Key takeaways
- Metro Glen South is in The Glen, Heywood, not in Wellsprings, Vista del Rey or City Center.
- In the base game before Update 2.1, it was principally a fast-travel location.
- In the Update 2.1 metro system, Glen South is a functioning NCART stop on several routes, including the green Line D and orange Line E.
- The station is separate from Metro Glen North, Metro: Ebunike and Metro: Wellsprings, despite all being relatively close within the Heywood transport network.
- There is no verified station-specific shop, named resident, boss, unique collectible set or dedicated mission chain attached to Glen South.
- The station becomes available for train travel only after the metro system is unlocked following the early story sequence at Konpeki Plaza.
About this guide
Scope note: This guide covers Metro: Glen South, the NCART station and fast-travel point in The Glen, Heywood, in Cyberpunk 2077. It does not treat the whole of The Glen as if it were part of the station. Nearby locations are included only where they are useful for reaching, using or understanding Glen South. The wider district has its own businesses, gigs, landmarks and NPC activity, which should not be attributed to the station itself.
Overview
Metro: Glen South is an NCART station in the southern part of The Glen, one of Heywood’s subdistricts. In the original base game, the location functioned primarily as a fast-travel dataterm and a piece of environmental transit infrastructure. After Update 2.1, it also became a usable station in the NCART metro system, allowing V to ride to other stations rather than simply teleporting between fast-travel points.
The station is best understood as a transport node, not a dungeon, shop, mission hub or independently explorable neighbourhood. Its importance comes from its position within The Glen’s road network and its connections to other Heywood stations. Players visiting the location should expect a practical transit stop with surrounding streets and district scenery, rather than a large interior complex filled with unique loot.
Boundaries and hierarchy
This distinction matters because guide maps often list Metro: Glen South alongside wider Glen locations such as El Coyote Cojo, Hanford Overpass, Valentino Alley and Megabuilding H3. Those places belong to The Glen, but they are not subareas inside the station. Game8’s Glen guide lists the station as one of the district’s fast-travel dataterms, alongside the district’s other points of interest and services.
What is inside the scope?
These locations may be useful destinations from Glen South, but they are separate map entries.
The location hierarchy is
- 01Night City
- 02Heywood
- 03The Glen
- 04Metro: Glen South
Geography and surroundings
Metro: Glen South sits in The Glen, the southern Heywood subdistrict. The Glen is one of Heywood’s more urbanised areas, with dense streets, elevated roadways, apartment towers, commercial façades and strong Valentino presence. Glen South should therefore be read as part of a larger built-up district rather than as an isolated transport terminal.
The station is positioned in the southern portion of The Glen’s transport network. Map databases place its fast-travel point separately from Glen North and Ebunike, with all three listed under The Glen. One map reference gives Glen South a distinct map position from Glen North, confirming that the names refer to separate stations rather than alternative names for one location.
There is no evidence that the station contains a separate named platform district, underground settlement, restricted corporate facility or mission-only interior.
Access and unlocking
Fast travel
Once Metro: Glen South has been discovered or activated on the map, it can be used as a standard fast-travel point. As with other fast-travel dataterms, the station is primarily useful for reducing travel time across Night City.
The station appears among The Glen’s fast-travel locations alongside:
Riding the NCART
The rideable metro system was added in Update 2.1, rather than being part of the original launch version of the game. The metro becomes available after the opening act has progressed beyond the Konpeki Plaza events. Game8’s metro guide identifies the NCART City Pass as the unlock that gives V access to the system.
The station’s physical entrance should not be confused with a freely explorable subway dungeon. The metro feature is a transport system accessed through the station interface and train sequence, not a large combat area with its own level layout.
Fast travel
Riding the NCART: A practical distinction is important
| Version or state | What Glen South does |
|---|---|
| Original base game before Update 2.1 | Fast-travel dataterm |
| Base game with Update 2.1 installed | Fast travel and rideable NCART station |
| Before the metro unlock | Station may be visible as infrastructure, but train travel is not yet available |
| After the metro unlock | V can select routes and travel between usable NCART stations |
NCART connections
Glen South is particularly useful because it sits on multiple metro routes.
Line D
Line D is the green route. Its listed sequence includes Glen South, Wellsprings, Glen North and Ebunike, as well as stations in City Center, Vista del Rey and Westbrook.
Key Line D connections from Glen South include:
Line D is useful when travelling within Heywood or continuing towards Westbrook and City Center.
Line E
Line E is the orange route. It links Glen South with stations in Watson, City Center, Heywood and Westbrook. Its listed sequence includes Wellsprings, Glen South, Congress & MLK, Japantown South, Monroe & Sagan, Ellison Plaza, Sarasti & Republic and Charter Hill.
Key Line E connections from Glen South include:
Practical route selection
Use Glen South as a departure point when:
For destinations near The Glen’s streets, the ordinary fast-travel menu may still be quicker. The train is most useful when you want to travel through the city’s network, role-play a commute or make a multi-stop journey.
Line D
Line E
Practical route selection
- 01You are already in the southern or central Glen.
- 02Your destination is another Heywood station.
- 03You want to reach City Center without driving through the district.
- 04You are travelling towards Westbrook and want to avoid a long road journey.
- 05You are using the metro as part of an immersive, non-fast-travel playthrough.
