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Monday, 20 April 2026

Nites for Wednesday

1Y03 0603 Sheffield to Nottingham
Departing on 21st April 2026

Northern
  • UID G91040, identity 1Y03
    TSC 21865000, headcode 1105
  • SuX - 15/12/2025 to 16/05/2026
  • Express Passenger
  • Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)
  • Pathed as Diesel multiple unit
    Planned for 100mph max
  • Standard class only seating
  • Reservations available
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0636
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1L03 0735 Nottingham to Norwich
Departing on 21st April 2026
East Midlands Railway

UID Y12350, identity 1L03
TSC 22269000, headcode 9103
SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026
Express Passenger
Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)
Pathed as Class 158/168/170/175 DMU
Planned for 90mph max
Standard class only seating
Reservations available
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Nottingham [NOT]
1 ½ 
forms from 2A47 from Matlock
3B
0735
0735
Netherfield Jn
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0741
Radcliffe (Nottinghamshire) [RDF]
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0745
Bingham [BIN]
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0748½
Aslockton [ALK]
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Former Bottesford West Jn
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Allington West Jn
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Nottingham Branch Jn
½ 
Service stops for pathing (passing train)
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Grantham [GRA]
4
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0811
0809
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0818
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Tallington Jn.
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Peterborough [PBO]
6
0843
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Peterborough East Jn.
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0849
Kings Dyke
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Whittlesea [WLE]
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0854
Eastrea Signal W6
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0856
Three Horse Shoes
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0857
March West Jn
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0902
March [MCH]
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March South Signal Ms934
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0904½
Stonea
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Manea [MNE]
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0908
Manea Signal Ca924
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0909½
Ely North Jn [XYE]
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0916½
UL
Ely [ELY]
Service reverses here
3B
0919
0925
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0925
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Ely North Jn [XYE]
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0927½
DL
Brandon [BND]
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0939
Thetford [TTF]
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Attleborough [ATL]
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Wymondham [WMD]
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Wymondham Co877
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1005½
Trowse Jn
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1011½
Trowse Swing Bridge
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Thorpe Junction
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1013
Norwich [NRW]
4B
1014
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1L02 0607 Nottingham to Norwich
Departing on 21st April 2026
East Midlands Railway

UID Y12349, identity 1L02
TSC 22269000, headcode 9102
SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026
Express Passenger
Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)
Pathed as Class 158/168/170/175 DMU
Planned for 90mph max
Standard class only seating
Reservations available
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East Midlands Parkway [EMD]
4
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Loughborough [LBO]
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Syston North Jn
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0638½
Syston East Jn
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Frisby
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0647½
Melton Mowbray [MMO]
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Melton Mowbray Signal Mn54
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Whissendine L.C.
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Ashwell L.C.
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Manton Jn [XMJ]
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0709½
Luffenham
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0713
Ketton S.B.
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Stamford [SMD]
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0721
0720
0721
Uffington Sb (Lincs)
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0725
Helpston Jn.
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0728
Marholm Junction
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Peterborough [PBO]
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0739½
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Peterborough East Jn.
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Kings Dyke
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Whittlesea [WLE]
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Eastrea Signal W6
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Three Horse Shoes
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March West Jn
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0754
March [MCH]
2
0755
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March South Signal Ms934
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0758½
Stonea
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0800½
Manea [MNE]
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0802
Manea Signal Ca924
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0803½
Ely North Jn [XYE]
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0810½
UL
Ely [ELY]
Service reverses here
3B
0813
0817
0813
0817
Ely North Jn [XYE]
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0819½
UL
Brandon [BND]
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0831
Thetford [TTF]
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Attleborough [ATL]
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Wymondham [WMD]
0858
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Wymondham Co877
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Trowse Jn
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Trowse Swing Bridge
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0910½
Norwich [NRW]
4B
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1L01 0456 Nottingham to Norwich
Departing on 21st April 2026
East Midlands Railway

UID Y12346, identity 1L01
TSC 22269000, headcode 9101
SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026
Express Passenger
Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)
Pathed as Class 158/168/170/175 DMU
Planned for 90mph max
Standard class only seating
Reservations available
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Platform 3B 08:09
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Notes for Monday 09:30 to 21:30 Thorpe Station 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉+🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉 five hours overtime

