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Corridor

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(covers information from severalalternate timelines)

Acorridor oraccess corridor located withinstarships andspace stations typically served aspathways orpassageways to various stations orquarters, and as lengthy hallways through which one accessed variousrooms. In buildings there were also known ashalls orhallways.

Starfleet[]

In order to maximize the use of space aboardStarfleet vessels, the corridor system was designed to provide more than simply access from room to room. Several safety and survival features were built into the walls and ceilings, as were running lights to indicate whenever the starship was operating underalert status.

Corridors on board Starfleet vessels were usually of two types: radial (those which ran outward, pointing toward the outer hull) and concentric (those which lay in rings, interconnecting the radial corridors). The angled surfaces of each concealed different support structures.

Radial corridors were angled on either side. Their walls concealed a variety of supply lines and conduction systems, data networks, and power trunks. These systems were accessible by the removal of the snap-locked panels which cover them, and all were marked. The ship's concentric corridors housed personnel support systems. In each corridor segment, an emergency survival compartment existed which provides atmosphere, food andcommunications for one crew member; this provision was to be used should sudden decompression of the ship interior occur due to hull damage orlife support failure.

On board starships in service since thetwenty-fourth century,force fields could be erected in corridors to confine intruders.

Crossfield-class[]

USS Discovery, Corridor — *Crossfield*-class corridors

Much like those of the contemporaryConstitution-class, the corridors of theCrossfield-class were wide, with angled walls. They were metallic in color, with lighting in the ceiling and floors. (DIS: "Context Is for Kings",et al.)

Under the aegis ofDIS Season 1 Production DesignerTodd Cherniawsky, a concept illustration of aCrossfield-class corridor was created. ("DesigningDiscovery",DIS Season 1 DVD &Blu-ray special features)

Constitution-class[]

Corridors on board starships of theConstitution-class had been exceptionally wide on vessels on the original configuration.

Corridor on board aConstitution-class starship retconned

Corridor on board aConstitution-class starship of the original configuration

Corridor speaker

Constitution-class (alternate reality)[]

In thealternate reality,Constitution-class corridors were white with circular walls and black floors. Hallways that connected the more livable parts of the ship withengineering and theshuttlebay used those rooms' pipes and boilers as impromptu walls and ceilings. The ship's size also afforded space for alobby. (Star Trek;Star Trek Into Darkness;Star Trek Beyond)

Corridor aboard the alternateConstitution-class in2258

Hallway connecting the main corridors, shuttlebay and engineering aboard the alternate Constitution class

Corridor aboard the alternateConstitution class in2263

Constitution II-class[]

Corridors on board starships of theConstitution II-class were color-coded for identification of deck level. The panels of those on Deck 5, which housed thecrew quarters of most of the ship'sofficers, were covered by a layer of red padding to help protect against injury during any unlikely sudden ship movement. Most corridors on board were colored silver. Those within theengineering hull appeared blue due to different lighting arrangements within that section of the ship. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Standard concentric corridor design

Red-padded corridor on Deck 5

Radial corridor within the engineering section

Galaxy-class[]

Starships of theGalaxy-class featured wide and comfortable corridors similar in arrangement to starships of theConstitution-class: concentric corridors echoed the shape of theprimary hull and were interconnected with radial corridors. The latter were similar in design to those on boardConstitution-class starships; the concentric corridors of theGalaxy-class, however, were more wide and allowed crew and guests direct computer access through panels mounted against either wall of the corridors. This allowed users to be directed to their destination of choice. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Typical concentric corridor within the primary hull of aGalaxy-class starship

Typical radial corridor within the engineering hull of aGalaxy-class starship

An officer demonstrates the function of a corridor panel

In2364, on board theGalaxy-class starshipUSSEnterprise-D Dr.Beverly Crusher looked for, but failed to find,Lieutenant jg Geordi La Forge in a corridor when he fledsickbay while being treated for a mysterious illness. (TNG: "The Naked Now")

Intrepid-class[]

Corridors on board starships of theIntrepid-class were all identical in concentric design. Provisions were concealed behind panels, but the ship's corridors lacked any form of padding to protect crew against injury.

