Green Line

== About ==
The Green Line (aka. Žalioji linija) or the Green Line Transit System, is a public transit system located in the State of New Shingleton which stretched to the city of Jefferson in the St. Ark Federation to the Bistonqwerty International Airport in the Republic of Bistonia. It was originally constructed in 1967 to further improve diplomatic ties from both countries. The Green Line Transit System would continue for over a few years until it was closed by the transit authority in the year of 1974, after the St. Ark Federation declared war on the Republic of Bistonia. In the aftermath of the war, the Green Line was open once again, but some sections were partially closed, including the Bistonian counterpart of the Green Line.
== Construction ==
In the year of 1967, there were massive radical ideas to develop the Scattered Islands archipelago and its surroundings, and as a result, several fishing towns were demolished, and the fishing industry in the area had closed down. One of the ideas were to propose an underground metro station, which would stretch from the city of Jefferson to Bistonian Shingleton, and allow for easy access to the Scattered Islands archipelago. The idea was soon accepted, and later on, both governments accepted the proposal, mainly as to improve diplomatic ties. Construction soon began afterwards in 1967, and both sides began constructing underground tunnels and train stations. Later on, after nearly 3 and a half years, the Green Line was finally open on 1969, costing over billions of dollars to construct.
After the grand opening of the Green Line, it was advertised to become one of the most easiest and reliable transportation methods, and later on, it became one of the most busiest metro system in the country. However, there were setbacks within the Green Line however during its construction. Due to various problems, stations meant to be constructed in the Scattered Islands archipelago were cancelled, and without another easy and reliable method to travel to the archipelago, the archipelago further declined.
== Decline ==
Prior to the Federation War, the Green Line Transit System had been running well for over a few years, until tragedy struck. In 1970, an incident occurred in Ambelaide Station, in which a 12 year old boy was crushed after accidentally falling into the escalator after one of the panels had fell down. Afterwards, an investigation had been launched in which it came to conclusion that the transit authority did not manage to maintain the escalators. As a result of the incident, dozens of people, who would often use the transit system to commute to several other parts of town in New Shingleton would no longer use the transit system, and the Green Line Transit System was immediately devastated by the loss. Because of this, the Green Line Transit System underwent major repairs throughout the beginning of the 70s, in which escalators in nearly all of the stations were installed, information booths, fountains and many other displays, such as statues and displaying of vehicles, were constructed in each stations which were nearby tourist attractions, and the refit was complete in the year of 1971, which costed over millions of dollars. Although some had returned, the transit system did not manage to reach to its levels prior to the incident.
After the transit systems reputation was damaged as a result of fatal incidents which had occurred prior to the 70s, the Green Line was again in serious controversy, as the St. Ark Federation and the Republic of Bistonia struggled to retain their diplomatic relations between the two sides, and relations had been deteriorating, because of this, the Bistonian government in retaliation for deteriorating reasons, proceeded to tighten access to the country through the transit system, and people who had wanted to cross the Bistonian section of the Green Line, needed to bring several documents in order to enter to Bistonian Shingleton, and politicians and government workers were banned from entering Bistonia through the Green Line. The controversy further worsened as Bistonia had proposed a plan to seperate the Green Line into two sections, and demanded control over all stations and tunnels starting from Ambelaide Station. The St. Ark Federation further responded aswell, and banned Bistonian politicians and government workers from entering the country through the Green Line, in which Bistonia proceeded not to respond with.
== Federation War ==
Months prior to the Federation War, dozens of stations from the Bistonian section of the Green Line were advised to stop their operations, the next day, over a few stations were closed from the Bistonian section of the Green Line, and most of the personnel which were operating in the area were forced to move out of the area in a few days, however, only two stations remained in the Bistonian section, including the final stop to the metro station in the Bistonqwerty International Airport, which remained open until the beginning of the war later on weeks later.
On May 18th 1974, the St. Ark Federation declared war on the Republic of Bistonia, and as a result of the declaration of war, the government had ordered most of the stations in the Green Line to shutdown until further notice due to the war, which interrupted travel throughout most of the cities. However, the Bistonian counterparts continued to operate despite the entire transit system shutting down, and power remained which had left them untouched. After the government forced the transit authority to shutdown the Green Line transit system, including all metro systems in the rest of New Shingleton, they were forced to give the property and their own portion of the transit system to the government, and the Steven Ogg International Airport was shutdown the same day aswell, and the rights to the property were given to the government. 18 days after the transit system shutdown, the Bistonqwerty International Airport was captured by the St. Ark Federation.
