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Overview

The Vice City Metro is a public rail and tram system that operates across Vice City in Grand Theft Auto VI. Based on Miami's real-world Metromover and Metrorail systems, the Vice City Metro represents one of the most significant new infrastructure additions in GTA VI. Rockstar has not said whether players can ride it.

Elevated rail lines and a station are visible in trailer footage, confirming that the transit network is a physical feature of the game's urban landscape. Rockstar has not named any station or published a route.

System Design and Routes

The Vice City Metro appears to operate as an elevated rail system, with tracks running above street level on dedicated guideway structures. This design mirrors the real Miami Metromover, which is an automated people mover that loops through downtown Miami on elevated tracks. Stations are positioned at regular intervals throughout Vice City's urban core, with covered platforms and access stairways or escalators connecting to street level.

Trailer 2 shows a blue and silver train on an elevated track above a street and a train leaving a station. How many lines the system has, and whether any line reaches Vice City International Airport as Miami's Metrorail does, has not been shown.

The trains themselves appear to be modern, automated rail vehicles running on a fixed schedule. Whether players can board and ride between stations, and whether the system runs at all hours, has not been confirmed.

Player Usage

If it proves rideable, the Vice City Metro would give players a hands-free transportation option that allows them to travel across the city without needing to drive or navigate traffic. This would be particularly useful for new players learning the map layout, as the elevated rail provides panoramic views of the city's neighborhoods, landmarks, and geography. It would also offer a change of pace from the high-speed car chases and action sequences that define much of GTA gameplay.

Using public transit in GTA VI may serve practical purposes beyond simple transportation. Players might use the metro to escape wanted levels (blending in with NPC commuters), travel to mission start points, or simply observe the city's dynamic world from a different perspective. The metro system adds another layer to the vehicles transportation ecosystem in the game, which already includes cars, motorcycles, boats and watercraft, and aircraft.

Stations

Trailer 2 shows a train leaving an elevated station. As of September 23, 2026, Rockstar has not named any station.

Key Details

Real-World Inspiration

The Vice City Metro is based on Miami's Metromover and Metrorail systems, both operated by Miami-Dade Transit. The Metromover is a free automated people mover that operates on elevated tracks through downtown Miami, serving 21 stations across three loops (Inner Loop, Brickell Loop, and Omni Loop). It has been in operation since 1986 and carries approximately 30,000 riders per day.

The Metrorail is a heavier rapid transit line with two routes: the Green Line and the Orange Line. The Orange Line connects Miami International Airport to downtown. Together, the Metromover and Metrorail form the backbone of Miami-Dade County's public rail transit system.

Miami's elevated rail infrastructure gives the city a distinctive visual character, with the Metromover's sleek guideway structures weaving between downtown skyscrapers. This visual identity has been faithfully translated into GTA VI's Vice City, where the metro's elevated tracks are a prominent feature of the urban skyline.

Gameplay Implications

A rideable metro system would have several implications for GTA VI's gameplay design. First, it would provide a legitimate, non-criminal way to traverse the city, which is important given the game's emphasis on player choice. Not every trip needs to involve stealing a car or outrunning the police.

Second, the metro creates opportunities for unique mission scenarios. Train-based missions, platform chases, and transit station encounters could all leverage the metro infrastructure in interesting ways.

Third, the metro adds to the overall sense of Vice City as a functioning, modern city. Real cities have public transit systems, and the inclusion of one in GTA VI adds to that sense of a working city.

Trivia

• Miami's real Metromover is free to ride, with no fare required. Whether the Vice City Metro charges a fare or is free in the game is not yet confirmed.