Transport in Bepistan

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Bepistan has a moderately sized transportation system consisting of road, rail, air, and marine infrastructure, all managed by the Bepistan Ministry of Transportation.

Roads

Northern section of Route 1

Bepistan has an expansive network of roads, albeit located in only one province, Shell Bank, but plans for roads in other provinces are underway. Although none of the roads in Bepistan are paved, their frequent use as hiking trails makes them well conditioned for bicycles and larger motor vehicles (provided enough horizontal clearance), although patches of soft, muddy ground are to still be expected in wetter seasons. The current three longest and most commonly used roads are designated as official highways, whereas smaller ones are left unnamed.

All major highways are assigned a national route number in the order the highway was declared official, and an internal designation consisting of the official province code in conjunction with a number. While highways are often named after the area they run through, smaller roads are often left unnamed.

Geographically accurate map of all roadways in Bepistan.
Route Road name Length in km (mi) Internal Designation
File:BepistanRoute1.svg Bepistani Route 1 Central Highway 2.38 (1.48) SHB-1
File:BepistanRoute2.svg Bepistani Route 2 Coastal Parkway 1.59 (0.991) SHB-2
File:BepistanRoute3.svg Bepistani Route 3 Southeast Beach Drive 1.39 (0.865) SHB-3

Vehicle Registration Plates

The Ministry of Transportation requires most types of vehicles belonging to Bepistani citizens to bear a registration number generally on the back of the vehicle, and both on the front and back for bigger vehicles. Citizens can register bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, all-terrain-vehicles, and automobiles.

Heads of state visiting on their own vehicle are granted diplomatic plates.

Rail

Air

Air transportation in the Bepistani Reich is primarily fulfilled by BepisAir, a state-owned airline operated by the Ministry of Transportation. Other airlines with permission to operate in Bepistan include Ausveria's Interflug and Canvia's AirCanvia.

Bepistan lays claim to one airport, Shell Bank Intermicronational, from which flights can be carried out to the nearby province of White Island, as well as neighboring Faltrian territory of Breuckelen.

Marine

Bepistan Ferry
Gerritsen Mill
 SHB   CNR 
Southeast Beach
 SHB   CNR   WHI 
White Island
 WHI 
Plumb Beach
 SHB   CNR 
Dead Horse Bay
 SHB   CNR 
Canarise Pier
 CNR   SUB 
Canarsie Pol
 CNR   SUB 
Ruffle Bar
 CNR   SUB 
Little Egg
 SHB   SUB 
Subway Island
 SHB   SUB 

Current routes:
 SHB  Shell Bank
 CNR  Canarsie Pier
 SUB  Subway Island
 WHI  White Island Shuttle

Marine transit in the Bepistani Reich is fulfilled by the Bepistan Ferry. The ferry provides seasonal passenger and cargo service to the Bepistani salt marsh area, operating only from late spring to early fall as the surrounding ocean waters it travels through drop to very low temperatures in winter months.

As of January 2022 the Bepistani Ferry operates three distinct routes and one shuttle, servicing 10 different stops along the shore of Shell Bank, White Island, Plumb Beach, and Bepistani claims in Jamaica bay.