MRT Desert Line

MRT Desert Line
Route	Central City to Totem Beach via Utopia
Number of stations	44
Players involved
Main builder	yeamanator132 & hawksfan1010: Original section AP_Red: Desert Extension 1 ( D23  -  D37 ) sesese9: Desert Extension 2 ( D37  -  D44  & former  D44  -  D60 ) Missa_Solemnis: Desert Extension 3 (former  D60  -  D90 )
Technology
Station	MRT v5

The MRT Desert Line, or simply the Desert Line, is one of the 22 lines of the New World MRT System and one of the 11 initial New World MRT lines built in conjunction with the Gamma server update.

History

The MRT Desert Line was one of the 11 initial lines built in New World. The initial section went from Central City Southwest Terminal to D23 in Canre.

The MRT Desert Line was first mentioned in the New World MRT plans in August 2014. It would've went to the southwestern corner with a terminal shared with MRT Western Line, MRT Mesa Line and MRT Southern Line. The first extension to M34 in Cavia was proposed by AP_Red in November 2017 GSM, and opened in December 2017 GSM.

In Frumple's Epsilon MRT plans at the May 2017 GSM, MRT Desert Line would be extended to southwest Epsilon, in a terminal with transfers to MRT Western Line and MRT Southern Line.

The second extension of MRT Desert Line extended the line to Gray Cloud located at D60. This extension was constructed by sesese9 in 2 phases. The first phase extended the line to meet with MRT Savannah Line in May 2019 GSM, while the second phase extended the line to Gray Cloud, proposed at the June 2019 GSM. Both phases were opened during the 7th anniversary of MRT Server in July 13, 2019.

The southwest Zeta MRT plans by Frumple. Dotted lines indicate possible alignments. MRT Desert Line is in purple and Island Line is in magenta.

In the Zeta MRT plans by Frumple posted in April 2020, the MRT Desert Line would take a direct southbound route, with where the MRT Desert Line terminating depends on where MRT Island Line is terminating.

The third extension extended the line all the way to Southwest Zeta, being proposed at September 2021 GSM, built by Missa_Solemnis. The extension opened in January 2022 ISM, making MRT Desert Line the second MRT line to be completed.

In the Zeta MRT plans by Frumple at November 2022, he suggested converting D44 to D90 to 2 different lines, with D44 to D69 being converted to MRT Oasis Line (called Knight Line in the plan) and D69 to D90 being converted to MRT Mesa Line, and then from D44, MRT Desert Line would be extended south to meet with MRT Island Line via Carolina.

As part of Project Midway, done by Missa_Solemnis, the MRT Desert Line section between D69 and D90 was transferred to the MRT Mesa Line in January 11, 2023.

At April 29, 2023, MRT Desert Line was cut back from D69 to D44 in Totem Beach to prepare for Phase 2 of Oasis Line, which took over the segment.

Route

MRT Desert Line
MRT Mesa Line Inbound to Central City SE MRT Expo Line Eastbound to East Mesa MRT Arctic Line Outbound to A70 Central City SW  A   M   X  MRT Desert Line A0 Sealane  M   X  Wallowyn  M   X  D4  M   X  D5  M   X  MRT Expo Line Westbound to Cypress MRT Mesa Line Outbound to Cavia (M34) & M90 D6 Danielston Paisley Place A5-W D8 D9 A5-W Musique - Spruce Mountain District Musique Musique South Utopia - Residential A55 Utopia Utopia - Plano District D16 D17 Bexley Central Bexley West D20 D21 South Paixton D23  C  Mallison Snow Hill D25 D26 D27 B600 D28 A6 D29 A6 D30 D31 Marsius A6 D33 Estival Sea D34 Estival Sea D35 D36 A6 MRT Mesa Line Inbound to Formosa & Central City D37  M  MRT Mesa Line Outbound to M90 A6 Deadbush - Quarryville Deadbush - Johnston D40 D41 Estival Sea D42 Avenir Bay D43 MRT Oasis Line Eastbound to Birdsview (O0) Totem Beach Plaza  O  future extension Desert Extensions 2 & 3 to D60/D90 A62 D45 (OW24) D46 (OW25) D47 (OW26) D48 (OW27) D49 (OW28) Los Serafins (OW29) D51 (OW30) Cactusburg Heliport (OW31) Cactubsurg (OW32)  H  D54 (OW33) D55 (OW34) D56 (OW35) D57 (OW36) D58 (OW37) D59 (OW38) D60 (OW39) Gray Cloud Lake old D61 (StevenTown) D61 (OW40) D62 (OW41) B682 Hazenne Town Center (OW42)  W  MRT Western Line Northbound to W0 & San Francisco A68 Hazenne Outskirts (OW43) D65 (OW44) D66 (OW45) New Singapore (OW46) Lake Gunto D68 (OW47) D69 (OW48)  M  MRT Mesa Line Inbound to Cavia (M34), Formosa & Central City MRT Oasis Line Westbound to OW59 M69  O  Lake Gunto D70 (M70) D71 (M71)  S  D72 (M72) D73 (M73) D74 (M74) D75 (M75) D76 (M76) D77 (M77) D78 (M78) Sunflower Plains (M79) D80 (M80) D81 (M81) D82 (M82) Porton (M83)  U  D84 (M84) D85 (M85) D86 (M86) Uacam Beach East (M87) Uacam Beach West (M88) D89 (M89) D90 (M90)

The Desert Line commences at Central City, passes through the Desert Large Biome at Ward 7 and terminates at Totem Beach via the Premier city of Utopia. The current travel duration for the line's entire length is approximately 47 minutes.

