Hovertrain

Vehiclecanon

Also known as Imperial hovertrain · Mag-lev

Facts

Type: Train
Role: Transportation

Connections

Affiliations: Galactic Empire, Galactic Republic, Confederacy of Independent Systems, New Republic, First Order, Pyke Syndicate

Appearances

34 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

TV episodes 12
Reference books 9
Novels 5
Films 4
Comics 1
Short stories 1
Games 1
Web 1

Films

Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)

TV episodes

Destroy Malevolence (2008)
Lightsaber Lost (2010)
To Catch a Jedi (2013)
Millennium Falcon - Smugglers Run (2020)
Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine (2022)
Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor (2022)
Part I (2022)
Chapter 19: The Convert (2023)
Chapter 20: The Foundling (2023)
Off the Rails (episode) (2023)
Chapter 5: Inquisition (2026)
Chapter 6: Night of the Hunted (2026)

Comics

Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Rogue Agents 4 (2026)

Novels

Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (2016)
The High Republic: Midnight Horizon (2022)
The High Republic: Escape from Valo (2024)
Master of Evil (2025)

Short stories

One Thousand Levels Down (2014)

Games

Star Wars Outlaws (2024)

Web

Crime and Punishment (2022)

Reference books

Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
Melee and Ranged Weapons (2021)
Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
Star Wars: Darth Vader 46 (magazine) (2025)
Star Wars: Darth Vader 56 (2025)
Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition) (2025)

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