Astral Express

The Astral Express is a large train that serves as one of the main settings of Honkai: Star Rail. It was created by Akivili, the Aeon of Trailblaze, and used to transport THEM and the Nameless across the galaxy. After Akivili's disappearance, it fell into disrepair and eventually crash-landed onto an unnamed planet. Himeko discovered the wreckage and repaired the Express, becoming its navigator and forming a new Astral Express Crew. Their current goal is to retrace Akivili's steps, repairing the star rail THEY laid down thousands of years ago and sealing the Stellarons threatening the galaxy.
Currently, two Astral Express cars can be accessed in-game: the Parlor Car and the Passenger Cabin. A buffet car has been mentioned, but has not been seen.
==Story==
The Astral Express was created by Akivili using unknown methods. Legends claim that Akivili's heart powers the core of the Express, although Himeko has found no evidence to support that claim.Parlor Car Dialogue: Himeko
Shortly after the fall of Akivili, a loyal group of Nameless took THEIR trailblazing legacy upon themselves. However, the star rail became obstructed as Stellarons began spreading across the galaxy, preventing the Express from running. It eventually fell into disrepair and was abandoned.
Some time later, the Express crash-landed onto an unnamed planet, where it was discovered by Himeko.Himeko directly contradicts her own statements when the Express first landed: her regular dialogue states that it crashed long before she was born, but after defeating Svarog in To Rot or to Burn, she states that it crashed on her birthday when she was hiking outdoors. She successfully repaired the train after many years and began retracing Akivili's steps through the universe, eventually recruiting Welt, Dan Heng, March 7th, and the Trailblazer to the Astral Express crew. The Express is currently traveling on a route that Akivili once embarked on, with its final destination being THEIR home world, Pegana.
As the Astral Express crew finished their adventure in Penacony, Welt explained that the Express gets fuel by converting "Trailblaze" into the energy it needs to run. As long as trailblazing expeditions continue without interruption, the Express receives a constant flow of energy akin to a perpetual motion machine, but since their last few expeditions were longer than anticipated, they only had enough fuel for two more warp jumps. To solve this problem, the Memokeeper Black Swan suggested they travel to a world that even Akivili had never reached — the Eternal Land, Amphoreus. If they could lay down a new stretch of the star rail to Amphoreus, the Express would never have to worry about fuel again.
==Description==
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===Upcoming Characters===
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==Trivia==
*"Astral Express" is also the name of the main CN server of Honkai: Star Rail.
*All playable members of the crew, as well as some historical members, carry an Astral Express badge that resembles a Star Rail Special Pass.
**Dan Heng's badge is located on the bottom right corner of his coat.
**Himeko's badge is located on the corner of her coat beside her right hip.
**March 7th's badge is located on the front of the black vest wrapped around her skirt.
**Mikhail doesn't appear to have a badge, though Misha's was located on the cascade of his shirt.
**Razalina's badge was located in her hair or the left side of her head.
**The Trailblazer's badge is located on the left collar of their coat, situated on the chest.
**Tiernan's badge was located on a strap on the right shoulder of his coat.
**Welt's badge is located on the back side of the brown band wrapped around his right arm.
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es:Expreso Astral
ru:Звёздный экспресс
pl:Astralny Ekspres
vi:Đội Tàu Astral