this is my suggestion, the Yamanote line, a 34.5km loop of track in the centre of the worlds largest city, Tokyo length: 34.5km loop stations: 30 including such impressive stations as Tokyo, Shinjuku, Shinagawa, Ueno, Shibuya and many more service time: 59-65 minutes for a full loop frequency: 2 minutes in the peak and 4 minutes off peak with services starting at 04:26 and ending at 01:04 the next day Termini: Osaki mainly with trains also occasionally starting at Ikebukuro, Tamachi and sometimes ending at Shinagawa depots: all 50 units are based at Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre Near Osaki but trains may be stored in othe places Track gauge: 1067mm "Cape gauge" Electrification: 1500V DC Overhead Signalling: D-ATC with this providing track speed, braking curves and moving signal blocks max line speed: 90kmh rolling stock: E235 Series number of units: 50 numbered 01-50 top speed: 120kmh length: 11 coaches totalling 220m Signalling systems: D-ATC and ATS-P (only D-ATC is used on the Yamenote line) coupler: Shibata type additional services and stock 2 lines parallell the Yamanote line on the west side the Saikyo line running limited express parallel to the Yamanote Line between Osaki and Ikebukuro using the E233-7000 series with ATS-P signalling and the Shonan-Shinjuku line running limited express parallel to the Yamanote Line between Osaki and Ikebukuro using the E233-3000 series with ATS-P signalling (these 2 are very similar on this section) on the west side and the Keihin-Tohoku line on the east side between Shinagawa and Tabata using the E233-1000 series E233 specifications top speed: 120kmh length: 5 and 10 coaches for the 1000 series and 10 coaches for the 3000 and 7000 series Signalling systems: ATS-P and D-ATC and others depending on variant coupler: Shibata type multi working: yes, only 1000 series and 3000 series can work together, neither are compatible with 7000 series all 3 of these parallel lines run on the same gauge and voltage as the Yamenote line now, the reasoning and what i think this can bring. 1st up, Tokyo, what needs to be said? Tokyo is a truly iconic city with its blend between its very traditional heritage and its very modern architecture, culture and density 2nd, the service itself, with the track contrasting between elevated, ground level and being in cuttings, along with being any amount of tracks wide, countless junctions and elevation changes coupled with the stock this would be a truly unique experience 3rd, the stock, whats to say other than, its unique, between the narrow gauge track and the wide but not very tall loading gauge you end up with trains that generally, are very square in proportions with each generally being identifyable 4th, variety, there is a general lack of diffderent countries and especially continents in this game, generally its the US, Germany or the Uk and while that is improving with there even another Japanese route in development, that would be a completely different experience to this below are pictures of the map, E235 series and the 3 E233s this took a while, thanks for reading
I was in Japan in November and rode on the green line alot. Was thinking this would be a good route for the game
