Aldia Railway Corporation

Aldia Railway Corporation
	Map of the Aldian rail network.
	An ARC-003 Feilong train departing.
Locale	Aldia ; Anxiang ; Fengfu ; Guanhai ; Sanpuku ; Shanliang ; Shukaku ; Wuxian
Dates of operation	1892–present
Predecessor	Aldian Railways (1950 - 1995) ; Continental Rail (1892 - 1950)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard Gauge
Length	97,000 km (60,000 mi)
Headquarters	Heping, Aldia

Aldia Railway Corporation
*阿尔迪亚铁路公司*
*Āěrdíyǎ Tiělù Gōngsī*
	Logo used since July 1995
Formerly	Aldian Railways (1889 - 1995) ; Continental Rail (1822 - 1889)
Type	State Owned Company
Traded as	FSX: ARCN
Key people	Matsuda Keisan (Chairman of the Board of Commissioners); Sano Sokudo (Chief Executive Officer);
Revenue	cR 60 Billion (2016)
Net income	cR 45 Billion (2016)
Total assets	cR 220 Billion (2016)
Owner	Government of Aldia (Commonwealth Infrastructure & Transport Administration)
Number of employees	42,167 (2016)
Subsidiaries	ARC High Speed Rail ; ARC City Express ; ARC Freight ; ARC Services ; ARC Property ; ARC Maintenance ; Heping Mass Rapid Transit ; Capital Commuter Rail Service

The Aldia Railway Corporation (Myrian: 阿尔迪亚铁路公司, Romanized: Āěrdíyǎ Tiělù Gōngsī) is the national state-owned railway company & operator in Aldia. The Government of Aldia is the largest shareholder, holding 60% of the company's shares whereas the remaining 40% are publicly traded in the Fanrong Stock Exchange. ARC maintains and administers the country's rail network and operates a fleet of train services through its subsidiary companies such as the ARC High Speed Rail (ARC HSR) which operates a fleet of intercity highs-speed rail trains services and ARC Continental Express which operates mostly conventional intercity train services. ARC is only responsible to administer & operate rail networks constructed by the Commonwealth Government which focused most of its efforts in connecting the capital & regional cities of each member states of the Commonwealth. Other train services such as regional, commuter, rapid-transit & light rail networks are the areas of responsibility of each member state. ARC however does maintain & administer the Heping Mass Rapid Transit and Capital Commuter Rail Service networks as it is located in the city of Heping, a city located within the Aldian Capital Territory both of which are directly administered by the Commonwealth Government.

History

Early Years

The history of rail transport in the Myrian continent traces its origins all the way back to the early 18th century. During this the most common mode of transportation between cities and nations were in the form of wagonways, the use of horses to haul wagons filled with either goods or passengers. These Wagonways travelled on designated tracks, the predecessor of a modern train track. As the years went on, passenger and freight demand continued to increase, posing logistical challenges to the usage of horse-drawn wagonways. While cheap and readily available, the use of horses was not scalable in the long run. As passenger & freight demand increases one must either increase the number of horses that haul the ever growing number of wagons, or increase the frequency of the wagonways departure times. It was around the 1800s that the first steam powered locomotives were first invented, a byproduct of the industrial revolution. While revolutionary, organizations were slow to adopt them as they lacked the necessary power to haul passengers & freight on a commercial scale. These early locomotives were used mainly as technology demonstrations, the government held exhibitions where inventors & innovators unveiled the latest steam locomotives showing to the public and commercial entities its capabilities. In 1792 the first proper train tracks were laid down, connecting Fanrong and its neighboring cities. This marked the first commercialization of trains in the Myrian continent.

