SLC Transit

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SLC Transit
SLCTransit.jpg
Locale
Starlight City Metropolitan Area,Tudor Oblast
Dates of Operation
1998-present
Track Gague
1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) (standard gauge)
Headquarters
Starlight City

SLC Transit is the transit agency responsble for the bulk of the Tudor Oblast and is centred around commuting between Starlight City. SLC Transit operates a commuter-rail service, express bus service and a regular bus service within the city.

SLC Train

The SLC Train is the corner stone of SLC Transit and operates three main routes. All trains depart or arrive at Starlight Station, which has connections to the other lines, and bus routes 6,6a,20x,81a,90 and N98 after 2300. The station itself is located slightly north of downtown, which means that most commuters must use a bus to arrive at their final destination. The train has the last run at midnight on weekdays and 0300 on Fridays to Sundays, Holidays and Wranglers,Tornadoes or Wildcats games.

Blue Line

The first of the lines opened in 1998 and provides express service between Brackett and Starlight City. Brackett is located in the heart of Downtown Brackett, with easy access to numerous services and accomodations. The train runs counter clockwise around several mountains, then runs the rest of the circuit back into the city. It is by far the busiest of the three, but is the only one without a loop at one end to allow the trains to turn around, as there is no room.

Red Line

The Red Line opened with three new stops in 2000:


Starlight International Airport: Located roughly 100 metres from the entrance to the Airport's International and Domestic Terminals, the Airport Station is the third busiest in the system.

Blackburn: Located in the middle of the industrial district of Blackburn, the station is popular with employees of the Starlight City Power Station, the Trobon Biscuit Factory and ironically, the SLC Transit bus depot.

South Point: Located in the more industrial area of South Point, the station was only built because South Point has a loop that allows the train to turn around and head back towards SLC Station.

Green Line

The Green line opened in 2003, with two new stops:

Flat County: The least used station in the system, was included at the request of the Tenkos Oil Company, to serve their refinery facilities north of the city. Tenkos subsidizes the cost of the stop.

Bornsville: Long considered for rail, Bornsville station is the second largest building in the system, and also has one of the popular Mondo Burger restaurants on site. The station has become even more important since the opening of Camp Bornsville, which allows the Coocoostan Military to use the SLC train to move people between the transit camp at Starlight International Airport and the base.

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Bus Service

The alternative to the SLC train, for markets where a rail line would not be justified, is the express bus service to Starlight Station. Unlike the train, the bus only runs during rush hours and only in one direction.

Destinations served include: Inside Metro Starlight City

  • Richman
  • Chassey Island
  • Sidehill
  • Amoho Beach

Outside Metro Starlight City

  • Ravenholm
  • Steveston
  • Langrty/Otisberg

Criticism

Critics pan the SLC Transit system on several faults. Firstly, the train uses several unguarded crossings, which has resulted in a few accidents. Secondly, the rapid bus service is underutilized in several areas, which explains the towns of Langtry and Otisberg being combined. Finally, the town of Petersburg is markedly absent from the grid, due to their refusal to agree to a cost-sharing scheme like the locales on the grid.