In2371, on board theIntrepid-class starshipUSSVoyager,Lieutenants Commander Tuvok andChakotay took advantage of their relative seclusion in one of the ship's corridors to discuss, and air their disagreements regarding, a conflict betweenB'Elanna Torres andLieutenant Joe Carey. (VOY: "Parallax")

The lower maintenance decks such as Deck 15, not used as often as much of the rest of the ship, were noticeably less well-lit, and thinner, allowing less room for people to pass. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")

A corridor on board a starship of theIntrepid-class

Deck 15 of theIntrepid-class

Other[]

A gallery of other Starfleet corridor designs:

Corridor aboard aFreedom-class starship

Corridor aboard anNX-class starship

Access corridor aboard an NX-class starship

Access corridor aboard aY-class starship

Corridor aboard aKelvin-type starship

A corridor aboard aDreadnought-class starship

Corridor aboard a starship of theOberth-class

Corridor aboard a starship of theDefiant-class

Corridor aboard aNova-class starship

Corridor aboard aSovereign-class starship

Corridor aboard aSagan-class starship

Corridor aboard aUniverse-class starship

The corridors aboardEnterprise NX-01 were constructed onParamount Stage 8 and18. The access corridors aboard theECSFortunate were re-dressed from theEnterprise corridors built on Paramount Stage 18.("Call sheets")

Klingon[]

Corridors aboard Klingon vessels varied amongst the various classes. On the largerK't'inga-class vessels, corridors were wide and brightly lit; with angled sections along the top and bottom. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

The corridors aboard theKlingon Bird-of-Prey were cramped and sparsely lit; except in the section connected to the bridge. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home;Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

Corridor of a 23rd-century Bird of Prey

Another 23rd-century Bird of Prey corridor

Corridor of a late 23rd-century K'tinga-class vessel

Cardassian[]

Corridors on board starships andspace stations of theCardassian Union reflected theCardassian preference of balance, angles, and hard metallic surfaces and dark colors. Cardassians believed in honesty in design and wished to see the columns and beams that made up a structure rather than disguising them with cosmetic treatment. Corridors on board the former Cardassian space stationDeep Space 9 reflected this design philosophy in being darker and harsher than those on board starships and space stations of the Federation Starfleet.

Corridor on board the former Cardassian space station Deep Space 9

Corridor of the docking ring on board Deep Space 9

Although corridor matte paintings had previously appeared in several of the films,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was the first television spin-off to make regular use of them in its corridor sets. They can be seen at the ends of the primary DS9 corridor set (a necessity because the curve of these corridors was much gentler than the corridor had been on theEnterprise-D set, a move intended as a subtle reminder of the station's scale). These paintings were distinguished by having slightly different colors from the practical set, and were "disguised" by a raised section divider.

Of all theStar Trek spinoffs, the Cardassian corridors were actually the smallest corridor complex built for any spin-off series. There was a section of curved corridor bookended by the matte paintings, which included the wardroom/senior officers' quarters set, which carried on the tradition of having wild walls which could be brought in or removed as needed to portray different rooms. The perpendicular corridor that ended in a T-junction included two complete junior officer/guest quarters sets, each also a modular room which could be adjusted as needed to reflect the needs of the episode. When needed, the wall at the end of that T-junction was rolled aside and the cargo bay vertical door moved into place. These corridors were separate from the docking-ring corridor seen outside many a docking port.

Both theOriginal Series and TNG had regularly featured scenes involving conversations during walks through the corridors, and while this was occasionally done in the curved corridor set, scenes with longer dialogue were typically shot on the much larger Promenade set, as those scenes need not be "faked" (a necessity when a lengthy conversation required actors to walk a longer distance than was possible on set; this practice was used extensively on TNG and can be spotted when actors walk past the turbolift alcove, only to have a cut and see them coming around the corner near sickbay; the corridor complex for theUSSVoyager was redesigned to reduce this problem).

In2369,Tosk tampered with an access panel in one of Deep Space 9's corridors in an attempt to gain access to the station'sweapons locker. (DS9: "Captive Pursuit")

In2373,Nog andJake Sisko confrontedKai Winn Adami within one of Deep Space 9's corridors over her suspected role in acquiring aWillie Mays rookie yearbaseball card from an auction. (DS9: "In the Cards")

Romulan[]

Interiors on board starships of theRomulan Star Empire were spartan and functional. Thus, corridors on boardRomulan vessels were wide, allowing quick and unrestricted access throughout the ship. Computer panels were provided throughout ship corridors, mounted against both sides of the wall, allowing easy access to ship systems. (DS9: "Improbable Cause")

A corridor in aRomulan drone ship

AD'deridex-class warbird corridor

Vulcan[]

Seleya corridor — A corridor aboard theSeleya

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Background information[]

Throughout various episodes of theStar Trek franchise, starship and space station corridors occasionally served as the sites of plot developments and action scenes enhancing the narratives.