Cercadas

Cercadas is the capital and largest city of Herendoland and the East Cercadas Region. Located at the north-east corner of Herendoland’s coast, the city has a population of 5.1 million people. It is currently the third-largest city in the whole of, behind and  in Australia.

Cercadas Central is the largest railway station in Herendoland and the hub of both the Herendish National Railways and the Metro Cercadas. The main international airport serving the city is Cercadas Ferdinand Magellan Airport.

History
Cercadas was one of the first Portuguese settlements to be settled in Herendoland in 1631, during the European colonisation of Oceania. Before the founding of Cercadas, the surrounding area along with the entire country was sparsely populated.

In October 1807, following the independence of Herendoland into a parliamentary monarchy, Cercadas became the country’s capital. The royal family’s residence, the Royal Palace of Cercadas, was built in central Cercadas between 1808 and 1842.

Around the same time, Cercadas gradually began to rapidly expand in development. The construction of the first railway line between the city and Turiz, development of the tram network and the establishment of The University of Cercadas were factors to the growth of Cercadas in the 19th and 20th century.

Health
Healthcare in Cercadas is among the highest quality in Herendoland, and is managed by the public Cercadas Health Network and private companies.

Cercadas General Hospital is the largest hospital and has the highest level of surgical care out of any hospital in the country. The private Landiosa University of Cercadas Hospital is the only teaching hospital in the city.

Trains
The largest railway station is Cercadas Central, which has been operating since the establishment of the Herendish railway network in 1871. The station is the main hub of all FH services and the Metro Cercadas commuter rail network.

The Metro Cercadas currently operates nine railway lines in and around the city. Although the system was only created in 1952, the railways which its services run on date back to expansions of the Herendish railway network. The Metro’s rolling stock is made of single-level and bi-level electric multiple units, of which some also operate on the national railway network.