Railway lines in New Ingrea
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The New Ingrean Railways manages over 25 railway lines and associate infrastructure across the 1,145 miles (1,843 km) network.
Overview
At present, there are six major trunk lines which link the important population centres of the country together. Linking into these lines are the various rural and suburban branch lines which service the countryside and outer suburbs of the big cities. At present there are three commuter rail operators, located in Kingsbury (TransCapital Commuter), Port Frederick, and Williamsdene. An additional service is proposed for Corfe Harbour and is due to go online in the next two years. The network also facilitates freight services from mining and agriculture, allowing for the movement of commodities to ports along the coast. Finally, there are a number community operated tourist lines, which predominantly run steam trains and other historical locomotives.
Trunk lines
There are presently six trunk lines, five on Brunswich Island and one of the Lunen Island. All trunk lines see both passenger and freight traffic on a daily basis. The lines are built to a grade known as Main Line Standard, which allows high-speed trains to travel along them at a maximum speed of 100–125 miles per hour (161–201 km/h). The trunk lines are as follows:
- Central Main Line (Ellford Junction - Shepton - Philipstown - Earnestvale)
- Cross Country Main Line (Shepton - Akatore - Bielsdown - Dairyton)
- Eastern Main Line (Ellford Junction - Hillsborough - Langford - Ossulstone - Port Frederick)
- Lunen Island Main Line (Port Bentley - Lunenborough - Simpkinwold - Cape Haeckling - Kahukura - Axport)
- North Coast Main Line (Port Frederick - Pasquale - Uxbridge - Corfe Harbour - Williamsdene - Whakamarino)
- Southern Main Line (Shepton - Swanbrook - Stanley - Beaconsfield - Te Piha)
Branch lines
In addition to the main lines, there are also a number of branch lines that connect smaller centres to the network. Closed and mothballed lines are marked in italics:
- Ashbourne Line (Swanbrook - Ashbourne)
- Baldersleigh Line (Galveston Junction - Baldersleigh)
- Balfour Bay Line (Gratlyn Junction - Balfour Bay)
- Dalvy Line (Homeleigh - Dalvy)
- Darbysleigh Line (Pukekina - Darbysleigh)
- Deauville Line (Ossulstone - Deauville)
- Kingsbury Line (Ellford Junction - Kingsbury)
- Layton Line (Elland - Layton)
- Linfield and Enmore Line (Durnley Junction - Linfield - Enmore)
- Mount Walmsley Line (Philipstown - Mount Walmsley)
- Port Frederick Goods Line (Sancrox - West Shore)
- Sommerville Line (Warnock - Sommervile
- Stanhill Line (Coningdale Junction - Stanhill)
- Te Kara Line (Axport - Te Kara)
- Waihou–Mākōhine Loop Line (Waihou - Sagehill)[1]
- Warmford Regis Line (Clarkwell - Warmford Regis)
- Warnock Line (Tipperhurst - Warnock)
- Wellingrove Line (Philipstown - Wellingrove - Swanbrook)[2]
- West Shore Line (Findlay Park - West Shore - Point Plomer)
- Whitipōhatu Line (Littlehowe - Whitipōhatu)[3]
- Woodsroffe Line (Beaconsfield - Woodsreef Mine)
- Woolcaster Line (Hillsborough - Harnham - Woolcaster)
References and notes
- ↑ Line re-purposed as a 2 ft (610 mm) tourist railway between Waihou and Timber Top as the Waihou Mountain Railway
- ↑ Line is in use between Philipstown and Elsmore
- ↑ Line repurposed as the Westerland Stannary Railway