An armored hovertrain was a train composed of linked cars that traveled on a magnetic field. The Galactic Empire utilized such trains to transport both prisoners and goods across the oddly shaped planet Kessel, where spice was mined. Subsequently, the Rebel Alliance employed a comparable train to move provisions and support troops to a Chandrilan city while Moff Kohl Seerdon was executing his blockade on Chandrila. Shielded by Rogue Squadron, the train endured an Imperial assault and successfully arrived at the city.
The train had three distinct types of cars:
- A cockpit (shaped like a slanted rectangular prism), equipped with a forward-facing laser installation and a pair of laser emplacements in turrets (one per side).
- A cargo car (shaped like a basic rectangular prism).
- A gun car fitted with a pair of turbolaser cannons in addition to a missile launcher.
During the battle near the Maw, Karie Neth, along with other inmates, commandeered an armored hovertrain to break free from the Maw prison complex, aided by Rogue Squadron.
Two armored hovertrains operated out of the spaceport situated in Worlport on Ord Mantell, conveying both cargo and passengers to more remote locations. One of these trains snaked through the Scraplands, a vast, desolate area located to Worlport's north.