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745002 platform 1 05:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 06:50 platform 5 -

745008 platform 4 - 1P03 05:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:20 platform 10 -

745010 platform 4 - 1P05 06:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:52 platform 11 -

745003 platform 2 - 1P07 06:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:22 platform 10 -

745007 platform 1 - 1P13 07:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:55 platform 11 -

755326 755409 755402 platform 2 - 1P15 07:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:23 platform 12 -

755417 1P00 06:39 Ipswich to Norwich Thorpe arrived at   (07:22)

745009 platform 1 - 9P19 08:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:39 platform 14 -

745004 platform 2 - 1P02 06:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (07:47) for 1P21 08:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 10:19 platform 11 -

745110 platform 1 - 1P04 06:25 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (08:20) for 1P23 09:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 10:47 platform 5 -

745103 platform 2 - 1P06 07:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (08:47) for 1P25 09:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 11:17 platform 10 -

745005 platform 1 - 1P08 07:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (09:21) for 1P27 10:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 11:47 platform 9 -

745008 platform 2 - 1P10 08:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (09:46) for 1P29 10:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 12:17 platform 10 -

745010 platform 1 - 1P12 08:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (10:19) for 1P31 11:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 12:47 platform 9 -

745003 platform 2 - 1P14 09:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (10:46) for 1P33 11:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 13:17 platform 5 -

745007 platform 1 - 1P16 09:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (11:19) for 5P16 11:40 Norwich Thorpe to Crown Point Depot 11:58 - no cleaning - 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

745 platform 3 arrived at for 1P35 12:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 13:47 platform 6 -

755326 755409 755402 platform 2 - 1P18 10:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (11:46) for 1P37 12:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 14:17 platform 8 -

745009 platform 1 1P20 10:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (12:21) for 1P39 13:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 14:47 platform 9 -

745004 platform 2 - 1P22 11:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (12:45) for 1P41 13:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 15:17 platform 8 -

745101 platform 1 - 1P24 11:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (13:18) for 1P43 14:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 15:47 platform 9 -

745103 platform 2 -1P26 12:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (13:45) for 1P45 14:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 16:17 platform 11 -

745103 Ipswich platform 4 - 1Y01 05:15 Ipswich to London Liverpool Street 06:30 platform 10 -

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745005 platform 1 -1P28 12:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (14:21) for 1P47 15:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 16:51 platform 9 -

745008 platform 2 -1P30 13:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (14:45) for 1P49 15:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 17:19 platform 12 -

745010 platform 1 -1P32 13:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (15:18) for 1P51 16:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 17:54 platform 9 -

745107 platform 2 -1P34 14:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (15:45) for 1P53 16:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 18:21 platform 7 -

745002 platform 1 1P36 14:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (16:19) for 1P55 17:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 18:50 platform 9 -

755326 755409 755402 platform 2 1P38 15:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (16:46) for 1P57 17:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 19:17 platform 12 -

745009 platform 1 - 1P40 15:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (17:20) for 1P59 18:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 19:53 platform 10 -

745004 platform 2 - 1P42 16:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at  (17:48) for 1P61 18:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 20:18 platform 11 -

745101 platform 3 1P44 16:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (18:18) for 5P44 18:40 Norwich Thorpe to CPD 18:58 -

745103 platform 2 9P46 17:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (18:39) for 1P63 19:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 20:47 platform 6 -

745005 platform 3 1P50 17:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (19:21) not for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

745008  platform 1 - 1P54 18:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (19:51) - not for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

745007 platform 2 arrived at for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

745010 platform 3 1P56 18:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at ( 20:21) for 1P71 21:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 22:55 platform 11 -

745108 platform 1 - 1P58 19:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (20:47) for 5P58 21:09 Norwich Thorpe to Crown Point |Depot 21:27 -

745002 platform 1 - 1P60 19:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (21:19) for 1P73 22:02 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 23:57 platform 7 -

755326 755409 755402 platform 2 - 1P62 20:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (21:49) -

745009 platform 1 - 1P64 20:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (22:18) for 755328 platform 4  1Y75 23:05 Norwich Thorpe to Ipswich 23:49 platform 4 -

++ Monday ++ 09:30 to 21:30 Thorpe Station 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉+🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉 five hours overtime

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Sunday, 19 April 2026

Metro 2039 video game

 Metro 2039 is the fourth mainline entry in 4A Games’ post-apocalyptic first-person shooter series, set to be officially revealed on April 16, 2026.

