Rail transport in Esquarium

This article presents an overview of rail transport in Esquarium.

Intercity passenger rail

Borea

Katranjiev

The passenger rail transport operator in Katranjiev is Royal Katranjian Railways.

Conitia

Trenalia service map

Passenger rail services in southeast Conitia are provided by Trenalia, a consortium that unites several national railway systems to provide unified service. Trenalia operates both conventional and high-speed rail to a variety of destinations in Nameria, Hagieria and Agrilan, the Desenan Republic, and Montecara.

Ainin

The Great Aininian Railroad is the sole provider of inter-city passenger rail service to Huimont and central Vaudale Island. Rail services are provided by Urbas Rail in Risagne and the East Notasia Company in Mercier.

Rapid transit

Rapid transit, also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity electric railway that operates on an exclusive right-of-way, and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. It runs frequent service and is generally limited to urban areas.

Country	City	System	Stations	Lines	Year opened
Ainin	Bunidaburg	Bunidaburg Metro	25	2	1980
Ainin	Desert Bay	Desert Bay Premetro	35	4	1999
Ainin	Farreach	Farreach Metro	36	3	1955
Ainin	Finistère	Finistère Underground	12	1	1926
Ainin	Forestia	Forestia RT	157	9	1978
Ainin	Forestia	AirportTrain	3	1	2001
Ainin	Hartly	Hartly Metro	130	6	1964
Ainin	Hartly	Hartly Peripheral Rail	67	5	1964
Ainin	Hartly	Hartly AirportLink	5	1	1972
Ainin	Horizon	Horizon Rail	37	3	1949
Ainin	Jasper Hill	Jasper Hill Metro	106	4	1895
Ainin	Jasper Hill	Jasper Hill RT	67	3	1962
Ainin	Mont Pelier	Mt. Pelier Metro	57	3	1970
Ainin	Marlane-la-Prairie	Marlane RT	23	3	1991
Ainin	Port-Denise	Marlane RT	39	3	1972
Ainin	Mireille	Mireille Premetro	8	1	2010
Ainin	Relay	Relay Metro	13	2	1965
Ainin	St. Gregory	St. Gregory Subway	40	3	1992
Ainin	Sudpoint	Sudpoint Metro	69	4	1951
Montecara	Montecara	VM Metrovìa	79	6	1887

Freight rail

Freight rail is a crucial means of transporting goods in countries which are either large, with most areas distant from the sea, or small and with high population densities. It is an especially important means of transporting bulk cargo such as grain, coal, petroleum, and ore. Freight rail is extremely efficient in terms of energy use, which makes it second only to shipping in affordability at a large scale.

Technical aspects

Rail gauge varies by country and region throughout Esquarium. The most popular, and the international de-facto standard in Conitia, is Aininian gauge (1,500 mm). Meter gauge (1,000 mm) is popular on town and city tramway systems which must navigate narrow streets and have smaller vehicles with lower capacities.

Rail gauges by country

Country	Gauge
Ainin	1,500 mm
Ambrose	1,524 mm
Desenan Republic	1,500 mm
Katranjiev	1,422 mm
Montecara	1,500 mm (mainline rail) 1,000 mm (VM trams)
Tuthina	1,348 mm