After the Bistonqwerty International Airport was captured by the St. Ark Federation, the Green Line transit system immediately went under a refit, along with Steven Ogg International Airport and the Bistonqwerty International Airport. Most of the posters, and several other decorations, were removed from some of the train stations, and some trainstations were converted into medical hospitals and barracks for troops. Trains were converted aswell to carry troops and store ammunition. The Green Line transit system was also used to transport troops into occupied Bistonian Shingleton along with their Bistonian counterparts, and Ambelaide Station became a massive storage warehouse for bombs and missiles for planes. However, it wouldn't last long, as in early 1975, an incident occurred, in which a train had suddenly derailed in one of the tunnels heading to Ambelaide Station, and as a result the bombs which were stored in the train exploded, resulting in the tunnel to crumble and flood uncontrollably.
After sections of the tunnel had collapsed, water began flooding the tunnels and stations rapidly, resulting in most of Ambelaide Station flooding to the point it had reached ceiling height. Electricity within the trainstations also went out, and the trainstations became increasingly dangerous, however, after an expensive repair made to the tunnels, the trainstations were drained, and the debris was cleared out. Although most of the electrical wiring would potentially result in a fire, the trainstations which were flooded were then reversed to their original purposes as warehouses, barracks and medical facilities. However, as the year of 1976 reached, and the St. Ark Federation was losing the war, troops from the occupied territories of Bistonian Shingleton began retreating and deserting through the Green Line transit system, and placed landmines in some of the abandoned trainstations. Later on, Bistonqwerty International Airport and most of Bistonian Shingleton was recaptured by Bistonian forces, and the St. Ark Federation was forced to surrender.
== Closure and abandonment ==
In the aftermath of the Federation War, the military stopped using the Green Line transit system and abandoned them afterwards, leaving nearly everything behind. Military equipment from the war was abandoned and stored in some of the trainstations. The Green Line transit system would also constantly flood due to heavy rainfall, and scavengers would tear away at the wiring and other valuables. Mold also began infesting in some of the trainstations. Eventually, due to excessive looting, the authorities in New Shingleton were forced to board up many entrances leading to the trainstations. On the Bistonian section of the Green Line, it was immediately forced to close after the end of the Federation War, as the damages were beyond repair and due to the fear of constant landmines, the metro in the Bistonqwerty International Airport closed. Some trainstations however in New Shingleton, remained intact with power still remaining, including Ambelaide Station.
During the Federation Civil War, resistance members belonging to the St. Ark National Democratic Front, stormed into some of the abandoned trainstations in New Shingleton to loot military equipment including supplies to sustain themselves during the civil war, which had been stored in the trainstations for nearly over 4 years. However, some of the equipment which were intended to be used in the war were damaged due to constant floods, and some trainstations were converted into shelters for civilians.
== Reopening ==
After the St. Ark National Democratic Front was reduced to remnants in the early 80s, and Fred Goldlock had finally consolidated power over the country, the transit authority was opened for the first time in years, and the ownership of the Green Line transit system including several other metro stations were finally given back to the transit authority. In 1981, after a major refit which cost the transit authority more than a million dollars, along with support from the mayor, the Green Line transit system was reopened partially, leaving only the Bistonian counterparts of the Green Line closed permanently. Although the Green Line transit system had been reopened, there were major setbacks, as the transit system did not return to its normal state prior to the war. And during its operations, more and more problems began resurfacing. From the Bistonian side of the transit system, due to the lack of maintenance, water eventually began seeping in through the tunnel cracks, and became even worse, which resulted in constant floods across several stations in the Green Line, because of this, the transit authority launched an investigation, and after the main source of the problem was revealed, construction began in which the tunnel leading to the Bistonian counterpart was blocked off in Ambelaide Station, and as a result floods became minimal, however, there were still entryways into the tunnel, which resulted in floods continuing, although most of them were minimal.
In 1987, after decades of abandonment, the Bistonian transit authority had proposed a plan to reopen and renovate the Green Line transit system, and had plans to include more stations and expansion throughout the surrounding locations, but mainly due to the constant terrorist attacks which had occurred in Bistonian Shingleton by seperatist forces, and the hazard which posed construction workers due to landmines scattered across some of the tunnels and trainstations, and the outbreak of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War resulted in the proposal being rejected, leaving no future for the Bistonian counterpart of the Green Line. The following year, a town was established in the middle of the tunnels, called Scraptarn.
