Placeholders

On Advanced Displays with static text you can use various placeholders to display all kinds of data. Placeholders are always enclosed in %, e.g. %time%.

Note

n is the index of the entry, starting with 0. 0 = the first entry (e.g. the next train), 4 = the 5th entry (e.g. the 5th next train) and so on.

Generic placeholders

These placeholders always work.

• time - the current in-game time of day
• day - the current in-game day

On-board placeholders

These placeholders only work on assembled trains. For some of them, the train must also be in service.

• via - a comma separated list of all stopovers
• line - the train name or, if defined, the line name
• carriages - the amount of carriages this train has

• origin. where the train started its journey OR

  destination. where the train will end its journey OR

  next. the next stop, includes the destination OR

  stopN. the following stops, where N=0 is the next stop, excludes the destination,

  followed by:

  • station_name - the arrival station
  • platform - the arrival platform number
  • arrival - arrival time in in-game hh:mm format
  • departure - departure time in in-game hh:mm format
  • arrival_eta - arrival time as an eta
  • departure_eta - departure time as an eta

Station placeholders

These placeholders only work on displays in the world. For some of them, the train must also be in service.

• trainN., followed by:
  • station_name - the arrival station
  • platform - the arrival platform number
  • arrival - arrival time in in-game hh:mm format
  • departure - departure time in in-game hh:mm format
  • arrival_eta - arrival time as an eta
  • departure_eta - departure time as an eta
  • via - a comma separated list of all stopovers
  • line - the train name or, if defined, the line name
  • origin - where the train started its journey
  • destination - where the train will end its journey
  • carriages - the amount of carriages a train has
  • stopN - the following stops, where N=0 is the next stop

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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

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Categories: Create Railways Navigator