Namdoc:Transit Stations

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A few dozen NAM approved Transit Stations are included as optional components of the NAM installer.

Many NAM stations service multiple networks, so the broad types of NAM stations relate to how they are built/used:

1. Proximity-based stations, are simply plopped adjacent to the networks they service.
2. Avenue overhanging stations, composed of a station piece and an "other side" piece, to link the mass transit network on both sides of the avenue.
3. Orthogonal raised (or ground) stations, designed to sit inside the orthogonal network it services, activated by drawing the network through the station.
4. Diagonal raised stations, being a two tile plop with overhang, designed to sit inside a two-tile piece of the diagonal network, activated by drawing the network through the two tiles.
5. Dual networking stations, a transit lot that resembles a puzzle piece, replacing a section of street, road, or avenue, as found among the GLR and RTMT stations.

There are also families of stations that share a similar appearance or BAT style, based on the content creator.

• BriPizza has made distinctive proximity-based stations with irregular overhanging lots.
• RaphaelNinja created the shiny silver Ninja Boulevards.
• Morifari's creations can be spotted by the distinctive orange benches, for the comfort of waiting commuters, and also includes the "Victorian" stations, too.
• Xyloxadoria does the long gracefully arched (1x6) blue glass stations.
• The "Modern" family of stations have a gray concrete, steel and glass structure, the only family of stations with both single-height (15m) and double-height (30m) buildings, which were all created by Xyloxadoria, but have quite a different look from the arched blue glass stations.
• Brenda_Xne did the Modern GLR Station and Modern Monorail and Bullet Train Station, which look quite different from the Xyloxadoria's "Modern" family of stations.

Transit Station Summary

Comparison Table

Menu Name	BAT Family	Type	Cap 000's	Budget	Size (plop)	Bus	Parking	Tram (GLR)	El-Rail	Subway	Rail	Freight	Monorail
Bus Stop	Maxis	Proximity	17	5.00	1x1	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subway Station	Maxis	Proximity	24	20.00	1x1	-	-	-	-	S	-	-	-
Passenger Train Station	Maxis	Proximity	24	20.00	2x3	-	P	-	-	-	R	-	-
Freight Train Station	Maxis	Proximity	30	10.00	2x3	-	-	-	-	-	-	F	-
Elevated Rail Station	Maxis	Orth	30	20.00	1x3	-	-	-	E	-	-	-	-
Monorail Station	Maxis	Orth	45	20.00	1x3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	M
Elevated Road Bus Stop and Subway Station	BriPizza	Proximity	30	5.00	1x2	B	-	-	-	S	-	-	-
BriPizza 15m Multi-Purpose Station with Parking	BriPizza	Proximity	62	40.00	2x3 (1x3)	B	P	-	E	S	R	-	M
BriPizza 15m Multi-Purpose Arched Station	BriPizza	Proximity	60	50.00	2x4 (1x2)	B	-	-	E	S	R	-	M
BriPizza Norikae Station	BriPizza	Proximity	75	58.00	4x4 (1x2)	B	-	-	E	S	R	-	M
Ninja Boulevard Kiosk	RaphaelNinja	Proximity	32	100.00	1x1	B	P	-	-	S	R	F	-
Ninja Boulevard Station	RaphaelNinja	Proximity	65	150.00	1x4	B	P	-	-	S	R	F	-
Overhanging Bus Rapid Transit Station	Modern	Avenue	65	20.00	1x4	B	-	-	-	S	-	-	-
Victorian Viaduct Rail Station (orthogonal)	Victorian	Orth	48	30.00	1x5 (1x2)*	B	-	-	-	S	R	-	-
Victorian Viaduct Rail Station (diagonal)	Victorian	Diag	48	30.00	2x5 (1x2)	B	-	-	-	S	R	-	-
Elevated Rail Station, Diagonal	Morifari	Diag	50	20.00	2x5 (1x2)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Elevated Rail Station, Diagonal	Victorian	Diag	48	20.00	2x5 (1x2)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Elevated Rail Station, Straight	Morifari	Orth	50	20.00	1x5 (1x4)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Elevated Rail Station, Straight	Victorian	Orth	48	20.00	1x5 (1x4)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Elevated Rail, Bus, and Subway Station	Traditional	Orth	???	22.00	1x3	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Modern Elevated Train Station	Brenda_Xne	Orth	69	200.00	1x6	B	P	-	E	S	-	-	-
Modern Double Height EL Rail Station	Modern	Orth	62	250.00	1x4	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Madison-Wells Station	???	Dual	69	20.00	1x9 (1x3)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Ashland Station	???	Dual	69	20.00	5x9 (1x3)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Morgan-Lake Elevated Rail Station	???	Dual	111	230.00	2x7 (2x3)	B	-	-	E	S	-	-	-
Simple Tram Stop on Street	Traditional	Dual	14	5.00	1x1	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-
SFBT Tram Stop on Road	Traditional	Dual	???	5.00	1x1	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-
SFBT Tram Stop on Road	Traditional	Dual	24	8.00	1x2	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-
SFBT Tram Stop on Road	Traditional	Dual	???	11.00	1x3	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-
Straight Tram Station (GLR)	Traditional	Dual	48	10.00	1x2	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-
Straight Tram-Avenue Station	Traditional	Dual	48	10.00	2x2	B	-	T	-	-	-	-	-

   *  Plop-size of 1x2 prevents the bus stop from reaching the overhang, so a road must be run along the side of the station, too.

