Equestrikansen

Equestrikansen
Twitter	mlp_EQK
Full Name	Equestria Shinkansen Rail Company
Founder	mlp_SanyaHikari
Chairpony	Sanya Hikari
Location	Mount Aris-Griffonstone
Purpose	High speed rail
Payment Methods	Bits, NR Pass, Friendship Express free transfer ticket
Subdivisions	Neighpon Railways (parent company)
Headquarters	Las Pegasus
Slogan	"To get ponies to their destinations quickly...and safely on time."

History

Equestrikansen was founded by Sanya Hikari, who was inspired by the Japonese Shinkansen. The company's first bullet train service will launch on November 22, 2018, two days before the 2018 Running Of The Leaves.

Services

All lines are named respectively after the princesses:

Seresutia (Super Express) Meaning: Celestia Cost: 5 bits

The Equestrian version of the Nozomi. It will only stop at big cities, such as:

Griffonstone (northeast terminus) Trottingham Crystal Empire Canterlot Las Pegasus Mount Aris (southeast terminus)

Runa (Express) Meaning: Luna Cost: 4 bits

The Equestrian version of the Hikari. This is the only service to Vanhoover.

PLEASE NOTE: To go to Vanhoover via high speed rail, please use this service. Transfer from other high speed services at Canterlot or the Crystal Empire.

Stops: Griffonstone (northeast terminus) Trottingham Rainbow Falls (sometimes) Crystal Empire Vanhoover (northwest terminus; may bypass if service heads between Mount Aris and Griffonstone) Canterlot Ponyville (sometimes) Las Pegasus Seaward Shoals (sometimes) Mount Aris (southeast terminus)

Towairaito (Local) Meaning: Twilight Cost: 3 bits

The Equestrian version of the Kodama. It stops at every station except Vanhoover.

Griffonstone (northeast terminus) Trottingham Rainbow Falls Crystal Empire Canterlot Ponyville Las Pegasus Seaward Shoals Mount Aris (southeast terminus)

Power source

The trains are powered by small overhead storm clouds on special tech called clouddippers or magic batteries underneath the coaches.

How the clouddipper works

A train hits a red button on the tracks. This causes a special block to launch and hit the dipping bird, which then hits the cloud, causing it to zap the overhead wire, which powers the train.

Slab tracks, flow, speed, and stations

Slab track The Equestrikansen services run on special slab tracks on a high speed line instead of the conventional tracks the Friendship Express uses.

Stations

A majority of the stations will be like the above picture.

Griffonstone (big terminal station)

Trottingham (4 tracks, two platforms, one between track 1 & 2, and the other between 3 & 4)

Rainbow Falls (2 outer tracks for platform; 2 inner tracks for bypass; see above picture)

Crystal Empire (same layout as Trottingham)

Vanhoover (big terminal station; Runa service only)

Canterlot (same station layout as Crystal Empire and Trottingham)

Ponyville (same station layout as Rainbow Falls)

Las Pegasus (same station layout as Canterlot, Crystal Empire, and Trottingham)

Seaward Shoals (same station layout as Ponyville and Rainbow Falls)

Mount Aris (big terminal station)

Flow

All trains will drive on the left, to better respect the tradition of the Shinkansen.

Speed

All trains will operate at 360 mph, or 580 k/mh.

Rolling Stock

Equestrikansen uses 12-car 700T, 12-car E7, and 10-car E2-1000 rolling stock. Sometimes, Sanya herself will drive her personal 8-car Rail Star 700 Series Shinkansen on the line.

System Map

Schedule

Trains arrive at all stations every 12 minutes from 6 AM to 11 PM EST.