Stations and Depots
Catchment, capacity, loading and vehicle maintenance.
Stations let passengers and cargo enter or leave your transport network. Buy vehicles at depots, shipyards or integrated aircraft hangars. Combined stations can handle both passengers and freight, although individual terminals may be restricted to one.
Building Stations
Open Buildings in a transport tool, filter passenger or cargo stations, and set the initial platform count and length. Most stations use modules. On keyboard, M/N rotate and comma/period change height; Shift allows finer adjustments. The preview includes demolition costs.
Configuring Stations
Choose Configure in the station window to add, replace or remove modules. Tracks must remain parallel; roofs and underpasses depend on other modules. The bulldozer removes individual modules inside configuration mode, but removes the entire station outside it.
Catchment Area
Cargo needs to be inside the catchment radius. Passengers also need a usable route without a large detour. Select or place a station to inspect coverage: blue buildings allow cargo transfer, green allows passengers, and white allows both. Cargo icons show district and industry demand or supply.
Station Capacity
Cargo is stored at industries and warehouses; passengers wait at stations. Longer platforms and side buildings expand passenger capacity. Side buildings provide shared space across platforms. Overcrowding makes passengers unhappy sooner and harms town growth; consult each building’s description for its capacity.
Loading Speeds
Transfer time depends on the vehicle, platform and storage stock. Specialized cargo platforms load their intended goods faster, but other cargo loads much more slowly at those terminals.
Stations by Type
Road, rail, water and air stations have different construction limits.
Road
Road stations start with up to four platforms and expand in 10-metre modules. Opposite roadside stops on the same street section form one station. Their cargo loading is slower than at larger stations.
Rail
Rail stations start with up to eight tracks and expand in 40-metre modules. Through and terminus tracks can coexist. Additional entrances on different sides increase catchment coverage.
Water
Harbors need navigable water at the landing and solid land at the road access. Large ships require large landings. The same terminals serve passengers and freight.
Air
Airfields accept small planes; airports accept all planes and helicopters. Heliports include the depot required to buy helicopters, while helipads only provide landing and take-off.
Depots & Maintenance
Depots and shipyards buy vehicles and repair nearby vehicles within a small radius. Dedicated maintenance buildings have a larger repair radius but cannot sell vehicles; aircraft have no dedicated maintenance buildings. Connect a depot to the relevant road, tram or rail network so vehicles can reach their line.