4 Track Terminus Station Track Config

[Irvsax]

What is the best and most efficiant way to have the tracks leading into a 4 platform station so that all tracks can access all platforms going in and leaving the station. Screenshots would be appreciated.. I cant find anything in the posts about this.

I know it can be done, but dont want it to take LOADS of length of track if at all possible.

[Autocoach]

This ? Double slip switches all .

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011427735

[Irvsax]

Originally posted by Autocoach:

This ? Double slip switches all .

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011427735

Yeah, that makes sense. So the trains on the inside tracks can use that to get to the other inside track using the double dip?

[Gregorovitch]

Generally and especially in the later game I avoid lines crossing over each other via points outside stations like the plague (with the exception of the required "X" point immediately outside a pair of platforms obviously). The reason being that it causes massive additional delays/traffic jams in my experience.

Here are a couple of my station approach track layouts:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011444366

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011444417


The principle behind these is firstly to create three holding slots for each pair of two platforms, one on the way in, one on the platform itself, and one on the way out and secondly to decouple both sets of holding slots (and the platforms themselves) from the main line itself. You can see that in the first example where there are actually six platforms, two of which are for passenger that share the four track main line with the freight.

The benefit of this is that should there be a bunch up of trains sharing the same platform pair then this set up can accommodate three of them, keeping the queue from blocking main line access from any other of the station's platforms, before queues start forming down the main line.

[canophone]

My style:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1990293013

Yes, it also can use double-slip. Also note that the lead tracks into the station all come from common tracks, allowing platform changes with ease. The other examples above, I find less free-flowing.