Railways in Jute

Numerous railways have historically existed in Jute, with a number of them still in use.

Neviran-built railways

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During the colonial regime of Nevira, the first railway lines were constructed on the island of Jute. The Sitti-South Sitti, later expanded to Helele, was the first line, followed by the Sitti-Joonen line. They remained in use after the end of the colonial period in 1872.

Balakian-built railways

The Balak Empire was the other major funder of railway construction on the main island of Jute, starting at the end of the 19th century following the ratification of the Treaty of Sitti and Balakia in 1874.

Numudu-Sitti railway

This main line connecting the two most important port cities of the island was built first and remains in operation to this day. However, most smaller branch lines used by harbors and industrial sites have been abandoned.

Numudu commuter rail

The Balak Empire also created a small commuter rail network, with a green line running alongside the main line calling at stations the latter doesn't (save for a couple which all trains call at), and a yellow line going further inland and linking to a railway to Samuru.

After the collapse of the Empire, the commuter rail network was scrapped, with the green line repurposed as a local route along the same track just like the railway in Sitti, albeit with not all of the original stations surviving.

Numudu and Samuru Railway

The Numudu and Samuru Railway was a railway connecting the Jutean cities of Numudu and Samuru, the former being under Balak administration. The main Samuru branch opened to passengers in [year] as part of the Balak Empire's initiative to modernise Jute's infrastructure, but faced difficulties both during and after construction as a result of native Samwati resistance, difficult terrain, and a lack of passenger numbers. A branch line diverging southwards to a Balak supply base on an island in Lake Samwati was also constructed. Passenger services were withdrawn from the railway in 1945 due to coal shortages emerging from a focusing of resources into the Great Ekuosian War, with the main Samuru branch being closed completely at this time; the Lake Samwati branch remained open to lingering goods traffic and passenger traffic from the seaplane base in the lake, however in the wake of Balak withdrawal from Jute during the dissolution of the Balak Empire in the 1950s this was reduced further. The supply base ceased to be maintained, and some years later the bridge to it collapsed.

Railways in South Jute

The Ries-Hatariew railway, connecting the capitals of Mermelia and Gfiewistan, passes through South Jute, stopping at Kosami Railway Station, Laina, and Nonahe Railway Station. Construction was led by a Mermelian-Gfiewish consortium consisting of the Mermelian Transport Ministry and various private Gfiewish railway companies, beginning in 1937 and ending after many delays in 1949.