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mtr_letsplay:llanmara_bay_and_tunnel [2023/05/13 21:22] sleepy_sapphmtr_letsplay:llanmara_bay_and_tunnel [2023/10/18 14:08] (current) – [Other Bay Crossings] sleepy_sapph
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 ===== Tunnel Construction ===== ===== Tunnel Construction =====
  
-First major bay crossing (and the only east-west crossing in the lower basin) was the Llanmara Bay Tunnel. It runs from [[Houton High Street|Houton High Street]] to [[Boulton-on-Mesa|Boulton-on-Mesa]] on the [[Metro Victory Line|Metro Victory Line]]. [[Bay Interchange|Bay Interchange]] Station will be retrofitted inside the tunnel, albeit closer to the eastern portal than the southwestern one. The tunnel's mostly curveless nature allows for trains to reach top speeds crossing the bay. It began construction on 30 October 2022 and was completed in the early hours of the morning on 1 November 2022. The tunnel allowed for the former [[Metro Azalea Line|Metro Azalea Line]] and the Victory Line alignments to become one complete segment between [[Meilan|Meilan]] and [[Saint Ann's|Saint Ann's]]. An opening ceremony took place, with an inaugural ride between Houton and Boulton as well as a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with notable [[Lilypad Rail|Lilypad Rail]] officials as well as Jonathan onboard the first train. This linkage turned the Victory Line into a pseudo-express service to the [[Docklands Light Railway (DLR)|Docklands Light Railway]].+First major bay crossing (and the only east-west crossing in the lower basin) was the Llanmara Bay Tunnel. It runs from [[Houton High Street|Houton High Street]] to [[Boulton-on-Mesa|Boulton-on-Mesa]] on the [[Metro Victory Line|Metro Victory Line]]. [[Bay Interchange|Bay Interchange]] Station will be retrofitted inside the tunnel, albeit closer to the eastern portal than the southwestern one. The tunnel's mostly curveless nature allows for trains to reach top speeds crossing the bay. It began construction on 30 October 2022 and was completed in the early hours of the morning on 1 November 2022. The tunnel allowed for the former [[Metro Azalea Line|Metro Azalea Line]] and the Victory Line alignments to become one complete segment between [[Meilan|Meilan]] and [[Saint Ann's|Saint Ann's]]. An opening ceremony took place, with an inaugural ride between Houton and Boulton as well as a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with notable [[Lilypad Rail|Lilypad Rail]] officials as well as [[Jonathan (Jon_Ho)|Jonathan (Jon_Ho)]] onboard the first train. This linkage turned the Victory Line into a pseudo-express service to the [[Docklands Light Railway (DLR)|Docklands Light Railway]], providing faster service from Houton High Street to Boulton-on-Mesa without having to travel via Winbeck.
  
 ===== Current Tunnel Service ===== ===== Current Tunnel Service =====
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 ===== Other Bay Crossings ===== ===== Other Bay Crossings =====
  
-The very northern segment of the Central Basin near the Canterbury Strait has a tunnel carrying the Wilds Railway Hoku Hoku line and the Metro Victory line across from Saint Devota to Exchange Place. The Summit Cable Car crosses the Lower Basin north-south from Upper Milford to Blacklea Mountain.+The very northern segment of the Central Basin near the Canterbury Strait has a tunnel carrying the [[Wilds Railway Hoku Hoku Line|Wilds Railway Hoku Hoku Line]] and the Metro Victory Line across from Saint Devota to Exchange Place. The Summit Cable Car crosses the Lower Basin north-south from Upper Milford to Blacklea Mountain. The [[Cinderace Line|SMTR S11 Cinderace Line]] crosses the Lower Basin from [[Queen Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] island to Blacklea, before paralelling the Canterbury Strait Tunnel between [[Twynn|Twynn]] and Saint Devota.
  
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