== New Shingleton Incident ==
Main article: New Shingleton IncidentThe New Shingleton Incident was an incident which occurred in the midnight hours in November 15th 1989 which involved a Boeing 747 Orange Airlines aircraft carrying over hundreds of Bistonian refugees being shot down by a Crimsonian missile. It was a last ditch attempt made by the People's Republic of Crimsonia to halt the migration of Bistonian refugees during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War by infiltrating an aircraft carrying Bistonian refugees, it had abruptly failed and as a result the plane was shot down with the assistance of a man named Zhukov. After the plane was shot down, the St. Ark military police attempted to control the crowds as they attempted to escape from the airport, because of the overwhelming crowd the commander ordered the permission to fire directly at civillians, resulting in hundreds more dead. The New Shingleton Incident caused major shock worldwide, as it was the most deadliest terrorist attack in history. It also resulted in the collapse of the St. Ark Federation military government 3 days later in 18th of November 1989.
Prior to the New Shingleton Incident, the St. Ark Military Police was informed that the Green Line transit system was being used to smuggle Bistonian refugees, dissidents and political prisoners out of the country into Bistonia, including reports of remnant forces belonging to the St. Ark National Democratic Front, and as a result the Green Line transit system was eventually swarmed by the St. Ark Military Police overnight. However, as groups of military police were sent to the tunnels to investigate, they never showed up, with rumors surfacing that they were ambushed by SANDF resistance.
After the massacre which had occurred inside the airport, dozens of people who survived the massacre, were spared by the St. Ark Military Police, and they were forced to come out of the airport and line up. They were eventually evacuated out of the area using the trains, and those who did not manage to do so were shot immediately on sight. Hours after, the St. Ark Military Police then used some of the tunnels and dumped most of their bodies in one of the tunnels, and did not give anybody the exact location of the bodies.
== Aftermath ==
In the aftermath of the New Shingleton Incident, including the overthrow of the military government, the Green Line transit system eventually had potential to rebuild. In the year of 1990, years after the events of 1989, the Green Line transit system eventually underwent a 4 year major refit and repair, and after cooperation with the Bistonian government, they managed to gain permission to also renovate some of the stations in the Bistonian counterparts of the transit system. Eventually, during major renovations, bodies from the 1989 incident were found in 1992 within the tunnels, and they were given a proper burial. In 1994, after millions of dollars were spent rebuilding the Green Line transit system, the Green Line transit system was finally reopened in 1994. However, later, on, tensions soon rose between the two sides, and due to the sudden influx of crime across the country, fortifications were set up in some of the stations.
== Locations ==
=== Ambelaide Station ===
Main article: Ambelaide Station
Ambelaide Station is one of the trainstations located in the Green Line transit system and beside Steven Ogg International Airport. In 1970, an incident occurred in Ambelaide Station, in which a 12 year old boy was crushed after accidentally falling into the escalator after one of the panels had fell down. Afterwards, an investigation had been launched in which it came to conclusion that the transit authority did not manage to maintain the escalators. Later on in 1974, it was closed down and converted into an underground storage facility where bombs and missiles were stored. Along with all of the trainstations, Ambelaide Station was abandoned, although it remained intact. In 1981, it was finally reopened, although there were constant floods every week. A wall was constructed and Ambelaide Station became the end of the line for the transit system. It was eventually renovated.
=== Viymas Station ===
Viymas was one of the trainstations located in the Bistonian counterpart of the Green Line transit system, and located in the Bistonqwerty International Airport. However, after the war, it was abandoned completely, and despite the airport operating, Viymas Station was never reopened. It was intended to be included in the game New Shingleton, however slow development has made it not possible.
=== Scraptarn ===
Scraptarn was a small town located in one of the tunnels in the Bistonian counterpart of the Green Line transit system. It was established somewhere in the 80s by squatters and over the years it grew to a medium sized settlement. Most of the buildings were constructed using scrap metal, and it was used as a entryway into Bistonia. It was used as a gateway to help Bistonian refugees enter the St. Ark Federation illegally, and the St. Ark National Democratic Front was allowed to help guard the town, in which SANDF had its own headquarters. It was later on demolished in 1992, after residents of Scraptarn were forcefully evicted.