Cargo Trains Not Spawning

[Opiyel]

I had a question about the Cargo Trains. I've built two Cargo Train stations, one at my industry and one at my commercial zones. Unfortunately, no trains have spawned from my stations to carry freight. Does the train station have to be connected to an outside train line or will it eventually spawn something? Thanks.

[loverevolutionary]

I'm no expert but I do know that people have designed entirely internal cargo train systems successfully. There's even a guide out there somewhere. The author had separate internal and external cargo and passenger train systems, with transfer points (two stations next to each other) I think the key is, it really has to be the shortest path available. Also, the stations can accumulate goods for a while before spawning a train. You can see that even with externally connected cargo lines. Trains will sometimes spawn right at a station rather than coming in from outside.

[7Notes]

Be sure your cargo terminal doesnt stay on a road with bicycle lane. Its a bug

[a Orc]

Did you create a route between the two stations? If you connect it to an outside line, trains will come automatically, but if you want to connect your own stations, you have to create a route (just like with a bus line).
It doesn't have to be connected. In fact, keeping your internal freight trains unconnected is a good way to avoid train jams.

[loverevolutionary]

You can't route freight trains, internal or external. Routes are for passenger service. You can't even place a stop at a freight terminal!

[Useless Noodle]

do your industry and commercial still connect to highway / or have road direct conenct to it. If you want to use train 100%, first you need to disconnect road between them, force them to use cargo to delivery.

[PertLik]

PLS anyone can create Cargo station for two railway tracks function? On Steam are just as dysfunctional and parks ......

[Cahos Rahne Veloza]

Originally posted by 7Notes:

Be sure your cargo terminal doesnt stay on a road with bicycle lane. Its a bug

QFT (Quoted for truth):

I just recently experienced this bug with my current city. Immediately after I upgraded the regular road that leads to my Cargo station into one that has bike lanes, my cargo terminal stopped working and every truck decided to move freight by road causing massive traffic backups.

[Jen]

Originally posted by 7Notes:

Be sure your cargo terminal doesnt stay on a road with bicycle lane. Its a bug

I've just spent 2 hours getting so frustrated with this. I placed a temp cargo station as a stop gap, whiched worked fine on the one way system, while I figured out layout and then placed my permanent station on a bike lane road. Turned of the temp one to try and force traffic to the new one, which just would not work Then upgraded the road outside the temp station to, yes you guessed it, bike lanes. An hour of rejigging tracks to no avail I turned the temp one back one, which then wouldn't work. ARRRGGGGG!

so to cut a long pointless story short, thank you, I will be dealing with this in the morning!!

[iopl22000]

The fact that I have to use gravel road just to use the cargo terminal is insane.