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Hitch-22

Feb 24, 2024 @ 11:49am

How to remove a station from the route ?

I am running a freight train from station A to station C then back to A again. It passes near another station B on the way. When accepting the contract it forces me to pass through station B on the way but not on the way back.

The contract is only for Station A to C then back to A so no need to use station B.

For bother directions I have a bypass going past station B in either direction, it seems to accept the bypass for the return journey but not the outbound. How can I remove a passing station from the contract pleases as I don't want to use up the platform.

I ran it anyway going A, C, A and the journey worked on the track and signalling but I used the bypass both ways and the contract didn't work because I didn't pass through station B

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Arnstein86 has Rail Route

Feb 24, 2024 @ 11:58am

Short answer, you can't.

The calculation should be able to calculate most situations, and you can add/remove waypoints manually, but only those.

One thing I have seen it struggle with, are the bypass tracks you mention. It has to do with if the track through station is shorter or not. The station bypassing/stopping is not penalized enough in the calculation I think.

The new calculation takes built track and track speeds into account as well as length. If there is a direct route between two stations in the bottom bar it should be chosen regardless of length. If not the route is calculated and stations enroute added.

The scenario you encounter could be interesting to devs though, to see if they can improve on the calculation algorithm.

Last edited by Arnstein86; Feb 24, 2024 @ 12:29pm

Hitch-22

Feb 24, 2024 @ 12:10pm

Great thank you this makes sense especially with the shorter routes being selected, no point messing around any further with it. The only thing I may try is to upgrade the bypass that it isn't taking with the faster track and see if that helps. If it does and accepts the contract I can always downgrade it again to get the funds back.