terminus

[maats]

Whats the purpose of a cargo terminus?

[Autocoach]

Connected at the end instead of middle mainly I guess.

[Furball]

Only advantage to i find to a terminus, apart from aeethetics is it is a bit thinner with the building on the end rather than the side.

In most cases i just use a through station as it is generally easier to line up and having the building on the side automatically leaves space for some overflow cargo buildings even if space is tight.

[GIJoe597]

I use them when it is against the map edge or on an island. When you know nothing else will be coming through it. It is a point to point station as far as I am concerned, for bringing far flung resources in. Also, sometimes it fits nicely in tight spots, like amongst crop fields.

[RadiKyle]

Yeah it's just for convenience so you can build that layout quickly instead of doing it manually.

You can modify stations manually with any layout you want (terminus, through, combination...).

[GIJoe597]

Originally posted by RadiKyle:

You can modify stations manually with any layout you want (terminus, through, combination...).

About that. I am currently playing as I type this. I had a train cargo station that was 160 meters long. I had a train that was 172 meters long. Using configure for the station I added platforms to extend the station length.

It does not register, the train still has a loading speed penalty. If you manually change them does the game not recognize the new length?

[RadiKyle]

Originally posted by GIJoe597:

About that. I am currently playing as I type this. I had a train cargo station that was 160 meters long. I had a train that was 172 meters long. Using configure for the station I added platforms to extend the station length.

It does not register, the train still has a loading speed penalty. If you manually change them does the game not recognize the new length?

Did you add the track module as well? Each section of a terminal needs both a platform module and a track module. It can't use the regular tracks you place on the map. So the 160-m long terminals needs 4 platform modules and 4 track modules.

[GIJoe597]

The station was single tracked. I added a platform at the end of the existing platform along the track. Perhaps that was incorrect.

I eventually bulldozed the station and built a 240 meter, 4 track to replace it.

[Tsubame ⭐]

It is a predefined quick to build template. Suitable to point to point lines. May be easier to build than a through station in some places, especially town centers with not a lot of space.

Like a through station, it can be freely edited to further suit your needs, including conversion to a through station at a later stage if needed.

[RadiKyle]

Originally posted by GIJoe597:

The station was single tracked. I added a platform at the end of the existing platform along the track. Perhaps that was incorrect.

I eventually bulldozed the station and built a 240 meter, 4 track to replace it.

Right, so that's what I mean, platforms next to existing regular tracks ("non-station tracks") do nothing. Platforms need "station tracks" beside them for the full length of the platform.

So when you're modifying a station, every time you add a platform module to lengthen the station, you also have to add a track module beside it. If existing regular tracks are in the way, you need to bulldoze those first.

[GIJoe597]

Roger, thank you.

[maats]

Thanks for the info.