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For GTA 1, Trains are designed as passenger based vehicles that allow players and NPCs to move between various underground and elevated stations scattered all over the city, consisting of a single locomotive pulling three passenger cars. Players simply enter or exit a passenger coach the same way their do with any road vehicle, but can only do so when the Train has come to a stop at the station; from that point on, players may continuously ride the train until they alight at a station.

A minor quirk on Trains in GTA 1 is the ability to hijack them in the PC version. In order to do this, players must first be within a Train's passenger coach. By simultaneously pressing the Ctrl and Enter keys, the player gains control of the locomotive, allowing them to control the train's speed as well as their direction along the tracks (forwards or backwards). However, the player must be aware of another Train along the track, as Trains are very sensitive to crashes; a simple collision can destroy both trains in an explosion, killing the player inside. Likewise, trains can be damaged if they collide with any vehicle along the line, or sustain damage from gunfire, ultimately leading to it blowing up.

Trains are only available in [[Liberty City in GTA 1|Liberty City]] and [[Vice City in GTA 1|Vice City]], as [[City of San Andreas|San Andreas]] is presumed to originally intend to include the [[Tram]] instead but decided against it for the final version of the game. Trains in Liberty City are blue, while trains in Vice City are red.

In GTA 2, the type of train cars were expanded, consisting of up to four different models:

In GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, the games' rendition of [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] features two train lines which rolling stock consists of two-to-three car electric trains that unusually only utilize one track, despite the tracks featuring two.

The Trains are designed as generic subway trains, complete with visible driver's cabs and an interior decorated with seating and advertising. Unlike Trains in previous games, the Liberty City Trains are indestructible; neither can the player commandeer the trains, limiting the player to riding them. While the train travels from one station to another, the journey is played out in [[cutscene]] form.