Named directory: station and immediate transport entries
The following names are verified as part of the Glen South transport context. They are separate stations or map points, not internal rooms within Metro: Glen South.
The Glen fast-travel and district entries
The last group should be treated as district-level map entries, not as businesses or buildings contained within Glen South. The Glen fast-travel guide lists these points under the wider subdistrict, while the broader Heywood list shows how they sit within the district’s overall navigation network.
The Glen stations and nearby Heywood stations
The Glen fast-travel and district entries
Businesses, services and characters
Station services
The verified functions of Metro: Glen South are:
There is no reliable evidence of a dedicated vendor, ripperdoc, weapon shop, clothing shop, apartment, stash, quest giver or named station employee at Glen South itself. Do not infer a service merely from nearby signs or background shopfronts.
Padre and The Glen
Padre is strongly associated with The Glen, but he should not be described as a resident of Metro: Glen South. His base is located at a basketball court in the wider district. Game8 identifies this court as Padre’s base and notes that it serves as a local gathering place, including basketball during the day and organised fistfights at night.
This is a useful nearby landmark when exploring The Glen, but it is not part of the metro station.
Valentinos
The Glen is closely associated with the Valentinos. The district’s street activity and missions reflect their presence, but a random Valentino patrol or hostile encounter near the station should not be treated as a station-specific encounter. The wider district has its own faction activity, and the exact appearance of ordinary NPCs can vary with time, alert state and nearby events.
Missions and activities
There is no verified mission that begins exclusively inside Metro: Glen South. However, the wider Glen contains several gigs and activities, including:
These are listed as gigs for The Glen rather than as missions belonging to the station.
Similarly, The Glen has NCPD Scanner Hustles and other open-world activities. Their presence in the district does not establish that the station itself contains an encounter, loot cache or combat arena.
Recommended exploration route
For a player who wants to explore the area without confusing the station with the wider district:
Missions and activities
Recommended exploration route
- 01Activate Metro: Glen South if it is not already available as a fast-travel point.
- 02Walk around the immediate station frontage and identify the surrounding roads.
- 03Check the map for nearby The Glen entries rather than assuming every visible landmark belongs to the station.
- 04Travel north or west into The Glen’s denser streets.
- 05Visit the relevant gig marker only after confirming that it lies in the wider district.
- 06Use the station again to compare the road journey with the NCART route.
- 07If playing with Update 2.1, take Line D or Line E and note the separate Glen North, Ebunike and Wellsprings stops.
Items, loot and collectibles
No station-specific unique item, iconic weapon, shard, tarot card, cyberpsycho encounter or fixed collectible has been reliably verified for Metro: Glen South.
Because the station is primarily a transit point, players should not expect a hidden basement, locked maintenance room or unique treasure route comparable to a gig location.
Security and hazards
Metro: Glen South has no verified unique security system or station boss. Ordinary risks come from the surrounding open world:
A player using the station for fast travel should therefore treat it as a relatively safe navigation point, but not as a universal combat-free zone. Nearby events can change the immediate atmosphere.
Lore and district context
The Glen’s identity is shaped by its relationship with Heywood’s communities, Valentinos and local political tensions. The district is not simply a neutral residential zone. Its streets combine working-class housing, nightlife, churches, commercial frontage, road infrastructure and gang-controlled territory.
The wider Glen also has historical significance in Cyberpunk’s setting. In 2045, a protest connected to diverted district funds and the upgrading of NCPD facilities escalated into a major confrontation. By 2077, conflict between the Valentinos and 6th Street had made firefights increasingly common in the area.
That history belongs to The Glen, not specifically to Metro: Glen South. The station is best read as a modern transport layer imposed over a district with longstanding economic and factional tensions.
Base game versus Update 2.1
Base game
In the original release state, Metro: Glen South was an accessible fast-travel point with a station entrance and surrounding environmental detail. The NCART network existed as part of Night City’s visual world, but players could not use a complete, functional metro system to travel between stations. Contemporary coverage described the early station entrances as fast-travel points rather than fully explorable or rideable transit locations.
Update 2.1 and later
Update 2.1 introduced the functioning metro system. Glen South became a usable station in the NCART network, with route connections shown through the metro interface. The station’s role therefore expanded from a static travel marker to a proper transport stop.
Update 2.1 and later: These are different progression and feature states
| State | Glen South experience |
|---|---|
| Launch version | Fast travel only |
| Update 2.1 installed, before unlock | Metro feature unavailable until the relevant story point |
| Update 2.1 installed, after unlock | Fast travel and train travel |
| Phantom Liberty installed | The station remains a base-game Heywood station; the expansion does not turn it into a Dogtown location |
Practical checklist
Before leaving Metro: Glen South, check the following:
Sources
- Cyberpunk 2077 All Fast Travel Dataterms Locations — powerpyx.com
- The Glen Map Guide: All Shops and Fast Travel Dataterms | Cyberpunk 2077｜Game8 — game8.co
- Metro System Map and How to Get the NCART City Pass | Cyberpunk 2077｜Game8 — game8.co
- Cyberpunk 2077 Complete Map — Items & Locations — itemaps.com
- The Glen | Cyberpunk Wiki | Fandom — cyberpunk.fandom.com
- Cyberpunk 2077 devs aren't planning to add a Metro to the game — pcgamesn.com