Original section

The MRT Desert Line begins at Central City Southwest Terminal. West of the station, it joins a shared segment with Mesa and Expo Lines, then leaving Central City and entering Sealane, where the lines shift slightly. West of Sealane, Expo Line ascends to the mountains, while Desert and Mesa Lines remain level, before entering Wallowyn, where the Expo platforms are on ground, while Desert and Mesa platforms are below ground, then Expo Line descends underground on the way until Little Italy, at XW4-M4-D4, before the lines immediately descend entering Formosa, with a section of Expo Line being exposed.

At Formosa, the lines split, with Expo Line turning to the north to Kenthurst, Mesa Line continuing straight to Evella, and Desert Line turning to the south to Danielston. Then, Desert Line continues its journey across a mountainous biome, passing through Musique. Across Utopia the line leaves the mountainous biome, before entering a shattered savannah biome. Then, south of D17, it enters into a tunnel under a RaiLinQ viaduct going across Bexley. South of Bexley, the RaiLinQ viaudct shifts to the west momentarily until Paixton and Desert Line remains open-air for this section, before shifting to the east south of Paixton. Then, line goes across the desert biome, passing through Paixton. In D23 station at Canre, a transfer to Circle Line is available, located on the upper level.

Desert Extension 1

After Canre, the line passes through Mallison then enters a desert biome, remaining overground until south of D27 where it goes underground, and the tunnels change styles, with brick walls and a curved roof, and with D28 being intended to be under Southwold International Airport, which never happened. The line enters the Grand Mesa and remains mostly underground until D35 station, except for a brief section around D30 station and at D33 station in Fenton.

Between D33 and D35, the line goes deep underground under Estival Sea. After the crossing, the line ascends aboveground on the way to D35 station, before going underground entering D37 station at Cavia. In D37 station, another transfer to Mesa Line is offered, located at ground.

Desert Extension 2

After D37, the line switches to a new tunnel style, with quartz walls with a purple terracotta stripe and sea lanterns. The extension remains underground, except for a brief section in Deadbush.

The line leaves Grand Mesa after departing from D39, and south of D41, the line descends in order to cross the strait connecting Estival Sea and Avenir Bay, and then the line terminates at D44 in Totem Beach.

The line formerly used to go past Totem Beach, going to D60 and remaining underground the entire way, with a transfer to Savannah Line at D53. In April 29, 2023, the segment west of D44 was transferred to Oasis Line. The line also used to go further, with an additional extension from D60 to southwestern Zeta via Wenyanga, but this extension is now part of Mesa and Oasis Lines.

Cities

City	Rank	Mayor	Stations
Sealane	[Governor]	tarheelscouse	D2  Sealane  D3  Wallowyn  D4  Foobar
Formosa	[Governor]	camelfantasy	D5  Formosa
Danielston	[Senator]	mjpwwf	D7  Danielston Paisley Place
Utopia	[Premier]	Narnia17	D13  Utopia - Residential  D14  Utopia  D15  Utopia - Plano District
Bexley	[Senator]	autobus22	D18  Bexley Central  D19  Bexley West
Paixton	[Senator]	mjpwwf	D22  Paixton
Deadbush	[Premier]	Mojang1014	D38  Deadbush - Quarryville  D39  Deadbush - Johnston
Totem Beach	[Senator]	crimsonf0x	D44  Totem Beach Plaza

Stations

Frumple released a timelapse of the line when the server was in Minecraft 1.7.10.

MBS released a timelapse of the line as a part of its "Five Years Later" series.

MBN released a timelapse of the line in 2020.

Status	Code	Station name	MRT connections
Central City
	D1	Southwest Terminal	AX  MRT Arctic Line  M1  MRT Mesa Line  XW1  MRT Expo Line
Ward 5
	D2	Sealane	M2  MRT Mesa Line  XW2  MRT Expo Line
	D3	Wallowyn	M3  MRT Mesa Line  XW3  MRT Expo Line
	D4		M4  MRT Mesa Line  XW4  MRT Expo Line
	D5	Formosa	M5  MRT Mesa Line  XW5  MRT Expo Line
	D6
	D7	Danielston Paisley Place
	D8
	D9
	D10	Musique - Spruce Mountain District
	D11	Musique
	D12
	D13
	D14	Utopia
	D15	Utopia - Plano District
	D16
	D17
Ward 7
	D18	Bexley Central
	D19	Bexley West
	D20
	D21
Ward 6
	D22	South Paixton
	D23	Canre	C65  MRT Circle Line
	D24	Mallison Snow Hill
	D25
	D26
	D27
	D28
	D29
	D30
	D31
	D32	Marsius
	D33
	D34
	D35
	D36
	D37	Totsworth	M34  MRT Mesa Line
	D38
	D39	Johnston
	D40
	D41
	D42
	D43
	D44	Totem Beach	OW23  MRT Oasis Line
Ward 5
future extension planned
	DX	(planned)	U123  MRT Union Line