Having problem with cargo station

[HELLKING74]

I need help as I have a passenger station with a cargo siding with it in the configuration but when I put a train on the line for the cargo I constantly get passenger stop can't be used by cargo vehicles but I don't get why it won't work.

[Saint Landwalker]

Depends on how you have the station and the line setup. A screenshot might help.

Last night, for example, I had a passenger station. Single track. I added a second track with a freight platform, but since I used the same line for both the (original) passenger train and the (new) freight train, it meant the freight train was pulling into the track adjacent to the passenger platform rather than the freight platform. So even though the station had a freight platform, it wasn't considered to be serviced by the freight train, since it was set up to pull into the "passenger" track.

I had to create a new line, identical to the first except for using the second station track instead of the first one. That fixed my issue immediately.

[Katana1959]

The problem is, that if you mix stations, they ar not one, they are two stations, and you have to chose the right one for your line.

[WildDogsGaming]

It is so easy to accidentally click on the person box instead of the box box. Never ever just click on the station, LOL.

[Katana1959]

Yes, had the same problem at the beginning. And i am working on an US map 1880, and want to use only one track and a mixed train on mixed station. Cost me an half an hour to get it working, that the train drop off both, persons and cargo at the same station. Now it works

[Gregorovitch]

Originally posted by HELLKING74:

I need help as I have a passenger station with a cargo siding with it in the configuration but when I put a train on the line for the cargo I constantly get passenger stop can't be used by cargo vehicles but I don't get why it won't work.

Yep, I'm prepared to bet you selected the "wrong" station icon when setting up the line. If you delete the stop which is the passenger half of the station in question and then add in the correct cargo half in it's place it will probably work - or at least get you past that problem.

BTW if you modularise your station to have both passenger and cargo platforms you get two icons floating above it, one for each. You got to pick the right one when setting up lines.

[HELLKING74]

Yeah I didn't realise that you actually have to now select the correct box for it to work so now it works fine thanks guys :).

[WildDogsGaming]

Originally posted by HELLKING74:

Yeah I didn't realise that you actually have to now select the correct box for it to work so now it works fine thanks guys :).

Do it once, oops, you didn't know better.

Wait until your 20th freaking station and you are still doing it.... Seriously. :D

[Sacb0y]

OK this has been a thing for 5 YEARS, If you're using a controller THERE IS NO INDICATION that this is how this work. The simple solution is to make those icons function like a button, VISUALLY.

Cause there is NO WAY to determine if this is happening. I just spent an hour trying to figure out why the ♥♥♥♥ this doesn't work. And there is ONE THREAD on this. If not for this thread i would assume the game is broken.

How is someone using a controller supposed to figure this out? What indication is there that when you select a line those icons are buttons!? NONE! It doesn't highlight or ANYTHING.

Like thats crucial man.

I'm reading this thinking "What those aren't buttons are they?"

How does a game go 5 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ years with such a glaring UI issue. 5 Years and a whole controller UI and no one thought to fix this?!

[Great Sage Equal of Heaven]

I had this same issue a couple of weeks ago bud and I'm on PC.

Agree, great game in parts but ♥♥♥♥ these devs need to spend more QA time on the UI