Colonia Railway System
The Colonia Railway System, also known as CRS, is a network of inter-connected railways. At present there are 15 railway lines and over 225 railway stations. Several stations support 2 or more railways and are known as hub stations. Each railway has a name and uses a unique color of concrete on which the tracks are placed. This is to help identify railways both in-game and when viewing maps. Each station also has a unique name and signs are placed at every station to identify the station name, the railway name(s) and names of up to 12 stations in both directions.
Construction began in December, 2016 - shortly after Colonia was created. It consisted of a single railway from Boathouse Station to Dark Oak Mountain Fortress (DOMF). Shortly thereafter, it was extended slightly further south to Sentinel Hill Station, which became the first hub station in Colonia. At this point, the railways were given unique names. The original north-south line was named the Piccadilly Line. Intersecting at Sentinel Hill Station, the Jubilee Line became the second railway in Colonia and travels in an east-west direction. These railways originally used stone bricks to place the tracks on. Over the next 6 months, these two railways extended out in both directions and additional railways were added. In June, 2017, Minecraft version 1.12 - The World of Color update launched. Shortly thereafter it was decided to give each railway a unique concrete color to help differentiate the railways visually as well as with names. This meant the entire existing railway system had to be completely rebuilt, changing every block with track on it from stone brick to a concrete colored block. The first railway to receive the color make-over was the Piccadilly Line, which was given the red concrete color. Over time, the remaining railways were redone and extensions to these railways as well as new railways used the new concrete block colors to support the tracks
The first, longest and most important railway in Colonia is the Piccadilly Line, which runs in a north-south direction. Most of the other railways connect to the Piccadilly Line at some point along its route. The exceptions are the Bakerloo Line and the Dover Line. At most hub stations, a connecting railway will be located above or below the railway you are on. Some stations have railways that run parallel with each other at the same level and on the same station platform. Some examples are Dark Oak Mountain Fortress Station and Sentinel Hill Station servicing both the Piccadilly Line and Metro Line and Lawson Springs Station and Lawson Village Station servicing both the Metro Line and Windsor Line.
The Colonia Railway System is free to use for all citizens of Colonia. There are no tolls or fees to pay. Minecarts are provided at every station and players are welcome to use the minecarts with two important conditions. First, always remove your minecart when you finish your travels. Second, always return your minecart to the station you depart at. There are chests at every station to store the minecarts. Please do not keep the minecarts in your personal inventory or store them at your base(s). It is expected that every station will have at least 5 minecarts available and hub stations should have 10 or more at each platform.
RAILWAYS (listed in order of creation):
Piccadilly Line (red concrete) - 47 stations with 13 of these being hub stations
Jubilee Line (pink concrete) - 31 stations with 3 of these being hub stations
Victoria Line (yellow concrete) - 14 stations with 4 of these being hub stations
Waterloo Line (blue concrete) - 36 stations with 5 of these being hub stations
Northern Line (brown concrete) - 16 stations with 3 of these being hub stations
District Line (cyan concrete) - 23 stations with 5 of these being hub stations
Kensington Line (orange concrete) - 18 stations with 3 of these being hub stations
Central Line (light blue concrete) - 19 stations with 6 of these being hub stations
Hammersmith Line (magenta concrete) - 3 stations with 1 of these being a hub station
Elizabeth Line (white concrete) - 3 stations with 1 of these being a hub station
Metro Line (lime concrete) - 21 stations with 4 of these being hub stations
Windsor Line (green concrete) - 9 stations with 4 of these being hub stations
Cambridge Line (purple concrete) - 19 stations with 3 of these being hub stations
Bakerloo Line (gray concrete) - 2 stations with 1 of these being a hub station
Dover Line (black concrete) - 3 stations with 2 of these being hub stations
