Transport

Acorlia haas a very diverse transport systems of roads, public transport, aviation and ports and harbours. The country is heavily reliant on cars and public transports for public commute, while many goods are transported by road and rail.

## Roads

Road transport is an essential element of the Accorlian transport network, and an enabler of the national economy. The country relies on road transport as it's main means of transport due to the low-density of many cities. Almost every household owns at least one cr, and uses it most days. Accorlia has the fifth-highest level of car ownership in the world. It has three times more road per capita than Europe and nine times more than Asia. Australia also has the third highest per capita rate of fuel consumption in the world.

Tebec is the most car-dependent city in Accorlia, according to a data survey in 2013, with over 65,000 more cars driving to and from the city each day than Albany, the city with the highest population. Warrington, Mullbourne and Victoria are rated as being close behind. All these capital cities are rated among the highest in this category in the world, base on car dependency. The distance travelled by car (or similar vehicle) in Accorlia is among the highest in the world, being exceeded by Australia, USA and Canada.

There are 3 different categories of Australian roads. They are national highways, state highways and urban roads. The road network comprises a total of 856,000 km with over three- quarters of that being paved.

## Public Transport

### **Commuter rail**

Albany, Tebec, Victoria, Mullbourne and Warrington have extensive commuter rail networks which have grown and expanded over time. Accorlian commuter rail typically operates with bidirectional all day services with Albany, Tebec and Mullbourne systems operating with much higher frequencies, particularly in their underground cores. lbany Trains operates the busiest system in the country with approximately one million trips per day. Metro Mullbourne operates a much larger and expansive system, while Tebec has the largest and oldest underground metro service in the country.

### **Light rail**

Trams have historically operated in many Accorlia towns and cities, with the majority of these being shut down before the 1970s in the belief that more widespread car ownership would render them unnecessary. Albany and Mullbourne are the major exceptions and today Mullbourne the largest light rail network of any city in the world. Warrington has also retained one light rail service - the Glenlelg tram that runs from the southern suburb of Crosby Gardens through the CBD and to the northern suburb of Glenelg. Trams had operated in a number of major cities including Victoria, Delinham, Callimon, Windella, Huonville, Mornay, Cresswick, Westad, Mallerbury and Suffolk.

### **Rapid transit**

The only major city in Accorlia to contain a rapid transit network is Tebec, with it's renowned Tebec City System which extends over various routes and lines. The Albany City Council’s planned Albany Metro project, designed to assist in alleviating the inner city’s bus congestion problems, will provide similar benefits, namely high frequency, high capacity metro services. However, these will run on modified busways as opposed to building new infrastructure. Albany, Mullbourne, Warrington, Victoria and Huonville's commuter systems are all partially underground and reflect some aspects of typical rapid transit systems, particularly in the city centres.

### **Inter-city public transport networks**

The following table presents an overview of multi-modal intra-city public transport networks in Accorlia's larger cities. The only Accorlian without multi-modal networks are Mornay and Tabitol, which rely entirely on buses. Tabitol is building a light rail line, which will link with existing bus services, and is scheduled to open in 2022.

## Waterways

Between 1850 and 1940 paddle steamers were used extensively on the Coleton River to transport produce, especially wool and wheat, to harbour ports such as Albny Callimon and Tebec. However, the water levels of the inland waterways are highly unreliable, making the rivers impassable for large parts of the year. A system of locks was created largely to overcome this variability but the steamers were unable to compete with rail, and later, road transport. Due to the intricate river and water network of Albany, Huonville and Tabitol, ferry services still continue as a major means of transport to the CBD area of each respective city. Mullbourne and Warrington have limited ferry use, with a majority of boats being used for tourist guides.

## Aviation

Major Accorlian airlines operating domestic routes are:

* Accorlian Airlines
	+ Endeavour Air (subsidiary)
	+ Jetblue Airways (subsidiary)
* Virgin Airlines Accorlia

There are many airports around Australia paved or unpaved. A 2008 estimate put the number of airports at 376. The busiest airports in Australia are:

1. Albany Airport Albany, Coleton (ALB)
2. Tebec Airport Tebec, Chalmot (TBC)
3. Mullbourne Airport Mullbourne, Richmond (MUL)
4. Victoria Airport Victoria, Delapole (VIC)
5. Warrington Airport Warrington, Delapole (WAR)
6. Huonville Airport Huonville, Teeuwen (HNV)
7. Suffolk Airport Suffolk, Launceston (SFK)
8. Mornay Airport Mornay, New Durham (MOR)
9. Cresswick Airport Albany, Coleton (CSW)
10. Callimon Airport Callimon, Coleton (MUL)

There is estimated 284 airports with paved runways, while the remainder 92 airports are unpaved.