Transport in the East Asian Federation

Transportation in the East Asian Federation is provided by an advanced network of railways, highways, ferry routes, and air services that connect all five regions of the country. The national transportation network is overseen by the State Office for Transportation.

The country's road network consists of 1.3 million kilometers of paved roads. Traffic drives on the right side on East Asian roads. Roads are either paid for and operated by prefectural governments' revenues, or operated by private companies and paid for through tolls.

Several passenger rail operators compete in transportation markets nationwide. The largest of these, the state-owned Federation Rail, holds a 66% share of intercity passenger rail traffic, and owns and operates all of the nation's high-speed rail lines. There are fourteen high-speed rail lines, connecting all of the nation's major cities.

There are 283 civil airports in the East Asian Federation. Of these, the largest, Tokyo International Airport, is also Asia's busiest airport, and serves mainly domestic flights. The five busiest international gateways are Incheon International Airport (Seoul/Incheon area), Narita International Airport (Tokyo area), North Capital International Airport (Seogyeong area), Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei/Taoyuan area), and Kansai International Airport (Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto area).

Rail transportation
Rail transport is an important part of the East Asian transport network. Most short- and medium-distance trips are by rail, especially in and around major cities, where highly developed rail networks and large amounts of road traffic make rapid transit feasible. The state-owned Federation Rail corporation, the largest intercity rail operator, covers much of the country. There are also rail services by private companies and public-private partnerships between prefectural governments and private companies. East Asia has the highest railway use per capita of any nation.

Busan, Chongjin, Daegu, Daejeon, Fukuoka, Gwangju, Hamhung, Incheon, Kaohsiung, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Seogyeong Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo and Yokohama have subway systems.