Schedule Section¶

Schedule sections allow you to divide a train's schedule into several small parts. For each of these sections, you can then define your own settings that influence the navigation and behavior of the train. This feature also allows to specify the final stop by yourself that should be shown on the displays or in the navigator as the train destination.

Usage¶

Train sections are defined in the schedule and must always be added before the first stop of a section. If the first stop is also the last stop of the previous section, the Include start of next section option must be enabled in the previous section's settings.

Example¶

In the following route: A B C D E F G

There should be a section with A B C and D E F G.

In this case, a new section must be created before A and D without any further settings. It is important to note that there won't be o train connection between C - D or G - A, as they are not in any section. Since C is the final stop and D is the beginning, you cannot get from C to D.
To avoid this problem, you can include D in both sections. So you now have a section A B C D and D E F G (D is both, the final stop and the start).

The new section must be defined before D (because D should be the first stop) and the Include start of next section option must be enabled in the previous section so that D is included in the previous section as the final stop as well. Since D is now the start and the end at the same time, you can navigate via the station, although a transfer is necessary, since the train ends in D (because it starts a new section there).

If you want to do the same with G - A (so that A is the final stop and the start) the entry for this section must be created before A or after G.

Exclude train sections¶

You can also use sections to hide trains (e.g. when driving to the depot). To achieve this, simply create a new section and deactivate the Navigable option. If you want the train to be usable again, create a new section before the first stop with Navigable activated.

Train Groups and Train Lines¶

When entering a new schedule section, train groups and train lines can be assigned to the trains, which then change the appearance of it. More details about these two features on their respective help pages.

Default behaviour¶

In schedules that do not define their own sections, there is still a default section that is added internally at the very beginning and with the option Include start of next section turned on. Trains without sections show the first stop in the train schedule as the first stop and the final stop.

Create Railways Navigator

Blocks	Advanced Displays • Train Station Clock
Features	Blacklists • Global Settings • Permissions • Schedule Section • Station Tag • Train Category • Train Lines
Items	Navigator
Other topics	Navigation warning • Placeholders • Scheduled Time and Real Time • Train Initialization • Train validation • Wildcards & Glob Patterns
Schedule entries	Dynamic Delay • Prioritized Destination Instruction • Schedule Section • Train separation

Categories: Create Railways Navigator Create Railways Navigator/Schedule Feature