Proximity-based stations

Orient the station using Home/End keys, plop it next to the network(s) you want the station to service, and you're done. Proximity-based stations are among the easiest of stations to learn to use, and orienting the station before plopping is only for the visual effect. These stations work on any orientation, as long as they touch the networks they service.

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Elevated Road Bus Stop and Subway Station (BriPizza)
• BriPizza 15m Multi-Purpose Station with Parking
• BriPizza 15m Multi-Purpose Arched Station
• BriPizza Norikae Station
• Ninja Boulevard Kiosk
• Ninja Boulevard Station

Maxis proximity-based stations

Both Bus Stop and Passenger Train Station have had their capacities increased much higher in the NAM.

The Maxis Bus Stop must be plopped adjacent to a street, road, avenue, or highway. Highway bus stops must also have pedestrian access on one of the four sides, or else a No Road Access Zot will appear. The way the Bus Stop is facing makes no difference to how it works.

The Maxis Passenger Train Station must be plopped adjacent to a street, road, avenue, or highway on one side, and a rail line on any other side. Again, the orientation of this train station plop makes no difference, which is the essence of how proximity-based stations work. They just need to touch an adjacent tile of the networks they service.

The Maxis Freight Train Station also has a higher capacity in the NAM, and provides transshipment from rail to road, in addition to the road to rail feature provided in original the Maxis version.

Avenue overhanging stations

In the Build Rails menu

• Overhanging Viaduct Rail Station
• Viaduct Rail (other side)
• Overhanging Monorail Station
• Monorail (other side)
• Overhanging HSR Station
• HSR Station (other side)

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Overhanging El Rail Station
• El Rail (other side)
• Overhanging Bus Rapid Transit Station
• Bus Rapid Transit (other side)

Orthogonal ground stations

In the Build Rails menu

• Modern Arched Rail Station (Xyloxadoria)
• Ground High Speed Rail Station (Xyloxadoria)
• HSRP Transit Hub

Maxis orthogonal ground stations and their enhancement in the NAM

In the Build Rails menu

• Grand Railroad Station

Orthogonal raised stations

In the Build Rails menu

• Victorian Viaduct Rail Station (orthogonal)
• Viaduct Rail Station, Straight (Morifari)
• Modern Viaduct Rail Station (Xyloxadoria)
• Monorail Station, Straight (Morifari)
• Modern Monorail and Bullet Train Station
• Modern Double Height Monorail Station
• Elevated High Speed Rail Station (Xyloxadoria)
• High Speed Rail Station, Straight (Morifari)

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Elevated Rail Station, Straight (Victorian style)
• Elevated Rail, Bus, and Subway Station
• Elevated Rail Station, Straight (Morifari)
• Modern Elevated Train Station
• Modern Double Height El Rail Station

Maxis orthogonal raised stations

In the Build Rails menu

• Monorail Station

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Elevated Rail Station

Diagonal raised stations

In the Build Rails menu

• Modern Viaduct Rail Station
• Victorian Viaduct Rail Station (diagonal)
• Viaduct Rail Station, Diagonal (Morifari)
• Modern Diagonal Monorail Station
• Monorail Station, Diagonal (Morifari)
• Diagonal High Speed Rail Station (modern)

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Modern Diagonal Elevated Rail Station
• Elevated Rail Station, Diagonal (Victorian style)
• Elevated Rail Station, Diagonal (Morifari)

Dual networking stations

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• Simple Tram Stop on Street
• SFBT Tram Stop on Road 1x1
• SFBT Tram Stop on Road 1x2
• SFBT Tram Stop on Road 1x3
• Straight Tram Station
• Diagonal Tram Station
• Modern GLR Station
• Diagonal Tram-Avenue Station
• Straight Tram-Avenue Station
• Overhanging El Rail over Road Station
• El Rail over Road (other side)
• Madison-Wells Station
• Ashland Station
• Morgan-Lake Elevated Rail Station

Subway

Maxis Subway

• Subway Station

Mass Transit Transitions

In the Miscellaneous Transportation menu

• SFBT Subway-Tram Transition
• Tram in Road to Subway/URail Transition
• Tram in Ave to Subway/URail Transition
• Subway to Underground Rail Connector - In "Road", "T-Road" and "Ped Mall" flavours.

Maxis transitions

• Subway-to-Elevated Transition