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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. | 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. | ||
The metro lines are built by the many | The metro lines are built by the many 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 == | ||
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 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. | ||
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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. | 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 | 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 which was called [[BERT (4th Haven)|BERT]] | ||
=== Initial Development === | === Initial Development === | ||
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=== 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. The style of the map followed very closely to that of the Washington DC Metro. | ||
File:WHMETRO2.PNG|The second iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map. | File:WHMETRO2.PNG|The second iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map. This is one of the most well known versions of the metro map and was designed to be easily convertible to fit into in-game maps. | ||
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. Errors like the line 4 connecting to University instead of Dakota were present. | ||
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, difficulty to read, and bad fonts. | ||
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===Facilities, Services, and Amenities=== | ===Facilities, Services, and Amenities=== | ||
Comprising of sections of track that are elevated, underground, sub-surface, and at-grade level, the WolvHaven Metro has over 20 kilometres of track, that connect the citizens of WolvHaven to each other, whilst bringing them wonderful views during their journey. All underground metro stations built before the year 2016 are all equipped to be converted into | Comprising of sections of track that are elevated, underground, sub-surface, and at-grade level, the WolvHaven Metro has over 20 kilometres of track, that connect the citizens of WolvHaven to each other, whilst bringing them wonderful views during their journey. All underground metro stations built before the year 2016 are all equipped to be converted into bomb shelters, in case of a conventional aerial bomb attack. | ||
Most newer underground stations are fully equipped to blast cool air through their state of the art air conditioning, while other sub-surface, at-grade, and elevated metro stations are equipped with air dehumidifiers, ceiling fans, and occasionally, blast fans. As a part of a campaign to bring the WolvHaven Metro to the 21st Century and beyond, USB ports and AC power plugs and sockets with international compatibility were installed in most stations. Alongside that, 3G and 4G service are available in every part of the metro system. | |||
Most metro stations built during the first era of the fourth incarnation of WolvHaven are not equipped with | Every station is equipped with a first of its kind ticketing system [[Metro+]], ticketing machines, a Passenger Service centre, LED or plasma displays that show train service information and announcements. Most major metro stations have been fitted with important facilities and amenities such as male, female, and disabled restrooms and convenience stores. Each station is usually accompanied by a bus stop. | ||
Most metro stations built during the first era of the fourth incarnation of WolvHaven are not equipped with step-free facilities, such as wider faregates, ramps & tactile guidance systems for the elderly and disabled, and tactile paving, thus preventing disabled persons from having convenient access to these trains, and instead have to rely on alternate forms of transportation. Despite the controversy, there is currently no intention to fully equip all stations with step free facilities. | |||
As of 2018, all metro lines, with the exception of [[Metro Line 1 (4th Haven)|Metro Line 1]], have been retrofitted with step-free access for the elderly and disabled, although works are still ongoing to provide metro stations with additional step-free facilities. | |||
===Hours of operation=== | ===Hours of operation=== | ||
The WolvHaven Metro has 3 modes of operation: Automatic, Semi-Automatic and Manual | |||
==== Automatic ==== | |||
Automatic lines operate 24 hours daily, with trains running at set intervals usually at 5 minute intervals. Most Metro Lines were originally automatic and operated more frequently, with frequencies as low as 90 seconds. However, as performance requirements of the game and traincarts increased, the server was unable to cope with the large number of trains operating. Today, automatic lines mostly operate regularly at 5 minute intervals up to 10 minutes, and are suspended should the server experience extremely low Ticks per Second (TPS). | |||
==== Semi-Automatic ==== | |||
Semi-Automatic lines work similar to most minecraft metro systems where a user calls or requests a train, and a train is spawned for the user. Empty trains are cleared at the end of the line or after each station. | |||
==== Manual ==== | |||
The WolvHaven Metro is unique in a sense where it also offers manual operation. Players may drive trains after obtaining a license by passing a test on train driving. Players have to manually control the speed of the trains and ensure that they come to a complete stop in the right position in the station. They also have to control the speed of the trains which was a major concern back in 2016 as a bug in traincarts would derail trains should they enter downhill slopes at speeds greater than 30mBP/T | |||
===Architecture=== | |||
The WolvHaven Metro | The WolvHaven Metro is one of WolvHaven's architectural Treasures. Featuring grand, magnificent and spacious stations (such as City Hall and Palais De Royal), the WolvHaven Metro is one of the architectural achievements of the city. The design of the stations follow closely to the stations of the Pyongyang and Moscow Metro as they are grand, large, spacious and open. [[File:CityHallStn.png|thumb|City Hall Station - The "Grand Central" of Wolv Haven]] Each station is different in the WolvHaven Metro. The original stations are designed by SilverWolv with the help of Green_Adventurer and TheSitherin for the interiors, but has since expanded with contributions by Jotch, GukkyGukz and Ohuehue, to name a few. | ||
==Rolling Stock== | |||
The following table lists the rolling stock of the network. | The following table lists the rolling stock of the network. | ||
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| 325 | | 325 | ||
| style="width:140px;" | 12th April 2014 | | style="width:140px;" | 12th April 2014 | ||
| rowspan="19"| 750 | | rowspan="19"| 750 V DC Third Rail | ||
| rowspan="7"| 35 mBP/T | | rowspan="7"| 35 mBP/T | ||
| WH$8,125,000.00 | | WH$8,125,000.00 | ||
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|- class="sortbottom" style="align:center; background:#E6E6E6;" | |- class="sortbottom" style="align:center; background:#E6E6E6;" | ||
| colspan="12" style="text-align:left;" | | | colspan="12" style="text-align:left;" | | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[WolvHaven Tram (4th Haven)|WolvHaven Tram]] | * [[WolvHaven Tram (4th Haven)|WolvHaven Tram]] | ||
* [[Metro Line 1 (4th Haven)|Metro Line 1]] | * [[Metro Line 1 (4th Haven)|Metro Line 1]] | ||
* [[BERT (4th Haven)|BERT]] | * [[BERT (4th Haven)|BERT]] | ||
* [[Gardellia Mainlines]] | * [[Gardellia Mainlines]] | ||
{{MetroNavbox}} | {{MetroNavbox}} | ||