Transport in Zhenia

The Federal Expressway System is the largest national highway system in the world.

The Zhenia National Express (ZNX) is one of the largest high-speed rail networks in the world.

With over 100 million passengers each year, Donggyeong Capital International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.

Transport in Zhenia is primarily facilitated by road, rail, air and waterways (canals and rivers). Most intercity and long-distance travel happens through road, rail or air; short-distance travels are dominated by road and rail. Cargo transport within Zhenia happens through rail, road, boat, pipeline and air in descending order. Zhenia is well-known for one of the longest and most complex railroad networks in the world, connecting almost all of the nation while also expanding to nearby states. Zhenia has a hierarchy of roads spread throughout the nation, covering the majority of the nation. Zhenia, being home to the largest aviation industry in the world, has numerous regional and international airports, with the most notable being the Daedo Capital International Airport and Shin Jinhae International Airport. Transport within Zhenia is almost completely mechanized and, in the case of rail, electrified.

Road Transportation

Motor vehicles

Road remains one of the most commonly used means of transport for Zhenians, handling roughly 42% of all traffic nationwide: in 2019, 45.5% of all passenger movement and 21% of cargo transport occurred through road transport. 87% of all households in the nation have at least one car, while 40% own two or more. Driving in Zhenia is on the right.

Expressway system

Main article: National Expressway (Zhenia)

The National Expressway (Zhenia) and the Zhenia National Road systems together compose one of the most extensive controlled-access highway networks in the world. All National Expressways and National Highway roads are owned and maintained by the Zhenia Expressway Corporation, while some smaller-volume roads were built through civilian investment and are contracted for civilian operation for a 30-year period. With its plans laid out before the Second Great War and much of the construction done during the Third Republic, the National Expressway system links all province-level districts and nearly all major cities to the rest of the nation. Comprising of over 200,000 kilometers upon the completion of its Third Phase in 2010, the National Expressway system is often linked with one another directly or through branch roads under the Zhenia National Road System.

Rail

High-speed rail

Main article: Zhenia National Express

The Zhenia National Express is the nation's primary high-speed rail service, as well as one of the first dedicated high-speed rail services in the world. Commencing service in 1974, it has received extensive funding and support from the government, consisting of over 20,000 kilometers of tracks and transporting over 1.5 billion passengers each year. Primarily connecting the nation's population centers both inland and along the Golden Arc region. Due to prioritization of high-speed rail transport in signalling and traffic due to ZhenRail's ownership over almost all passenger tracks in Zhenia, ZNX trains are well-known for their punctuality, with 99.2% of all ZNX services arriving and departing no later than 5 minutes on average. ZNX technology has also been attempted for international export several times, successfully exporting its technology to Toloria and Educandi.

The first ZNX services commenced operations between Daedo and Changan in 1974, reducing the travel time between the two cities from the previous 7 hours and 58 minutes with conventional rail service to around 4 hours and 25 minutes. Service in several other dedicated high-speed lines followed suit, further reducing travel times between the nation's major cities by rail. Further developments to introduce faster Maglev trains into high-demand routes, such as the Daedo-Changan route or those along the Golden Arc region, are underway, with initial operation expected to commence in 2025.

Urban rail

A total of 32 cities across the nation operate their own rapid transit services, while an additional 58 operate their own light rail or tram transit lines of any form in urban areas. The Daedo Metropolitan Subway, the oldest and largest urban rail transit system in the nation, is also one of the world's largest both by ridership and by length.

Air

The Zhenian aviation industry is one of the largest in the world, with almost 1 billion passengers flying on domestic or international routes as of 2019. With 361 airports officially in operation within the nation, Zhenia is one of the most connected nations in the world, flying to all six major continents via direct flight. Although there are numerous smaller airfields scattered across the nation, only 361 are officially recognized as airports by the Ministry of Transportation. The nation's major international gateways are Daedo Capital International Airport (Daedo), Shin Jinhae International Airport (Jinhae and the Taimir River Delta area) and the Changan International Airport (Changan); other major traffic hubs in the nation include Ariul International Airport, Kim Shimin International Airport outside Dongdo and Shinhang International Airport.

Although there are three full-service carriers (FSC) and 13 low-cost carriers (LCC) operating in the nation, the nation's official flag carrier remains to be Zhenian Airways, a full-service carrier that formerly a nationalized airline until 1998. It is one of the few airlines in the world offering flights all six continents, with 360 destinations over 85 nations.

Ports and shipping

Located in the eastern seaboard of Tarsis, Zhenia is a major seafaring nation, being home to one of the world's largest shipbuilding industries and some of the world's busiest ports by cargo loading.