Overview

Metro 2039 is the next installment in the acclaimed Metro video game franchise, developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. The series is based on the novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky and follows survivors navigating a post-apocalyptic Moscow, primarily within the subway tunnels and the surrounding irradiated surface world. This new entry is set four years after the events of Metro Exodus (2019), continuing the story of humanity’s struggle in a devastated world. 
worthplaying.com

Franchise Context

The Metro series began with Metro 2033 (2010), followed by Metro: Last Light (2013) and Metro Exodus (2019). The games are known for their survival-horror elements, immersive first-person shooting, and narrative-driven gameplay. Metro 2039 will be the fourth mainline game, and it may feature both returning characters like Artyom and potentially new protagonists. Previous entries have explored themes of nuclear devastation, human survival, and moral choices affecting multiple endings. 
Polygon

Gameplay and Setting

While detailed gameplay mechanics for Metro 2039 have not been fully disclosed, early leaks and teasers suggest:

Platforms and Accessibility

Metro 2039 will be part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program, allowing a single purchase to be playable on both PC (Microsoft Store) and Xbox consoles. The official reveal will include subtitles in multiple languages and accessibility features such as Audio Descriptions (AD) and American Sign Language (ASL) support. 
Gagadget.com

Reveal Event

The world premiere of Metro 2039 is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2026, during the Xbox First Look showcase. The broadcast will be streamed digitally on YouTube at 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 6 PM UK / 7 PM CEST. This event will provide the first official look at the game, including trailers, gameplay footage, and additional announcements. 
Xbox

Summary

Metro 2039 marks the return of the Metro franchise after a seven-year gap since Metro Exodus. It promises to continue the series’ signature post-apocalyptic storytelling, immersive FPS gameplay, and survival mechanics, while potentially introducing new characters and expanded gameplay features. Fans of the series can tune into the April 16 Xbox First Look to experience the official reveal and learn more about the game’s story, mechanics, and release plans. 



Metro 2039 is the newly announced next mainline entry in the Metro video‑game series by 4A Games — a dark, story‑driven first‑person shooter set in post‑apocalyptic Moscow. It continues the franchise’s tradition of claustrophobic survival, psychological horror, and morally heavy storytelling, but pushes all of these elements further than any previous title.

🧩 What the game is

  • A single‑player, narrative‑driven FPS built by 4A Games, creators of Metro 2033, Last Light, and Exodus.

  • Set in the year 2039, deep in the Moscow Metro where survivors of nuclear war live under authoritarian rule by a faction called the Novoreich, led by Hunter — a figure known from earlier games.

  • You play as The Stranger, a recluse haunted by violent waking nightmares, forced to return to the Metro he swore never to revisit.

🎮 Tone, themes, and gameplay direction

  • The developers describe it as the darkest, most claustrophobic Metro game yet, returning to the tighter, linear structure of the first two games rather than the open‑zone approach of Metro Exodus.

  • Heavy emphasis on:

    • Psychological horror and hallucinations

    • Oppressive underground environments

    • Choices, consequences, and the cost of survival

    • Environmental storytelling (“frozen stories” — scenes that tell their own tale without dialogue)

🌍 Real‑world context shaping the game

Metro 2039’s development has been deeply affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine, as 4A Games is a largely Ukrainian studio.

  • The war forced major rewrites, shifting the story toward themes of tyranny, silence, consequences, and the human cost of conflict.

  • Many developers worked under missile and drone attacks or from scattered locations across multiple countries.

This real‑world trauma directly informs the game’s harsher tone and its refusal to romanticise the apocalypse.

🖥️ Platforms and release window

  • Releasing Winter 2026 (no exact date yet).

  • Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam & Epic Games Store).

