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Metro: Ebunike

Metro: Ebunike is an NCART station and fast-travel point in The Glen, a sub-district of Heywood.

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Key takeaways

  • Metro Ebunike is an NCART station in The Glen, Heywood.
  • It is primarily a fast-travel and metro-ride facility, not a substantial interior location.
  • It should not be confused with Ebunike Docks, the Northside industrial area containing the ship Ebunike.
  • The station is served by the yellow Line B and the green Line D in the NCART network.
  • It is relevant to the investigation in The Highwayman, where the player is directed towards the Metro Ebunike area.
  • There is no verified evidence that the station itself contains a unique vendor, apartment, boss arena, purchasable property or dedicated loot room.

About this guide

Scope: Base game content, including the NCART metro feature added in Update 2.1. Spoiler warning: The guide discusses The Highwayman, Chippin’ In, and rewards connected with those missions.

Overview

Metro: Ebunike is an NCART station and fast-travel point in The Glen, a sub-district of Heywood. It is a transport location rather than a large explorable district, dungeon or quest hub. Its importance comes from three things: it provides access to the NCART network, it sits close to several Glen routes and fast-travel points, and its name can easily be confused with the much larger Ebunike Docks in Northside, Watson.

The station itself is not the Ebunike container ship. The ship and its surrounding docks are a separate location in Northside, used during the side job Chippin’ In. Metro: Ebunike is in The Glen, on the opposite side of Night City.

Location and boundaries

Metro: Ebunike belongs to The Glen, not to the whole Heywood district and not to Northside. The Glen contains several other fast-travel points, including Metro: Glen North, Metro: Glen South, Embers, Megabuilding H3, El Coyote Cojo, Valentino Alley and Senate & Market. Metro: Ebunike is one entry in that wider sub-district network rather than a named neighbourhood with further officially defined subareas.

For guide purposes, the station’s scope should be limited to:

It should not be expanded to include all of The Glen, nearby buildings merely because they are visible from the station, or the separate Ebunike Docks area in Watson.

Nearby Glen fast-travel points

These are neighbouring transport locations in the same sub-district, not subareas of Metro: Ebunike:

The directory above follows the published fast-travel listings for The Glen. Their inclusion here indicates nearby connections, not that they are physically inside the station.

Location and boundaries: steps

  1. 01
    The Metro: Ebunike station entrance and immediate public approach.
  2. 02
    The nearby streets and alleys directly associated with the station marker.
  3. 03
    Mission interactions that specifically direct V to this station or its immediate surroundings.

Named location directory

Nearby Glen fast-travel points

Metro access and routes

The NCART system became a functional travel system with Update 2.1. Stations can be used either for immediate fast travel or for riding the train and viewing Night City from the carriage. The system contains 19 stations across five lines.

Line B

Line B connects Metro: Ebunike with stations including:

This makes Ebunike useful for travelling between The Glen, parts of Westbrook, City Center, Watson, Santo Domingo and Pacifica, depending on the selected direction and transfers.

Line D

Line D is the green route and includes:

Because Line D is presented as a loop, the displayed travel direction matters. For a nearby destination, it can be quicker to use another Glen station or travel around the loop rather than remain on the train for a long circuit.

Line B

Line D

Mission and activity connections

The Highwayman

Metro: Ebunike is associated with The Highwayman, a side activity involving James and Josie. The investigation leads V through the Glen and uses the metro area as one of its important search locations. Guides and player reports identify the station and the nearby drop-point area as part of the investigation route.

The important practical point is that the objective is not a conventional combat mission inside a large station. When directed to Metro: Ebunike:

The precise presentation can vary slightly with quest state, but the station functions as an investigation landmark and navigation reference, not as a separate quest dungeon.

Chippin’ In: the important name distinction

The side job Chippin’ In takes place at Ebunike Docks in Northside, Watson. The objective involving Smasher, Jeremiah Grayson and the ship Ebunike is not completed at Metro: Ebunike. The ship is an old container vessel moored at the docks, and the mission takes V and Rogue through the industrial base and onto the vessel.

This distinction matters because the two names appear similar on the map and in quest discussions:

The Highwayman

  1. 01
    Travel to the Metro: Ebunike fast-travel point.
  2. 02
    Leave the station entrance and inspect the immediate exterior.
  3. 03
    Follow the investigation prompts and use the scanner where the objective indicates.
  4. 04
    Check nearby alleys and the area around the marked drop point.
  5. 05
    Continue following the quest evidence rather than searching for a large underground platform complex.

Chippin’ In: the important name distinction

LocationDistrictWhat it isMain associated content
Metro: EbunikeHeywood, The GlenNCART stationThe Highwayman; metro travel
Ebunike DocksWatson, NorthsideIndustrial docks and moored shipChippin’ In

Residents, factions and security

No named resident, faction headquarters or permanent boss encounter is verified as belonging specifically to Metro: Ebunike. The station has ordinary Night City pedestrians and transit users, but they are ambient NPCs rather than a documented local population.

Likewise, the available location listings do not establish a dedicated gang presence, NCPD checkpoint, shop, ripperdoc, weapon vendor or security facility inside the station. The wider Glen contains faction activity and missions, but that should not automatically be attributed to the Metro: Ebunike site.

Verified directory

This is a statement about the researched location scope, not a claim that no random encounter or nearby open-world event can ever occur in the surrounding streets.

Shops, services and items

Metro: Ebunike’s confirmed function is transport. It provides:

No functional shop or purchasable service has been reliably identified as part of the station itself. Visible adverts, kiosks or decorative storefronts should not be treated as usable businesses unless the game provides an interaction or a source confirms a service.

No unique collectible, fixed weapon, cyberware item or dedicated stash is verified as belonging specifically to Metro: Ebunike. Nearby mission loot and open-world rewards should be recorded under their own activity or building rather than assigned to the station merely because the station is the nearest fast-travel point.

For a short visit

  1. 01
    Fast-travel to Metro: Ebunike.
  2. 02
    Walk out to the street and identify the nearby road layout.
  3. 03
    Check the map for Metro: Glen North and Metro: Glen South to understand the local transport triangle.
  4. 04
    If pursuing The Highwayman, follow the active objective and scan the marked evidence near the station area.
  5. 05
    If simply travelling, compare Line B and Line D before boarding.
  6. 06
    Do not set out for the Ebunike ship from this station. Use the quest marker for Ebunike Docks in Northside instead.

Common mistakes

“Is Metro: Ebunike the ship?”

No. The ship Ebunike is at Ebunike Docks in Northside, Watson. Metro: Ebunike is a station in The Glen, Heywood.

“Can I start Chippin’ In here?”

No. Metro: Ebunike is not the Chippin’ In mission area. The mission sends V to Ebunike Docks after Rogue’s investigation into Smasher and Grayson.

“Why can’t I find a large station interior?”

The location is primarily a public transit marker and functional metro stop. It is not structured like a major explorable interior such as a megabuilding, club or mission compound.

“Does the station have its own vendor?”

No dedicated vendor or service is verified for the station. Treat it as a transport facility unless an interaction is visibly available in your game version.

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