Asameza Express

The AIR Asameza Express line is a high speed express line connecting the Asameza Region in the Southern Alliance of Nations to Kanton City.

## Route

Asameza Express has 7 stations. With Asameza Octagon being AE-01 since the introduction of the station code system in 2010.

## History

### Early Years

After the gold rush of the late 1800's and the development of the Asameza Region, sufficient demand had been created for a railway line that directly connected central Asameza and the region of Divermouth to Kanton City, with construction starting in 1950. It opened in 1958 with 3 stations, running along the existing Southern International Railways corridor from Asameza Southside to Sabarife Union, and north of the station it would run on a new alignment as far as Brenton Beach. It was originally meant to go further but Asameza Regional Railways was not able to gather the funds to bring it to any of the proposed termini at Randolph St, Pastures St or 22 St. A connection to Divermouth Regional Railways mainline would open in 1963, extending services further into Woodkirk and Dewmere. This would include stations at Woodkirk City, Divermouth Bayshore and Dewmere Elizabeth, which had been renovated to modern standards. However, Woodkirk City and Dewmere Elizabeth would only be served by peak services.

### Unbuilt Extensions

A new depot would open in southern Polesia in 1974, sparking interest in a station in the city, however this would not be built as to preserve fast journey times. Southern and northern branches would be proposed in 1985 to serve Veldreba and southern Asameza, environmental reviews would be conducted and requests for funds would be sent, but they would be unsuccessful.

### Modern Route

However those extensions would not be needed as by 1992, the northern extension to 22 St in central Kanton would be fully funded. Construction would start the next year as thorough plans and reviews had been released and conducted years ago and by 1999, the Tinmead Millenium Tunnel would open, finally connecting Asameza and central Kanton directly. Modernisation of Asameza Octagon took place in 2002 as well as the rebuilding of Brenton Beach platforms in 2005, and the Divermouth Mainline stations were also renovated during this time.

The introduction of the ACT card (Asameza Card for Transit) in 2006 as well as the new fare system, which was introduced to encourage more riders, revolutionised and simplified travel around the region, this convinced many more people out of their cars and onto public transit. Sabarife Union was also modernised in 2013 and a repainting of 22 St took place in 2017. In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services were cut back to one every 2 hours, and Brenton Beach closed for a short time. However in August, Brenton Beach reopened and the line went back to normal service patterns in September.

### The Future

As of 2022, the construction of a new bypass route, set to open this year could result in the construction of a new station at Polesia East Parkway which could be ready as early as 2024 if approved soon. A southern branch to the Prism Islands is due to undergo an environmental review next year and a northern extension to Westercoast has been suggested as recently as last year, though it is unlikely to happen.