Mycelium Line

The Mycelium Line is a subway line of KMAT. It's the longest line out of all KMAT Lines and also has the largest station count

## History

The Mycelium Line, despite having the oldest section of track in the whole KMAT System, was the last line to be merged as one line. It was originally four different railways that were built independently.

### Westercoast Valley Line

The Westercoast Valley Line was built in 1879 to serve residents of Westercoast Valley service into Kanton City. It ran between North Westercoast and Kanton Terrace, with two stops at Riverside and Westercoast Hill. In 1884, the Town Centre branch opened, heading as a single stop shuttle between Westercoast Hill and Westercoast Town Centre. However, due to a lack of funding, the branch closed just 10 years later in 1894 where it would lay disused for over 100 years. In 1919, Kanton Terrace station was closed and trains instead went to Kanton International.

### Northern Line

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### Rowen Line

The Rowen Line opened in 1928, just two years after the adjacent aerodrome's opening. It was initially a shuttle to serve the town of Sakura to the airport, with three stops at Sidelines, Rowen Green, and Sakura Avenue. The segment between Rowen Green and Sakura Avenue was fully underground. The Line was extended two stops south in 1935 to Cranberry Street, with a stop at Redoak Gardens, and again in 1940 in the northbound direction, with the line seeing a one stop extension to Bond Street-Sakura Gate, with Sidelines station being closed and used as a storage facility.

In 1945, after the Kanton-Sakura Public War and the dismantling of the Sakura Wall, there were talks of extending the Rowen Line into Kanton via Greystone National Park. However, these plans were denied. The plans were suggested again in 1951, and again in 1953, but were also denied. However, when the Northern Line planned to extend to Sakura in 1956, it was suggested for a merger between the Northern Line and Rowen Line. This proposal was approved and construction of the Northern Line extension began in 1958 and concluded in 1962, and the two lines merged into the Sakura Line

### Mountview Line

The Mountview Line was an LRT shuttle which served to connect Mountview Island to the mainland. It opened in 1971 and went from Ridgetown Heights to Bowling Green with one intermediate stop at Mountview. Between Mountview and Bowling Green, it ran on the Stoneview Bridge. In 1976, the line was extended to Ridgetown Point Mall, which served the facility of the same name. In 1978, an infill station opened in the small community of Redwon Manor.

### Merger

Talks of a merger between at least two of the three lines started in 1968. when the Westercoast Valley Line Refurbisment Project was planned, which would replace track and fix the aging stations on the Westercoast Valley Line. There were talks of an expansion to Newmont station, and then going on the Sakura Line to Rowen Green. It was then suggested to merge the two lines, which the transport board found very favorable. In 1975, the construction started for the Bolles Connection, which would connect Newmont to the elevated platforms at Central Station. In December 1979, construction came to a finish and the line opened on January 1, 1980.

In July 1984, Three lesser used stations at Colelane Street, Redoak Gardens, and Cranberry Street closed, but complimented by a new extension to Bowling Green, which used the inner track, while the Mountview LRT used the outer track. After 1985 seeing Bowling Green shoot up to the fifth most used station, there were talks of having the Sakura Line take over the Mountview LRT. In 1986, the platforms at all Mountview LRT stations were lengthened, and in 1987 the connection opened.

In March 1992, a new one-stop elevated branch was proposed for Mountview Island, branching north of Ridgetown Centre station to Ridgetown North. The plan was accepted, and most citizens responded positively. The extension was completed by November 1993

### Later Years

In 1999, Westercoast Hill station was renamed to Westercoast, after the Red Line stopped there. In 2005, there were talks of reviving either Redoak Gardens or Cranberry Street as development in the area was on the rise. Later that year, it was decided to revive Redoak Gardens, to be known as Sapphire Bridge instead. The project was originally slated to open in June of 2007, but numerous delays saw it being pushed back to open on July 1, 2011. In April 2012, Rowen Green station was renamed to Rowen Green - Sakura International Hub after the growing business district and the airport.

### Mycelium Extension

In 2004, the Mycelium Islands Corporation vouched for a subway extension of the Sakura Line to Spot Island. Originally, it was planned for an entirely new subway line to branch off of the Sakura Line at Rowen Green, but because of the high costs of such a long underwater tunnel, the plan was changed in favor for a simple extension, which would also serve Southshroom Island, an island previously only accessible via a seasonal ferry.

In 2008, preparations for construction begin, including trains terminating at Ridgetown Centre for 1 year while a new underground station at Ridgetown North was built. The line was cut back to Bowling Green in the second half of this construction period for other improvements along the line. In December of 2009, the line was extended back to Ridgetown North, and construction on the actual extension started.

The tunnel boring had concluded by June of 2011, with all station shells being completed by June of 2012. In January of 2015, The extension to the Sakura Line had it's grand opening, with the Sakura Line being renamed to the Mycelium Line to promote the change. While originally meant as a temporary change, the name stuck.

In August 2015, the Ridgetown Point Mall branch of the Mycelium Line became a shuttle service terminating at Mountview, due to the infrequent headways up to Mycelium and decreasing passenger numbers along the branch.

## Rolling Stock

The Mycelium Line uses a mixed fleet of the KS-10 and the KS-11. These trains feature top speeds of 72 km/h (or 1 block per tick in game) though this speed is only accomplished on the section between Ridgetown North and Southshroom Island. The stock also features automated announcements and propulsion based off the R142As. The train frequents at 10tph, along with two trains in one direction per hour on the SKA Express Line, leaving 12tph or trains every 5 minutes between North Border and Central Station, and 10tph or trains every 6 minutes (however this is not the case as there is simply a gap in service every half hour).