[WIP]railroad/transit system/map in fictional slavic world

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Someone else doing what I'm inclined to: build a world around a rail system. Cool.

As a national/continental-scale rail system, it doesn't look too unbelievable... until you drew the coastline around it.

Applying real-world logic (which is the only way I know how to analyze this)...

I assume that each color is a different operating company; this is like the US, not like most of the rest of the world for much of the 20th century with government-run railways. Several of the companies have unusual route systems. Most railroads have a relatively direct route between distant parts of the system; otherwise, most long-distance traffic would go to rivals.

There are multiple competing routes west from Baga (12), suggesting its importance is like New York in the US. (If this country had ever nationalized its railways, I'd expect at least one of those routes to have been closed and the other(s) upgraded for the increased traffic.) Around such a large city, though, I'd expect more smaller cities, like the clusters you have at several other locations (east-central, south-central, etc).

The lack of connections between 7/2 and 1/8 suggests a geographical barrier; I instantly read it as "bay/inlet". Then your coastline doesn't have that.
However, you have several lines crossing a wide expanse of water. How large is this landmass, anyway? I was thinking in terms of US comparisons, thus thousands of miles across. I guess the multiple parallel routes would make more sense at that size than if this were comparable to, say, Britain.

[Otviss]

Applying real-world logic (which is the only way I know how to analyze this)...

Sure, since it's unbelievably unfinished and to me it seems this is going to be a project that im going to work on for a long time but whenever i get in to fiction, i want to avoid applying real-world logic.

What i enjoy about railways is the principle of mass transportation and transport of the "Public", see, since the world im creating is heavily inspired by soviet/70-80's slavic culture. It would be unthinkable to privatise the railroad companies.

There are multiple competing routes west from Baga (12), suggesting its importance is like New York in the US. (If this country had ever nationalized its railways, I'd expect at least one of those routes to have been closed and the other(s) upgraded for the increased traffic.) Around such a large city, though, I'd expect more smaller cities, like the clusters you have at several other locations (east-central, south-central, etc).

Also another idea was to, instead of the stations being different cities, i was thinking. maybe the stations are different "Industries", as you get off the train, you must go through a large industry area and from there you walk, bike or take the bus/trolley/tram to respective cities and towns.(just an idea, but i like it).

I like that you analysed just by looking at the map, different scenarios that's exactly what i want help it, but also how to continue with this project. An idea would be, since i only have this railroad map and city names so far, to together with a few more people write small backstories which would bring inspiration to the "history making" of the world. But that could only be succeeded after the railroad map is believable enough and a bit more complete. I have made an update to the map(Curving lines more, and trying to map it a bit more realistic).

How large is this landmass, anyway?

So again, since this is very unfinished i cant decide what it is yet exactly. But what i noticed when i drew a "Landmass" around the tracks is, it looks far too generic and like an island. and i wouldnt like that.
But im thinking of small scale perhaps the scale of "Slovenia" Though the map here doesnt need to be a whole country(The fictional country with no name..)