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| owner = {{Player|LeGrey}}
| owner = {{Player|LeGrey}}
| contributors = {{Player|Ardakaz}}, {{Player|Starstriker1012}}
| construction-started = 4 May 2024
| x = -100
| x = -100
| z = 140
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| type = Infrastructure
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'''The Great Underway''' is an underground rail network connecting nearby places to the [[spawn]].
'''The Great Railway Network''' is a rail network connecting places around the [[Spawn]]. Anyone is allowed to expand the network or decorate it's stations.
 
The network currently consists of two lines, the '''Red Line''' from North to South and the '''Blue Line''' from East to West. At most stops there are minecart dispensers, feel free to take a minecart if you don't have one.
 
== The Red Line ==
[[File:View of Spawn from Red Line.png|alt=Spawn view from the Red Line|thumb|A view of Spawn from a minecart on the Red Line]]
This Line currently Stretches from Mushroom Island, through spawn and ultimately Northlake Village. I has nine stops and intersects with the Blue Line at Central Station. Other notable Stations are [[Spawn|The Spawn]] and Old Ardakazia. The Northern section of this line is very scenic, as the track is elevated above ground (see Image).
 
=== Active Red Line Stations (North to South): ===
* Northlake Village
* Dwarven Mines
* [[Spawn|The Spawn]]
* Central Station (Platform 1)
* Southlands Farm
* Old Ardakzia
* Viking Village
* Far South Station
* Mushroom Island
 
[[File:Mushroom Island Station.png|alt=Mushroom Island Station from outside.|thumb|The Mushroom Island Station amidst the curious Landscape]]
 
=== Other Information ===
The further South you go on the Red Line, you can see that you are leaving civilisation further and further behind: The side of the track becomes littered with holes, either from caves or desperate miners digging for resources, you pass more and more Ghost Stations, where the minecart doesn't stop and even after arriving at your station, you will have to walk further until you find settlements. The Mushroom Island Station at z2515 is the furthest that finished and active railways will take you from Spawn. The distance to spawn is outlined by the unusual landscape and sparse settlement. This line is also currently the longest on the server stretching from the mentioned z2515 all the way to z-637 (Northlake Village), which amounts to 3152 Blocks.
 
== The Blue Line ==
The Blue Line consists of the main Light Blue Line, that Services all stations in an (approximate) line from West to East and the Dark Blue Line that currently skips a station in favour of a more scenic route. As this line runs mostly underground at around y57, there is little to see except the occasional underwater glass tunnel or large cave systems like the Dripstone Cave the Dark Blue Line travels through. This line intersects with the Red Line at Central Station and with the ''Copper Line ( a series of Ghost Stations )'' at the incomplete Kasuto Rail Junction
 
=== Active Blue Line Stations (West to East) ===
* Lond Daer ([[Hobbiton]])
* Lake Neverwhere
* Moon River
* Central Station (Platform 2)
* [[Fairy Tale Castle]]
* Dymond Mall
* East Sea Lighthouse
 
=== Other Information ===
[[File:Hobbiton 6.8.25.png|alt=Hobbiton.|thumb|The town of Hobbiton.]]
The West-most point of the line is currently Lond Daer ([[Hobbiton]]) at x-962 and the East-most point is the East Sea Lighthouse at x923, which equates to 1885 blocks of track. Because this line is shorter than the Red Line, you don’t have the same feeling of leaving civilisation behind at the outmost stations, instead you are greeted by cosy towns like Hobbiton or monuments like the East Sea Lighthouse.
 
=== Incomplete Expansion ===
When arriving at the East Sea Lighthouse it is immediately visible that the track continues and is only blocked off by a sign warning you of ongoing construction. If you continue anyway you come across the Kasuto Rail Junction still being built. When done this Junction would link up the Blue Line with the incomplete ''Copper Line''.
 
== The Ghost Stations  -  The Copper Line ==
[[File:NA Station.png|alt=New Ardakazia Station sign|thumb|Even the New Ardakazia Station sign is confused about the Ghost Stations.]]
This line consists of multiple stations in different states of disrepair or construction. There are often no exits or nothing there upon leaving the station, this all adds to a traveller feeling lost and in the wrong place altogether. The most well known group of Ghost Stations is the incomplete Copper Line which starts at the Kasuto Rail Junction and ends in [[New Ardakazia]]. In-between these stops are stations that are either incomplete and abandoned or just in the middle of nowhere with no signs of civilisation. It is likely that these stations are a forgotten part of the Railway System, made obsolete by Elytra and [[Project Glacies|Nether travel]] before they had even been finished.
 
=== Copper Line Stations ===
* Kasuto Rail Junction
 
* Monkey Island
* Dinky Island
* Lost Savanna
* [[New Ardakazia]]
 
[[File:Kasuko Railway Junction.png|alt=Kasuko Railway Junction|thumb|The unfinished Kasuko Railway Junction.]]
 
=== More Shadow Stations? ===
Apart from the unfinished Copper Line there way more Ghost Stations. Many of the known stations are stations that either Red or Blue lines do not stop at and that you can see on your journey between stops. Other than these there are believed to be an ''unknown number'' of stations in different states of disrepair just waiting to be discovered.
 
== Expansion ==
As stated in the beginning, players are always welcome to expand upon the existing rail infrastructure. There are rumoured to be plans to finish the Copper Line and fully integrate it into the Railway System. With the renovation of two of the Western Blue Line stations, an expansion of the Railway starting at Lond Daer ([[Hobbiton]]) is likely.  
 


