Trans Lateral Bypass

In the Murderbot Diaries, the Trans Lateral Bypass is a major thoroughfare on Preservation Station, introduced in Fugitive Telemetry as part of the station's distinctive architectural style. Its wide corridors with high arched ceilings project holographic views of a planet's surface, designed to simulate transparent ports and create an open, naturalistic feel that contrasts with typical corporate station design. As Murderbot navigates the station while investigating a murder and evading SecUnit detection, the Bypass serves as a key location for movement, observation of human behavior, and tense encounters. Though it appears only in the sixth book, it exemplifies the Preservation Alliance's emphasis on human comfort and psychological well-being, influencing Murderbot's growing attachment to the station as a rare safe haven.