MagLev

The MagLev, or more formally the Colonial Bay Magnetic Levitation Urban Transport System (CBMLUTS) forms the backbone of the city's public transportation strategy, connecting all parts of the city with each other and the Transport Nexus, which forms the hub of all long-range travel except that by sea or TransMat. Some bus service connect parts of the city which are not close to MagLev lines, notably outlying suburbs, but these are well-integrated with the MagLev system. The ends of the lines also have capacious car parks to allow park-and-ride.

The MagLev system consists of magnetically elevated trains running on an elevated railway, about two storeys above the street in most cases, though there are exceptions: notably in East Colonial Heights and Buckingham Gardens Park it passes underground so as not to disturb the character of the neighbourhood.

The system consists of four lines, all intersecting to guarantee one doesn't have to change trains more than once:


 * 1) StarDancer Line: Transport Nexus - Beach - Boardwalk Mall - Sea Breeze Blvd - Courtland Way - CBSU - Hospital - TransMat - StarDancer Blvd - Civic Centre - Via De Vance.  The trains have recently become very crowded between the Transport Nexus and TransMat stations.
 * 2) Golden Sands Line: Transport Nexus - Hero Lane - Industrial Park - Boardwalk Mall - Port - Wharf Street - Golden Sands Road - Pennyroyal Lane - Colonial Heights Blvd - Civic Centre.  The line is currently being extended to the northwest from the Civic Center to handle expansion of the city.
 * 3) Harrisburg & Island Line: Baker Street - Zoo - Battlefield - Harrisburg - CBSU - York Blvd - Heart of the City - Ming Street - Port - Sandy Bottoms Island.  This line makes an especially effort to provide good views, passing as it does through so many tourist attractions - the notable exception is Harrisburg, where if anything it tries to do the opposite.
 * 4) Main Street Line: Main Street North - Heart of the City - Main Street South - Colonial Heights - Buckingham Gardens Park.  This line actually runs not along Main Street itself, but closely parallel to it, in order not to ruin the old-fashioned feel of Main Street.  There are plans to extend the line northward into industrial zones outside the city proper.

The exchange stations are:


 * 1) Transport Nexus: StarDancer and Golden Sands
 * 2) Boardwalk Mall: StarDancer and Golden Sands
 * 3) Museum of Art: StarDancer and Main Street
 * 4) CBSU: StarDancer and Harrisburg & Island
 * 5) Civic Center: StarDancer and Golden Sands
 * 6) Port: Golden Sands and Harrisburg & Island
 * 7) Colonial Heights: Golden Sands and Main Street
 * 8) St Augustine: Harrisburg & City and Main Street