Railways are intended for trains. This means vehicles and pedestrians will be trespassing if they are along with the tracks. Railway tracks will go into two directions – therefore allowing for consistent travel in either or both directions. There will need to be 3 meters in between the tracks. No train can be too long that it takes more than 5 minutes for the train to cross over a crossing. This is not for convenience, but a safety concern. An ambulance that needs to wait 20 minutes to cross over will definitely make the emergency worse.
Trains will come into variations. The first is freight, and the second is passenger. Passenger trains will always get preferential treatment. Passenger trains are under the control of KTA, and intended for those that wish to travel while not using air travel. Since it would assume that travel from one end to the other end to be about 8-9 hours, there will be no need for sleeper cars. There will be a dining car, and options for a variety of food the passenger can order. Water is always free, and will be available at fountains that will comply with standard dimensions for a 1 liter bottle.
Freight railway will carry shipping containers and if necessary fuels. As mentioned, all freight trains must give preferential treatment to passenger railway. While KTA will own the tracks, freight trains are owned by private companies. If there is no company wishing to provide freight trains, then the government will step in. There is a place for freight transport by rail, but it should be the responsibility of the private industry.
The goal will eventually be to build high speed rail that both freight, and passenger travel can use. This will mean an overhaul of the current rail system, especially if it has been neglected. There will be a goal to build a hyper-loop system for freight, but this will cost millions per km which might be prohibitively expensive. The choice to make this system for freight is freight don’t need a connection to the internet or cellular networks that would be hampered by being underground without a massive infrastructure for that capability. Since hyper-loop will be much faster, the conductor may only have to be underground for a few hours, and will check the messages, and make calls when they arrive at a station. Also, hyper-loop stations can be provided at the central county of a region rather than every county. This will be the same county as the regional airports. Freight trucks can transport to the respective county.