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The Great Eastern Railway (GER) is a double track high-speed railway that links Archendale to Alexandria via Traquai and Bayview. The line was constructed in mid-2021 by CakeDevil_275 and Endershack and now makes up part of the Southern Union for Development railway network.
The idea of connecting Archendale, Trakai (now Traquai) and Bayview was first proposed in September 2020 under the project name "Barchai". The project did not gain traction until Alexandria's creation in 2020, and Bayview and Alexandria were the first to connect by rail in 2021. Due to PoipleBear's inactivity, the route almost bypassed Trakai and only stopped in a temporary station until Traquai train station was constructed by Albinary. Construction completed in Archendale in summer 2021. It became part of the SUD's railway system at the end of 2021.
As one of the first inter-city high-speed rail lines, the GER has kept relative autonomy from SUD standardisation for names and track design. The line remains under the joint ownership of the respective city owners and efforts to extend it have been largely rejected.
The railway begins in a small single-platform station under Archendale International Airport and continues underground, arriving at Traquai train station, which is also served by the SUD's South Line and local tram services. The line surfaces as it leaves Traquai and crosses Blue Bay over the Wave Bridge, a white concrete railway bridge resembling two rising waves which also carries the South Line over that ocean. It arrives at Platforms 1 and 2 of Palm Junction station in Bayview, which is also served by SUD's South Line and Baylink as well as local tram, subway and bus services. After passing through the Bayview countryside, the line enters a tunnel on its approach to Alexandria where it terminates at a single-platform station under Alexandria Airport.