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The '''WolvHaven Metro''' is a rapid transit system serving [[WolvHaven City|WolvHaven]], covering almost every square kilometre of the nation. When the entire system is complete, the system will have 11 metro lines and will serve the 4 islands of the city-state. The first section of the Metro opened during the second quarter of 2014, and was comprised of 4 stations: [[Palais De Royal Metro Station|Palais De Royal]], [[City Hall Metro Station|City Hall]], [[Republic Metro Station|Republic]], and [[Nation Metro Station|Nation]]. However, with the increasing demand for public transportation and the lack of other forms of transportation, the WolvHaven Metro has expanded to 11 Metro Lines, 41 Metro Stations, and coverage on all four islands of the WolvHaven archipelago.
The '''WolvHaven Metro''' is a rapid transit system serving [[WolvHaven City|WolvHaven]], covering almost every square kilometre of the city. The entire system comprises of 11 metro lines serving all 3 boroughs of the city. The first section of the Metro opened during the second quarter of 2014, and was comprised of 4 stations: [[Palais De Royal Station (4th Haven)|Palais De Royal]], [[City Hall Metro Station (4th Haven)|City Hall]], [[Republic Metro Station (4th Haven)|Republic]], and [[Nation Metro Station (4th haven)|Nation]]. However, with the increasing demand for public transportation and the lack of other forms of transportation, the WolvHaven Metro has expanded to 11 Metro Lines, 41 Metro Stations, and coverage on all four islands of the WolvHaven City.  
 
 
These metro lines are built by the many talented architects of WolvHaven, and are overseen by the Department of Transportation, a major department of the WolvHaven Government, which allocates operating concessions to many rail operators and/or corporations such as [[Web:Lorem Ipsum Corporation|lorem ipsum corporation]], [[Web:Lorem Ipsum Corporation|Sakana Heavy Industrial Transit]], [[RegioLinQ]], and more. These operators maintain the train lines, pay the train drivers that drive on said lines, and may also run bus services or other rail services such as the BERT, which complement the train system.


The metro lines are built by the many talented architects of WolvHaven, and are overseen by the Department of Transportation, a major department of the WolvHaven Government, which also allocates operating concessions to many rail operators and/or corporations such as [[Web:Lorem Ipsum Corporation|lorem ipsum corporation]], [[Web:Lorem Ipsum Corporation|Sakana Heavy Industrial Transit]], [[RegioLinQ]], and more. These operators maintain the train lines, pay the train drivers that drive on said lines, and may also run bus services or other rail services such as [[BERT (4th Haven)|BERT]], which complement the train system.
== History ==
== History ==
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With the retirement of NewHaven, the third incarnation of WolvHaven, some time during the November of 2013, city planners brought up the need to have a rail-based urban transport system to help players get around the city. At the point of time, [[User:Axton|Axton]] was also hoping to develop the city's rail network.


With the retirement of NewHaven, the third incarnation of WolvHaven, some time during the last quarter of 2013, city planners brought up the need to have a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit| rail-based urban transit system], to help combat the rising traffic problem in WolvHaven, and to replace the inefficient bus system in place in WolvHaven. However, it was brought up to parliament, that an urban rail transit system could cost taxpayers millions of dollars, take countless man hours, and could possibly worsen the already troubling traffic situation, due to road diversion works. On 1st January 2014, it was ruled that an urban rail metro were to be build, instead of an all-bus public transport system. Though it would be a cheaper option, it was said that it would be an ineffective mode of transport, and a problem that would only worsen traffic in the country.
=== Difference in Ideology and the Birth of BERT ===
SilverWolv wanted to shift away from building only modern-based metro networks, as seen in the past iterations of the city where most of the infrastructure was relatively simple, with little or no additional architectural value. He wanted the newly created rail network to feature multiple architectural styles across different periods of time, with references to the ornate, grand, and decorated styles similar to that of the Paris Metro, Moscow Metro, Pyongyang Metro and the Berlin U-Bahn.


At the time, however, Axton believed more in ''form-follows-function'', opting for simpler, modern, design without the ornate details, and also preferred using iron door based platform screen doors. His descriptions of his plans for an ideal system led to disagreements between the two, and SilverWolv instead allowed a concession for the creation of a second rail network in competition with the metro network.


=== Initial Development ===
The entire metro system was developed in stages, the first being the span of track from Palais De Royal to Nation of the [[Metro Line 1 (4th Haven)|Metro Line 1]]. Opened to the public on 19th January 2014, this 2 kilometre span of track was prioritised by to be built, as the line could take many government workers to and fro important buildings such as Palais De Royal, and the City Hall.


The entire metro system was developed in stages, the first being the span of track from [[Palais De Royal Metro Station|Palais De Royal]] to [[Nation Metro Station|Nation]] of the [[Metro Line 1]]. Opened to the public on 19th January 2014, this 2 kilometre span of track was prioritised by the government to be built, as the line could take many government workers to and fro important buildings such as [[Palais De Royal]], and the [[WolvHaven City Hall]]. A month after it was opened to the public, the operation and maintenance of the line was handed over to [[Web:Department of Transportation|TransHaven]]. As of 2018, TransHaven, the Department of Transportation, and many architectural companies have worked hand in hand to create over 30 kilometres of track, over 45 metro stations, and 11 metro lines.
=== The network now ===
As of 2018, TransHaven, the Department of Transportation, and many architectural companies have worked hand in hand to create over 30 kilometres of track, over 45 metro stations, and 11 metro lines.


=== Previous system maps ===
=== Previous system maps ===
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File:WHMETRO1.PNG |The first iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO1.PNG|The first iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO2.PNG |The second iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO2.PNG|The second iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO3.PNG |The unreleased problematic third iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO3.PNG|The unreleased problematic third iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map.
File:WHMETRO4.PNG |The official third iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map, that received a lot of controversy for its geographical inaccuracy and bad fonts.
File:WHMETRO4.PNG|The official third iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map, that received a lot of controversy for its geographical inaccuracy and bad fonts.
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==Infrastructure==
==Infrastructure==
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===Network===
===Network===


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== References and notes ==
== References and notes ==
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