WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)
| WolvHaven Metro | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner | TransHaven |
| Locale | WolvHaven Archipelago |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines: | 11 ( 10 in operation, 1 under construction ) |
| Number of stations | 41 ( 36 in operation, 4 under construction, 1 disused ) |
| Daily ridership | 650 (2017) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2 November, 2013; 4 years ago |
| Operator(s) |
TransHaven ( Department of Transport ) Fried Transportation (Lorem Ipsum Corporation |
| Technical | |
| System length | 13.1km (8.14mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in); standard gauge |
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| System Map | |
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he WolvHaven Metro is a rapid transit system serving 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, City Hall, Republic, and 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 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 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, which complement the train system.
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, Axton was also hoping to develop the city's rail network.
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 which was called BERT
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. 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 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
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The first iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map. The style of the map followed very closely to that of the Washington DC Metro. -
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. -
The unreleased problematic third iteration of the WolvHaven Metro system map. Errors like the line 4 connecting to University instead of Dakota were present. -
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.
Infrastructure
Network
The following table lists the WolvHaven Metro lines that are currently operational :
| Name | Commencement | Termini | Length | Stations | Depot | Operator | Control Center | ||
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City Line | 19th January 2014 | Mechanicsburg | Palais De Royal | 5.98 kilometres (3.7mi) | 9 | Palais De Royal Depot Mechanicsburg Depot |
TransHaven | Department of Transportation Building |
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7th Avenue Line | Q3 2014 | Esplanade | City Hall | 3 kilometres (1.86mi) | 10 | Esplanade Depot | ||
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East-West Line | 11th February 2015 | Esplanade Marine View |
Parkroyal | 7 | Parkroyal Depot
Esplanade Depot | |||
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North-South Line | - | York | City Hall | - | 8 | East River Depot | Sakana Heavy Industrial Transit | |
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West Coast Line | - | Esplanade | - | 7 | Esplanade Depot | Westrans | ||
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Interborough Local | - | York | - | 12 | East River Depot | Fried Transportation | ||
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Waterfront Line | - | - | 10 | UKRail | ||||
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Interborough Express | - | - | 7 | Fried Transportation | ||||
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Circular Line | 7th July 2018 | Broadbeach | East River | - | 3 | Broadbeach Depot | ECO Railways | |
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Airport Express | 10th June 2017 | Airport | City Hall | - | 3 | Airport Depot | TransHaven | |
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Bella Vista Shuttle | - | Bella Vista | - | 3 | Bella Vista Depot | |||
System map
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 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.
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, 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
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 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.
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.
| Name | Supplier | Line | Cars (per train) | Total no. of cars | Service commencement | Power supply | Speed Limit <ref group="note">Speed is measured in mBP/T, which stands for micro blocks per tick.</ref> | Price <ref group="note">WHD, the official fictional currency of WolvHaven, has an equal value to SGD.</ref> | |||
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| PM05 | Sakana Heavy Industries | Metro Line 1 Metro Line 2 Metro Line 4 Metro Line 5 Metro Line 6 Metro Line 7 |
5 | 325 | 12th April 2014 | 750 V DC Third Rail | 35 mBP/T | WH$8,125,000.00 | |||
| PM10 | 10 | 200 | 23rd October 2014 | WH$5,000,000.00 | |||||||
| PM20 | 20 | 720 | 2nd December 2014 | WH$18,000,000.00 | |||||||
| SM05 | Delino Industries | 5 | 325 | 23rd February 2014 | WH$11,375,000.00 | ||||||
| SM15 | 15 | 300 | 11th February 2015 | WH$10,500,000.00 | |||||||
| SM20 | APIA Industries & Manufacturing | 20 | 500 | 2nd March 2014 | WH$17,500,000.00 | ||||||
| SM25A | MYST Industries & Manufacturing | 25 | 1250 | 2nd March 2014 | WH$46,875,000.00 | ||||||
| PM25AM/A | Anderson Group | Metro Line 1 Metro Line 2 |
750 | May 15, 2016 | 90 mBP/T | WH$22,500,000.00 | |||||
| PM25BM/A | 500 | 30th January 2017 | WH$16,250,000.00 | ||||||||
| PM25CM/A | 750 | 4th June 2018 | WH$26,250,000.00 | ||||||||
| SM15A | ECO Railways | Metro Line 3 | 15 | 7th October 2017 | WH$28,125,000.00 | ||||||
| SM25BM/A | Metro Line 4 Metro Line 5 Metro Line 6 Metro Line 7 Metro Line 8 Metro Line 9 Bella Vista Shuttle |
25 | May 15, 2016 | WH$30,000,000.00 | |||||||
| SM25CM/A | tonyCORP | 300 | 30th January 2017 | WH$12,750,000.00 | |||||||
| SM25DM/A | World Tech Industries | 625 | 29th July 2018 | WH$28,125,000.00 | |||||||
| SM37A | Metro Line 10 | 37 | 555 | 10th June 2017 | WH$27,750,000.00 | ||||||
| SM30M/A | Metro Line 8 | 30 | 600 | 15 May 2017 | WH$22,500,000.00 | ||||||
| SM30A/A | 450 | 9 August 2018 | WH$18,000,000.00 | ||||||||
| SM30BM/A | 2019 | WH$19,125,000.00 | |||||||||
| SM30CM/A | 2020s | WH$20,250,000.00 | |||||||||
Service Status
| Line Number | Line Name | Status | Operation Type |
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Metro Line 1 | Normal | Semi-automatic: Press button at station to spawn train |
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Metro Line 2 | Normal | Automatic (3-5 Minutes Interval) |
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Metro Line 3 | Normal | Semi-automatic: Press button at station to spawn train |
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Metro Line 4 | Manual Service between City Hall and York | Manual (Ask a Train Driver) |
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Metro Line 5 | Manual Service between City Hall and Esplanade | Manual (Ask a Train Driver) |
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Metro Line 6 | Manual Service between City Hall and York | Manual (Ask a Train Driver) |
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Metro Line 7 | Manual Service between City Hall and York | Manual (Ask a Train Driver) |
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Metro Line 8 | Normal | Automatic (4-5 minutes interval) |
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Metro Line 9 | Manual Service between Broadbeach and University | Manual (Ask a Train Driver) |
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Metro Line 10 | Part Suspended | Semi-automatic: Press button at station to spawn train (Airport is closed. La Resistance is the temporary terminus.) |
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Bella Vista Shuttle | Automatic Service between City Hall and Bella Vista | Automatic (Suspended) |
See also
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