[[Media:Underway.png|Stations on map]]
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* 49 117 -635 Northlake Village
* 49 117 -635 Northlake Village
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* -78 99 151 Central Station (Platform 1)
* -85 50 205
* -85 50 205
* -90 50 658 Southlands Farm
* -90 50 658 Southlands Farm
* -90 50 915 Ardakazia
* -90 50 915 Old Ardakazia
* -93 49 1397 Green Goblin Station
* -93 50 1396
* -98 50 1570
* -98 50 1762 Viking Village
* -96 50 1934
* -96 72 1957
* -99 72 1961 Far South Station
* -100 28 2157
* -100 28 2476
* -100 66 2515 Mushroom Island
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* -781 63 190 Lake Neverwhere
* -781 58 166
* -431 58 160 Moon River Pl.1
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* -16 35 159
* -16 35 159
* 129 35 160 Fairy Tale Castle
* 129 35 160 Fairy Tale Castle
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* 234 35 169
* 318 35 170 Dymond Mall
* 655 35 171
* 655 35 166
* 888 35 165
* 919 66 165
* 929 66 165 East Sea Lighthouse
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* -428 58 35
* -779 58 35
* -779 58 33
* -946 58 33
* -946 58 35
* -970 63 35 Lond Daer (Hobbiton) Pl.1
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Latest revision as of 04:23, 7 August 2025

The Great Railway Network
Owner 16.png LeGrey
Contributors 16.png Ardakaz, 16.png Starstriker1012
Construction started 4 May 2024
Location -100 140


The Great Railway Network is a rail network connecting places around the Spawn. Anyone is allowed to expand the network or decorate it's stations.

The network currently consists of two lines, the Red Line from North to South and the Blue Line from East to West. At most stops there are minecart dispensers, feel free to take a minecart if you don't have one.

The Red Line

Spawn view from the Red Line
A view of Spawn from a minecart on the Red Line

This Line currently Stretches from Mushroom Island, through spawn and ultimately Northlake Village. I has nine stops and intersects with the Blue Line at Central Station. Other notable Stations are The Spawn and Old Ardakazia. The Northern section of this line is very scenic, as the track is elevated above ground (see Image).

Active Red Line Stations (North to South):

  • Northlake Village
  • Dwarven Mines
  • The Spawn
  • Central Station (Platform 1)
  • Southlands Farm
  • Old Ardakzia
  • Viking Village
  • Far South Station
  • Mushroom Island
Mushroom Island Station from outside.
The Mushroom Island Station amidst the curious Landscape

Other Information

The further South you go on the Red Line, you can see that you are leaving civilisation further and further behind: The side of the track becomes littered with holes, either from caves or desperate miners digging for resources, you pass more and more Ghost Stations, where the minecart doesn't stop and even after arriving at your station, you will have to walk further until you find settlements. The Mushroom Island Station at z2515 is the furthest that finished and active railways will take you from Spawn. The distance to spawn is outlined by the unusual landscape and sparse settlement. This line is also currently the longest on the server stretching from the mentioned z2515 all the way to z-637 (Northlake Village), which amounts to 3152 Blocks.

The Blue Line

The Blue Line consists of the main Light Blue Line, that Services all stations in an (approximate) line from West to East and the Dark Blue Line that currently skips a station in favour of a more scenic route. As this line runs mostly underground at around y57, there is little to see except the occasional underwater glass tunnel or large cave systems like the Dripstone Cave the Dark Blue Line travels through. This line intersects with the Red Line at Central Station and with the Copper Line ( a series of Ghost Stations ) at the incomplete Kasuto Rail Junction

Active Blue Line Stations (West to East)

  • Lond Daer (Hobbiton)
  • Lake Neverwhere
  • Moon River
  • Central Station (Platform 2)
  • Fairy Tale Castle
  • Dymond Mall
  • East Sea Lighthouse

Other Information

Hobbiton.
The town of Hobbiton.

The West-most point of the line is currently Lond Daer (Hobbiton) at x-962 and the East-most point is the East Sea Lighthouse at x923, which equates to 1885 blocks of track. Because this line is shorter than the Red Line, you don’t have the same feeling of leaving civilisation behind at the outmost stations, instead you are greeted by cosy towns like Hobbiton or monuments like the East Sea Lighthouse.

Incomplete Expansion

When arriving at the East Sea Lighthouse it is immediately visible that the track continues and is only blocked off by a sign warning you of ongoing construction. If you continue anyway you come across the Kasuto Rail Junction still being built. When done this Junction would link up the Blue Line with the incomplete Copper Line.

The Ghost Stations - The Copper Line

New Ardakazia Station sign
Even the New Ardakazia Station sign is confused about the Ghost Stations.

This line consists of multiple stations in different states of disrepair or construction. There are often no exits or nothing there upon leaving the station, this all adds to a traveller feeling lost and in the wrong place altogether. The most well known group of Ghost Stations is the incomplete Copper Line which starts at the Kasuto Rail Junction and ends in New Ardakazia. In-between these stops are stations that are either incomplete and abandoned or just in the middle of nowhere with no signs of civilisation. It is likely that these stations are a forgotten part of the Railway System, made obsolete by Elytra and Nether travel before they had even been finished.

Copper Line Stations

  • Kasuto Rail Junction
Kasuko Railway Junction
The unfinished Kasuko Railway Junction.

More Shadow Stations?

Apart from the unfinished Copper Line there way more Ghost Stations. Many of the known stations are stations that either Red or Blue lines do not stop at and that you can see on your journey between stops. Other than these there are believed to be an unknown number of stations in different states of disrepair just waiting to be discovered.

Expansion

As stated in the beginning, players are always welcome to expand upon the existing rail infrastructure. There are rumoured to be plans to finish the Copper Line and fully integrate it into the Railway System. With the renovation of two of the Western Blue Line stations, an expansion of the Railway starting at Lond Daer (Hobbiton) is likely.

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