Station Six

Station Six was a base that was part of the resistance's Underground Railroad network that assisted citizens in escaping City 17. It was located at the very beginning of the canals that led out of the city, and is seen at the end of the Route Kanal chapter of Half-Life 2.

Location
Station Six was a small shantytown with a dock that housed an airboat. It was located at the start of the city's canals, and was in between the canals and a stretch of water rendered radioactive, probably by the Combine.

Features
Station Six's shanties were mostly unremarkable and served only the purpose of housing the resistance members stationed there. However, they kept a stock of SMG-1 ammunition and had a working radio. Additionally, the dock contained lots of fuel and an airboat that was ready to be used at a moment's notice.

History
Station Six was shelled with headcrabs by the Combine during the Combine's crackdown on the Underground Railroad. Most of the inhabitants were killed outright by the shells landing, or converted into headcrab zombies. The zombies killed most of the resistance members who managed to escape the shells.

Only two members managed to escape this massacre: the female mechanic for the airboat and a man with an SMG-1 stationed at the front of the station (where the radio and most of the ammunition was located), listening to the radio and battling the headcrabs. The man was fending off headcrabs when Gordon Freeman approached. The man recognized Gordon instantly, and Alyx Vance came on the radio ordering all resistance members to give Gordon whatever aid he required. The man obliged and gave Gordon some ammo, advice on the battle through the station ahead, and told him about the station's airboat. Gordon defeated the headcrabs and zombies within the outpost and got to the airboat just as the mechanic was finishing fueling it up. The mechanic gave Gordon some information on the airboat and sent him on his way, advising him to find help at Station Seven without knowing it had suffered the same fate as Station Six, except nobody had escaped the attack at Station Seven.