Continental Rail Era

As the years went, the development of more sophisticated and capable steam locomotives the usage of trains as a mode of passenger & freight transport became more commonly found. In 1822 the Continental Railway, Myria's first proto-{{wp[|multinational corporation|multinational}} company, was established by the various nations of Myria and given the mandate to provide a transcontinental rail service throughout the entire Myrian continent. Construction began in 1826 from both the southern and northern tips of the continent was eventually completed by 1851. It was during this era that rail transport became a major player in transportation of people and goods throughout Myria. Continental Railways owned and operated both the rail network and train services across various Myrian nations and pays track access charges to the various governments it operates its network. The Continental Rail Era provided the foundation of a standardized list of policies, regulations and best practices for Myria's rail industry. Track gauges, electrifications, and signaling methods were uniformed. Various privately run railway services were also established but mostly competed within national borders, only Continental Railways was able to establish an established brand presence throughout the entire continent.

Nationalization

After the founding of the Commonwealth

Company Structure

Subsidiaries

Business	Company Name	Operations
Passenger	ARC High Speed Rail	Sole operator of high-speed rail services in Aldia. It operates three major Feilong lines: Běifāng Feilong Line Zhōngyāng Feilong Line Nánbù Feilong Line
Passenger	ARC City Express	Operates a variety of conventional/non-HSR services between major cities and urban centers.
Passenger	Heping Mass Rapid Transit	Operates the metro system of Heping.
Passenger	Capital Commuter Rail	Operates the commuter network of Heping and surrounding suburbs.
Logistics	ARC Freight	Operates both HSR & conventional trains to deliver freight utilizing ARC's rail network.
Research & Development	ARC Research Institute	Technical research subsidiary & information technology provider for ARC.

Assets

Rolling Stock

Train Class	Origin	Entered Service	Line	Power Type	Speed	Remarks
ARC High Speed Rail
ARC-003 Feilong	Aldia	2015	Beifang Line Zhongyang Line	Electric	420 km/h (Record) 400 km/h (Design) 350 km/h (service)	Used for long distance travels between the capital cities of each member state.
ARC-002 Feilong	Aldia	2007	Beifang Line Zhongyang Line	Electric	320 km/h (Record) 290 km/h (Design) 220 km/h (service)	Used for long distance travels between the capital cities of each member state.
ARC-001 Feilong	Aldia	2002	Beifang Line Zhongyang Line Nanbu Line	Electric	250 km/h (Record) 200 km/h (Design) 165 km/h (service)	Used for long distance travels between the capital cities of each member state.
SM-04A Feilong	Aldia	2011	Beifang Line Zhongyang Line Nanbu Line	Electric	290 km/h (Record) 220 km/h (Design) 190 km/h (service)	Used for short and medium distance travel between member state capital cities and major urban centers.
SM-02 Feilong	Aldia	1999	Beifang Line Zhongyang Line Nanbu Line	Electric Multiple Unit	210 km/h (Record) 180 km/h (Design) 150 km/h (service)	Used for short and medium distance travel between member state capital cities and major urban centers.
ARC City Express
SM-04CR	Aldia	2011	Anxiang Intercity Services Sanpuku Intercity Services Shukaku Intercity Services Fengfu Intercity Services	Electric	290 km/h (Record) 220 km/h (Design) 130 km/h (service)	Used for short, medium & long distance travel between major urban centers. Variant of the SM-04A Feilong used for intercity travel.
NRL-09	Aldia	1999	Anxiang Intercity Services Sanpuku Intercity Services Shukaku Intercity Services Fengfu Intercity Services Shanliang Intercity Services Guanhai Intercity Services Wuxian Intercity Services	Diesel Locomotive	120 km/h (Design) 95 km/h (service)	Used for short and medium distance travel between member state capital cities and major urban centers.
GJK-500	Anxiang	1991	Anxiang Intercity Services Sanpuku Intercity Services Shukaku Intercity Services Fengfu Intercity Services Shanliang Intercity Services Guanhai Intercity Services Wuxian Intercity Services	Diesel Locomotive	100 km/h (Design) 80 km/h (service)	Used for short and medium distance travel between member state capital cities and major urban centers.
RTS-80X	Fengfu	2012	Shanliang Intercity Services Guanhai Intercity Services Wuxian Intercity Services	Diesel Locomotive	140 km/h (Design) 110 km/h (service)	Used for short and medium distance travel between member state capital cities and major urban centers.