Freight platforms not loading

[Luis]

I have a Problem.
I build a train track with two train stations. And made a connection with conveyers. But no Ressources are going into the Freight Plattform anyone a Idea what is the Problem. I have ennough Power an the Track ist a loop but no chance...

[Verios44]

Check the train station. Is it saying no power? If so then rebuild the train tracks. Sometimes they bug when merging tracks into a junction.

[Blast]

Hi,
Have you correctly put your conveyors (there are 2 inputs and 2 outputs on each platform) ?
Have you setup correctly the platform for loading/unloading (Orange buttons) ?
Please provide us screenshots for more help.

[Mesoro]

I also have this issue. They are powered. They have resources going to right ports. They wont load my freight cars.

[lpnlizard27]

in order for freight platforms to be activated you need to either program the ai to drive the train, or manually stop on the platform at the correct distance then open the train engine menu and select Dock. The train will not "dock" automatically unless controlled by an AI on its Timetable route

[Vilkata]

Originally posted by Luis:

I have a Problem.
I build a train track with two train stations. And made a connection with conveyers. But no Ressources are going into the Freight Plattform anyone a Idea what is the Problem. I have ennough Power an the Track ist a loop but no chance...

I think there needs to be some clarification, but as written, "resources not going into the freight platform" can only be caused by the station not having power (or if the container is already full). If you had the belt connected to the wrong ports, the resources wouldn't even get to the platform since the belt would be running the opposite direction.

So to broaden the possible problems:

If the freight isn't being loaded onto the train, then it's because that specific platform isn't set to Load; each platform has its own interface, make sure the picture with the arrow pointing down is lit up.

If the train is arriving with freight but not unloading, then similarly, that platform isn't set to Unload OR you're driving the train manually, preventing it from auto-docking.

If all those things are set correctly and it's still not loading, I suggest deleting the platform and rebuilding it. While I haven't seen this bug happen with platforms, it has been possible in the past to "double build" objects in a location where they perfectly overlap. It used to happen a lot with things like mergers. There would be 2 mergers, one "inside" the other, and it was random which one a belt would connect to, so you could have belts going in, but nothing coming out the other side. This bug is rare now, but I've still seen double-building happen in the current (Update III) release.

Good luck with your trains, which are hopefully not going to become instantly obsolete with tomorrow's patch once drones are added. lol

[Renegade]

I had the same problem but the fix was putting the freight platform before the train station

[Eeo]

I had the same issue, the fix is to unbuild and rebuild the platform until it works. Idk if it's the double build problem or something else though.

[disabled inferno tower]

I've been at this for a day now it's still not working and I'm thinking I need a freight platform for every single car

[fefinu]

@disabled inferno tower
Are you trying to load multiple freight cars from the same freight platform? If that's the case then it will not work. One freight platform for every freight car

[mielon]

I had this issue, power was connected to the train station, I could view the power graph on the train station but my freight platforms were refusing to load stuff from belts.
Turns out that my train station was pointing the wrong way, when i fliped the train station and reconnected power, freight platforms immediately started to load stuff from belts.

[The Schmunginator]

I had this problem but hadnt connected the train tracks before but when I did everything started working

[Lare]

This is because the Freight Platform is in the wrong way, you need to build it looking to the way it goes out. Input should be at the right when looking the train station to the way out.

[info]

Originally posted by Lare:

This is because the Freight Platform is in the wrong way, you need to build it looking to the way it goes out. Input should be at the right when looking the train station to the way out.

Only the Station has direction, the pointy end faces out. The Platforms can go with loading/unloading ports facing either way.

[Gecko-[GER]]

Why necroing this more than two year old thread?

[Brenry]

Originally posted by Gecko-GER:

Why necroing this more than two year old thread?

because my train is stuck