🧠 Why it matters

Metro 2039 isn’t just another post‑apocalyptic shooter — it’s positioned as a deeply personal, politically charged, and artistically ambitious entry in the series. The combination of:

  • a fully voiced protagonist,

  • a handcrafted linear campaign,

  • and a development team shaped by real conflict

suggests a game aiming for emotional and thematic weight beyond typical genre fare.

If you want, I can also break down:

  • how it compares to Metro Exodus,

  • the full timeline of the Metro series,

  • or what the trailers reveal scene‑by‑scene.

Which direction would you like to explore?


Here is the full, canon‑aligned timeline of the Metro series, integrating the novels and the video games into one coherent chronological sequence. This timeline is grounded in the sources above and follows the canonical order recognised by Dmitry Glukhovsky and the Metro Wiki.

🧭 1. Pre‑War Background (Before 2013)

Humanity lives normally on the surface. Political tensions rise globally, but nothing yet resembles the apocalypse. (Background implied across novels and games — no single dated source.)

☢️ 2. The Great Nuclear War (2013)

A massive nuclear exchange devastates the world. Moscow is hit heavily, forcing survivors underground into the Metro system.

This is the foundational event for all Metro stories.

🚇 3. Life in the Metro (2013–2033)

Over 20 years, the Metro becomes a network of isolated city‑states:

  • The Rangers, Red Line, Fourth Reich, Hansa, and others form.

  • Mutants evolve on the surface and in tunnels.

This period sets the stage for the first novel and game.

📘 4. Metro 2033 (Novel, 2005 / Story Year: 2033)

Canonical novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Artyom begins his journey across the Metro to warn of the Dark Ones.

🎮 5. Metro 2033 (Video Game, 2010 / Story Year: 2033)

The game adapts the novel but introduces two endings. Canonical ending: Ranger ending (Artyom destroys the Dark Ones).

Redux version released 2014.

📘 6. Metro 2034 (Novel, 2009 / Story Year: 2034)

A sequel novel focusing on different characters (Hunter, Homer, Sasha). Artyom appears only briefly.

🎮 7. Metro: Last Light (Video Game, 2013 / Story Year: 2034)

Direct sequel to the game version of Metro 2033, not the novel 2034. Canonical ending: Redemption ending.

Redux version released 2014.

📘 8. Metro 2035 (Novel, 2015 / Story Year: 2035)

This novel bridges the games and books, continuing from the Last Light canonical ending. Artyom discovers the truth about radio silence and the wider world.

🎮 9. Metro Exodus (Video Game, 2019 / Story Year: 2035)

Sequel to Last Light and thematically aligned with Metro 2035. Artyom and the Spartans leave Moscow aboard the Aurora, discovering life beyond the Metro.

🎮 10. Metro Awakening (VR Spin‑Off, 2024)

A VR prequel set before Metro 2033, exploring early post‑war survival.

🎮 11. Metro 2039 (Upcoming Mainline Game, 2026 / Story Year: 2039)

(Not in the search results but known from public announcements; included here as context.) Set four years after Exodus, returning to a darker, claustrophobic Metro setting.

📚 12. Extended Universe Novels (Various Years / Various Locations)

These are approved but not fully canonical stories set across Russia and Europe.

They expand the world but do not alter the main Artyom storyline.

🧩 Putting It All Together — The Clean Chronological Order

Canonical Core Timeline

  1. 2013 – Nuclear war

  2. 2033 – Metro 2033 (novel & game)

  3. 2034 – Metro 2034 (novel)

  4. 2034 – Metro: Last Light (game)

  5. 2035 – Metro 2035 (novel)

  6. 2035 – Metro Exodus (game)

  7. 2039 – Metro 2039 (upcoming game)

Additional Canon

  • Metro Awakening (pre‑2033 VR prequel)

Extended Universe (Semi‑Canon)

  • Dozens of novels set across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Italy, UK, Antarctica

If you want, I can also produce:

  • A flowchart showing how the novels and games interlock

  • A side‑by‑side table comparing book‑canon vs game‑canon

  • A timeline map of where each story takes place geographically

  • A Metro Exodus → Metro 2039 bridge timeline showing what likely happens between 2035–2039

Which version would you like next?


