{wp|suspension bridge}}, Trenalia's engineers officially recommended a twin-bore undersea tunnel as the best option. No bridge design could be found that would not impede shipping to what the Montecaran state felt was an economically unacceptable degree, and although no undersea tunnel had ever been constructed that would be as long as this one (10.08 km), the engineers felt that the technology was at an acceptably advanced state to make it feasible.  
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.


Construction on the [[Cross-Strait Tunnel]] began in January 1956 and would continue for nearly eight years before the link was opened to great fanfare on 11 December 1963. At long last, Montecara was connected to the rest of Euclea by a link that was fast and impervious to weather and tides.  
== 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.  


== Divisions and subsidiaries ==
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 {{wp|freight rail}} operations and '''Trenalia Infra''' manages the construction and maintenance of rail infrastructure.
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 logistics operations (mainly carrying mail and parcels aboard trains) and '''Trenalia Infra''' manages the construction and maintenance of rail infrastructure.


== Routes and lines ==
== Routes and lines ==
[[File:Trenalia-map.png|500px|thumbnail|Trenalia route map]]
[[File:Trenalia-map.png|700px|thumbnail|Trenalia route map]]
Trenalia services include express intercity (''Exprima''), intercity (''Direta''), regional (''Rexiò''), and night (''Nocta'') trains.  
Trenalia services include high-speed, higher-speed, and conventional-speed rail. Night trains (except for high-speed services) often operate with attached {{wp|sleeping cars}} which are detached when they reach their intended destination in the morning.


=== Regional rail ===
Trenalia organizes its services into the following lines:
Regional rail services that connect Montecara with points in Florena consist of six lines that together cover 890 km. Trains generally stop at all stations and run at frequent and regular intervals throughout the day, seven days a week.
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|-
{| class="wikitable"
! Line
|+ Rexiò lines
! Type
!Line
! Termini
!colspan="2" |Terminals
|-
!km
| style="background: black; color: white;" |'''Nerea'''
!Stations
| {{wp|Inter-city rail}}
| Amarești/Alunișu — Iouzzene (Pochiainen)
|-
| style="background: red; color: white;" |'''Iridia'''
| {{wp|High-speed rail}}
| Montecara — Desena
|-
| style="background: lightsalmon; color: white;" |'''Transhagierien'''
| Inter-city rail
| Cypresse — Tienge
|-
| style="background: orangered; color: white;" |'''Saciuva'''
| Inter-city rail
| Montecara — Campina/Gristol
|-
| style="background: sandybrown; color: white;" |'''Montagnes'''
| Inter-city rail
| Touillet — Latium
|-
| style="background: gold; color: white;" |'''Serenissima'''
| {{wp|Higher-speed rail}}
| Montecara — Valisoara
|-
| style="background: limegreen; color: white;" |'''Costera'''
| Inter-city rail
| Concordia — Bellerose
|-
| style="background: green; color: white;" |'''Terrafirma'''
| Inter-city rail
| Veseud/Presaca — Videni/Milovan
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioA.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: teal; color: white;" |'''Grandcitadi'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| High-speed rail
|[[Bórdaia]]
| Porteauriente — Béliage
|75
|2
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioB.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: deepskyblue; color: white;" |'''Marina'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| Inter-city rail
|[[Cortos]]
| Montecara — Bacova
|207
|5
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioC.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: blue; color: white;" |'''Transconitia'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| Inter-city rail
|[[Núnta]]
| Sabas/Ciudad República/Milovan — Santeupul
|221
|5
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioD.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: purple; color: white;" |'''Suran'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| Inter-city rail
|[[Sartosa]]
| Desena — Brelu/Linești/Timeșesti
|234
|6
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioE.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: orchid; color: white;" |'''Palmiera'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| Inter-city rail
|[[Roiana]]
| Portonovo — Osoríos
|225
|6
|-
|-
|[[File:RexioF.png|50px|frameless|center]]
| style="background: saddlebrown; color: white;" |'''Cisardes'''
|[[Montecara Pòrta Conìxia railway station|Montecara Pòrta Conìxia]]
| Inter-city rail
|[[Valenti]]
| Devan/Perești/Aris — Cven/Terona
|268
|6
|}
|}


== Classes of service ==
== Classes of service ==
[[File:Trenalia-seats1.jpeg|300px|thumb|First-class seating on Exprima service]]
[[File:Trenalia-seats1.jpeg|300px|thumb|First-class seating on Ultra service]]
[[File:SJ X3 (X3000) interior.jpg|300px|thumbnail|Second-class seating on Direta service]]
[[File:SJ X3 (X3000) interior.jpg|300px|thumbnail|Second-class seating on Exprima service]]
=== First class ===
=== 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.  
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.  
Line 123: Line 163:


=== Reservations ===
=== Reservations ===
[[File:Second class seat number plate on CR400AF-A-2066 (20181024185530).jpg|thumb|250px|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.
Reservations are required for single sleepers but are optional for all other tickets. Reserving a seat incurs a small additional charge.


== Fares and ticketing ==
== Fares and ticketing ==
[[File:Second class seat number plate on CR400AF-A-2066 (20181024185530).jpg|thumb|250px|Lights above a row of second-class seats indicating that seat 3C is reserved]]
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.  
Regional services are priced transparently based on distance traveled. This means that tickets can be purchased well in advance and used at any time by simply validating the ticket before boarding. For intercity services, 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.
'''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.
Trenalia has {{wp|codeshare agreements}} with several airlines, including [[Aeracara]] and [[Viagem Paretia]].
== Rolling stock ==
{|class="wikitable"
! Image
! Type
! Class
! Services
! Max. speed
! Built
|-
| [[File:802201 on daytime testing at Northallerton on the ECML.jpg|150px]]
| Electric multiple unit
| {{wp|British Rail Class 802|802}}
| Exprima
| 225 km/h
| 2018
|-
| [[File:Örnsköldsvik Central Station 7.JPG|150px]]
| Electric multiple unit
| {{wp|SJ X55|X55}}
| Exprima
| 200 km/h
| 2000–2013
|-
| [[File:SJ X2000 te Strömstad.JPG|150px]]
| Electric locomotive
| {{wp|SJ X2|X2}}
| Exprima, Direta
| 200 km/h
| 1989–1998
|-
| [[File:X40.jpg|150px]]
| Electric multiple unit
| {{wp|SJ X40|X40}}
| Direta, Rexiò
| 200 km/h
| 2006–2019
|-
| [[File:Lörrach - Regio S-Bahn.jpg|150px]]
| Electric multiple unit
| {{wp|Stadler FLIRT|Serie 5000}}
| Rexiò
| 160 km/h
| 2004
|-
| [[File:EMU Z2M of ONCF between Sidi Mbarek du R'Dom and Bab-Tisra, Morocco.jpg|150px]]
| Electric multiple unit
| {{wp|Treno ad alta frequentazione|DF20 Super}}
| Rexiò
| 140 km/h
| 1998–2000
|-
| [[File:SJ Rc6 at Luleå C.JPG|150px]]
| Electric locomotive
| {{wp|SJ Rc|Rc}}
| Nocta, Non-revenue
| 135 km/h
| 1967–1988
|}
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Trenalia
Logo of Trenalia
Trenalia-map.png
Network map
Reporting markTNA
LocaleSoutheastern Conitia
Dates of operation1978 (1978)–present
Track gauge1,500 mm
Electrification25 kV / 50 Hz AC
HeadquartersMontecara
Websitetrenalia.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.

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