City 17 Metro
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| City 17 Metro | |
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Before the Seven Hour War |
| Destroyed |
After the Uprising |
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N/A, partially refurbished by the Combine |
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- "You'll go through the old subway tunnels on your way to the train yard."
- ― Russell to Alyx Vance[src]
The City 17 Metro is City 17's partially disused subway network introduced in Half-Life: Alyx. It mainly appears from the second to the fifth chapter of the game, when Alyx Vance is forced to go through it after her train to Fairview Junction is stopped just outside the Quarantine Zone.
Overview[edit]
The Metro network is detailed on a Metro map seen at stops and stations throughout the game. It appears to only cover neighborhoods located in the Quarantine Zone and is encompassed by the Circle Linea line, with all the other lines leading in and out of the area covered by the map.
With the implementation of the QZ blocking most traffic, the network's original use is severely limited and its facilities are in disrepair. It is still partially patrolled by the Combine as well as used for their Razor Trains, as seen in Fairview Junction, a station that is also used as a railway checkpoint, with additional Force Fields to block more access points. In other stations such as Metro Area or Terminal Gardens, trains are either immobile on the tracks or heavily damaged by Combine activity. The original lighting is still partially working, and Combine Lights are used in addition. The network also features Health Chargers, Combine Lockers, and Combine Fabricators. Some areas are also blocked off with Combine Heavy Doors.
When it was in use, the network was managed by the Terminal Authority, the city's public transport authority, which also managed buses, shuttles, and parking garages.
While the station names are in English on the network map, "Metro" is written in Russian, as "Метро".
Lines[edit]
As seen on the map, the network was divided into 7 lines:
- Line 1, in pink
- Line 2, in red
- Line 3, in blue
- Line 4, in orange
- Line 5, in yellow
- Line 6, in brown
- Circle Linea, in gray
Known stations[edit]
On the map, only the stations and stops related to the areas seen in-game are named, while a dozen others remain unnamed. Fairview and Terminal were apparently the two most important stations of the network as they are connected to 4 lines out of 7. According to Alyx's journey on the holographic map of the city, Fairview and Terminal are mistakenly reversed on the metro map. The known stations are:
- Metro Area, connected to lines 1 and 3. It is located right after the entrance to the Quarantine Zone.
- Fairview Station, connected to lines 1, 2, 3, and 4. Referred to as "Fairview Junction" in the station itself and used by the Combine as a railway checkpoint.
- Terminal Gardens Metro Station, connected to lines 1, 2, 3, and 4. Referred to as "Terminal Gardens" in the station itself. Its above-ground building directly faces the Northern Star hotel.
- Industrial Zone, connected to line 5 and 6. Refers to the area including the Holden Company Processing Plant and the Golden Lion Distillery.
- Central Zoo, connected to line 5.
- Train Depot, connected to line 2. Refers to the area including the Tanker Yard and the Parking Garage, above which the Vault floats.
Gallery[edit]
Sign detailing the items being prohibited on any Terminal Authority trains, buses or shuttles, in both English and Russian. A fine would be issued to anyone found in violation of these items.
Zombie Combine Workers at the Metro Area station.
One of the Fairview Junction platforms.
Exterior building of Terminal Gardens, facing the Northern Star hotel.
Street-level metro shelter at the Train Depot stop, among the rubble left by the Vault's crash.
List of appearances[edit]
See also[edit]
| Preceded by Quarantine Zone entrance |
Half-Life: Alyx story arc journey | Succeeded by Metro Area |