Here is a clean, structured “timeline map” of the Metro universe, showing where each major story takes place geographically and how the locations shift over time. It’s built to match your analytical style: chronological, spatial, and comparative — almost like a forensic reconstruction of the Metro world across Russia.

🗺️ Metro Series — Geographic Timeline Map (2013–2039)

(Canon novels + mainline games + key spin‑offs)

1. 2013 — The Great War

Location: Moscow (surface + Metro system)

  • Nuclear strikes devastate the city.

  • Survivors flee into the Metro, which becomes the central setting for the next two decades.

Geographic anchor: Everything begins in Moscow.

📍 2033 — Metro 2033 (Novel + Game)

Primary locations:

  • VDNKh / Exhibition Station — Artyom’s home

  • Prospekt Mira → Polis — the journey core

  • Library / Botanical Gardens — surface expeditions

  • Ostankino Tower — final confrontation

Spatial pattern: A north‑to‑south trek through central Moscow’s Metro spine, with dangerous surface detours.

📍 2034 — Metro 2034 (Novel)

Primary locations:

  • Sevastopolskaya — isolated southern station

  • Tulskaya → Serpukhovskaya line — Homer’s route

  • Hansa territory — political tension

Spatial pattern: A southern‑sector story, almost entirely underground.

📍 2034 — Metro: Last Light (Game)

Primary locations:

  • Spartan Order HQ (Polis)

  • Red Line territory — Frunze → Revolution Square

  • Fourth Reich territory — Tverskaya sector

  • Venice (Krasnye Vorota flood zone)

  • D6 bunker — endgame

Spatial pattern: A looping circuit around the central ring lines, touching every major faction’s territory.

📍 2035 — Metro 2035 (Novel)

Primary locations:

  • VDNKh → Polis — Artyom’s search for radio signals

  • Botanical Gardens — Dark Ones

  • D6 ruins

  • Surface outskirts of Moscow

Spatial pattern: A return to the northern arc, with repeated surface forays.

📍 2035 — Metro Exodus (Game)

This is the first time the story leaves Moscow.

Major geographic jumps:

1. Moscow → Volga Region (Spring 2035)

  • Volga River / Tsar Fish marshlands

  • Cult settlement around an abandoned church

2. Volga → Yamantau (Ural Mountains)

  • Mount Yamantau bunker — cannibalistic “government” survivors

3. Yamantau → Caspian Sea (Summer 2035)

  • Caspian Desert — dried seabed

  • Bandit fortresses + oil rigs

4. Caspian → Taiga (Autumn 2035)

  • Siberian forest region

  • Children of the Forest faction

5. Taiga → Novosibirsk (Winter 2035)

  • Deadly irradiated city

  • Institute / Metro‑2‑style labs

Spatial pattern: A trans‑Russia odyssey, moving from European Russia to Siberia.

📍 Pre‑2033 — Metro Awakening (VR Prequel)

Primary locations:

  • Moscow Metro

  • Early post‑war tunnels and surface ruins

Spatial pattern: A micro‑scale prequel entirely within Moscow.

📍 2039 — Metro 2039 (Upcoming Game)

Confirmed setting:

  • Moscow Metro (return to underground claustrophobia)

  • Novoreich‑controlled sectors

  • The Stranger’s isolated hideout (surface outskirts)

Spatial pattern: A re‑compression of the world back into the tunnels — the anti‑Exodus.

🧭 Summary Map — The Whole Series at a Glance

Moscow‑Only Era (2013–2034)

  • Metro 2033

  • Metro 2034

  • Metro: Last Light

  • Metro Awakening

Bridge Era (2035)

  • Metro 2035 (novel)

  • Metro Exodus (game) — the only story to leave Moscow

Return‑to‑Moscow Era (2039)

  • Metro 2039

🗺️ Want a visual diagram?

I can produce any of these next:

Options

  1. ASCII‑style geographic map of Russia with arrows showing the Exodus route

  2. Station‑by‑station Metro map marking each story’s key locations

  3. Side‑by‑side table comparing book vs game geography

  4. A “flowchart of movement” showing how Artyom’s path expands and contracts over time

Which format would you like?


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