OkaRail

Okataian Federal Railways Group or OFRG is the national railway company of Oka. It is usually referred to by the name Okarail. The company is headquartered in Oka City and has offices in other cities. Formerly a government institution, since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Okataian Federation or the Okataian Provinces.

The corporation is led in an entrepreneurial manner. A performance agreement between OkaRail and the Okataian Federation defines the requirements and is updated every four years. At the same time the compensation rates per train and track-kilometre are defined.

The Jiantou is a network of high-speed railway lines in Okatabawashi operated by OkaRail. Starting with the Heishi - Renagawa Line (515.4 km) in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of 2,387.7 km (1,483.6 mi) of lines with maximum speeds of 240–320 km/h (150–200 mph), 283.5 km (176.2 mi) of Mini-Jiantou lines with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), and 10.3 km (6.4 mi) of spur lines with Jiantou services. The network presently links most major cities on the islands, with construction of a link to the Southern Islands of Japan underway.

The maximum operating speed is 320 km/h (200 mph) (on a 387.5 km section of the Renagawa - Heishi Line). Test runs have reached 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996

=History=





Oka was one of the first country to build dedicated railway lines for high-speed travel. Because of the mountainous terrain, the existing network consisted of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge lines, which generally took indirect routes and could not be adapted to higher speeds. Consequently, Oka had a greater need for new high-speed lines than countries where the existing standard gauge or broad gauge rail system had more upgrade potential.

in 2004 the current CEO Okano Soshu called for the full redesign of the company identity

=Companies=

=Notable Lines=



Great Eastern Line
From Maen to Heishi, it is co-operated by Okarail South and Koun, service started on it as early as 1896 when the Renagawa Steam Company ran a train line to Oishi, Oka-City.

Naha Special Line
The first transnational line between Oka City and Naha opened in 1994 and is operated by OkaRail. The train only stops at Kerami station and takes 45 minutes.

Kyokai Line
Planned by both Oka and Teiko between Heishi and Kagoshima, this would be OkaRail's second line extending into Teiko

Tsuki and Yoake Night Line
The Tsuki and Yoake line originates from the 1960's where it was the cheapest way for many to access the southern cities for holidays. The Tsku express runs daily between Maen and Heishi, taking approximately 12 hours for the 1003.6 km journey. From Maen, the combined 14-car train departs at 21:00, and stops at Meihan, Ohan, Sanhan, Shiwan, Saizan, Jitei, Suikoo and Oka City around 00:00(final evening stop). The train arrives at Tengoku around 06:12 (first morning stop), and arrives at Renagawa at 07:27, before arriving at Heishi at 09:58.

The Yoake line departs from Heishi at 20:55 and stops at Bipogo, Kodeyo, Tsoro before arriving at Renagawa at 22:05 and Tengoku at 23:30(final evening stop). The train stops at Oka City at 05:55 and stops at all stations onwards, arriving at Maen at 10:25

=Train Classes=





The highest level of trains are the SR's often called 'jiantou' they travel. The inter-city lines provides the fastest and most comfortable service in selected conventional rail lines. Finally the Regional trains only serve inside provinces and border cities.