List of trains A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a railroad to transport freight or passengers between cities . Trains are a recurring mode of transportation in the " Final Fantasy " series , and have also appeared as boss es and dungeon s . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VI " . This is the first appearance of a train in a " Final Fantasy " game , as " Final Fantasy VI " is the first technologically advanced game in the series , and the first with railroads . The ghostly Phantom Train can be ridden and is explained as a train that carries the souls of the dead to the afterlife . Although Cyan specifically states that Doma had a rail system , no trains besides the Phantom Train can be seen or ridden in the game . " Final Fantasy VII " . The train has a short appearance at the beginning of the game , where Cloud and the AVALANCHE members use trains to reach their target Mako Reactor s and again when returning to the Midgar Slums . The trains ride up and above the plate separating the sections of Midgar , specifically the slums from the upper - class . There also exist various security checkpoints along the routes to automatically scan the ID cards of the passengers . An invalid ID results in the train being locked down car by car . Mt . Corel is filled with an extensive abandoned rail network . It is used in Disc 2 by Shinra to transport a Huge Materia . Cloud ' s party , temporarily lead by Cid Highwind , attack the train to save the Materia . The train goes out of control and depending upon the player ' s actions , it can be stopped , or it will crash into North Corel . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack ' s first training mission takes place over a train , mirroring the start of " Final Fantasy VII " , but this time the train is a hologram for training purposes . The real version of the train can be seen is at the Sector 1 Station , and it links Sector 5 Slums with the Sector 8 . The train is called the MK93 II , but a boy at the platform says that an even newer model , the MK100 - 90 , is in the works . Both the digital train and the real life one are the same as the one used at the start of the original , and carry the same passenger carriages as well . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Squall and his party can take the train paying the amount of 3000 gil . Trains run all over Galbadia and connect Balamb to Galbadia via an underwater tunnel . An oceanic bridge through Fishermans Horizon also connects Galbadia to Esthar . The private train of President Deling is also hijacked during the game using a complex plan involving the interception and changing of his private car with a fake . Due to the unavailability of chocobo s until later in the game , the train network is generally the easiest way to travel across the Galbadia continent , and traveling to and from Balamb until either Garden or Ragnarok are obtained . " Final Fantasy IX " . A monorail - like transport , known as the Air Cab , is used to travel between the four districts in the Regency of Lindblum : The Industrial District , Business District , Theater District , and Lindblum Grand Castle . Like the newly developed " Hilda Garde " series of airships , they operate on steam power and are not reliant on Mist as fuel . Air Cabs operate around the clock , demonstrating the technological prowess of Lindblum ' s engineers . They are used during the Festival of the Hunt , where Zidane and the other participants used them to hunt for the monsters set loose in the city . When the kingdom of Alexandria besieges the Regency and temporarily takes control of it , the Air Cabs are prevented from operating . After the party returns from the Outer Continent , Alexandrian forces have left Lindblum and the Air Cabs are once again in commission . " Final Fantasy XII " . Trains are not used as the main land transport in the game ' s universe , having been abandoned due to the advent of airships and the infestation of mimic - germinites that eat away metal , forcing denizens to use chocobos as their main land transport . Abandoned railway tracks can still be found in the Barheim Passage and at the Lhusu Mines , where players can use the mine cart to travel around the passageways . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Lightning and Sazh Katzroy board one of many trains from Bodhum station to be purge d ; Lightning had told Sazh to catch the next train if he wants " quiet " . During the ride Lightning catches a PSICOM soldier off - guard and attacks him , causing him to drop a device that keeps the purgees imprisoned . Lightning works her way through the train , taking out more PSICOM soldiers . Manasvin Warmech eventually stops and destroys the train . One train falls off its tracks , other trains move along and some in wrecks with the victims using PSICOM ' s weapons against them . Another Purge train is seen in Lake Bresha in Chapter 3 . Whether it is the same one Lightning and Sazh were in is unknown , but a broken down version of the Manasvin Warmech appears near it as a boss . Monorails are one of options used to travel between the four continents that make up Nova Chrysalia . During the ending Lightning steps off a train in a countryside on a peaceful journey to reunite with one of her friends . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Train tracks can be found in various locations in Thanalan , most prominently Central Thanalan . Ul ' dah developed these tracks using stolen Garlean technology and use them for their mining industry . Another prominent track connects Castrum Meridianum in Northern Thanalan with Castrum Centri in Mor Dhona . A Garlean train called the Phantom Train runs between the two , a homage to " Final Fantasy VI " . " Final Fantasy XV " . Prince Noctis ' s party will travel through the imperial continent on train . The first portion of the game is on the open world , but the latter chapters are linear , as the player takes the train and the game ' s structure changes . The player cannot go back and forth between the two segments , but there is a function that allows access to the earlier areas . " " . Trains are a form of transportation in the game . Layle frequently uses them to quickly travel from one area to another that would otherwise take lengthy , roundabout treks to reach on foot . While on the trains Layle has a limited amount of time to talk to passengers and buy supplies , which vary from train to train . A part of the game has Layle hiding from Lilty guards on a train in a stealth - style minigame . The train can be seen running from one area to another in the Harvest Plains area , although it can ' t be boarded there . " " . Ai , Yu , and Lisa use the Interdimensional Train to travel from one area of Wonderland to the next throughout the original anime series . The train was built by Cid , and like all his other inventions , he gave it a woman ' s name , Elizabete .