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Set Train Schedules of Stations

Hover the cursor over a station. > Press △ button or left-click to show the menu of train schedule.
You can switch [Information] (station's information) and [Schedule] (menu for schedule settings).

Train Schedule of Station

【Select Train】
Press × button and the directional buttons / left-click to select a train to set its schedule.

[Copy]: temporarily copy a schedule of a selected train. Once the schedule is copied, the train No. will be framed.
[Copy Clear]: displayed while a train schedule is being copied. Delete the copied schedule by selecting [Copy Clear].
[Paste]: apply a copied schedule to a selected train.
[Apply to All Trains]: apply a selected train schedule to all trains.

【Select Platform】
Press × button and the directional buttons / left-click to select a platform to set its schedule.

[Copy]: temporarily copy a train schedule of a selected platform. Once the schedule is copied, the train No. and the platform No. will be framed.
[Copy Clear]: displayed while a train schedule is being copied. Delete the copied train schedule by choosing [Copy Clear].
[Paste]: apply a copied schedule of a platform to a selected platform.
[Apply to All Trains]: apply a train schedule of a selected platform to all platforms.

【Action Mode】
Set the next action and its conditions of a train arriving at a statio

[Stop]: Adjust the slider to set a length of time to stop at a station
[Dep.Time]: Adjust the slider to set departure time of a train and its interval.
[Pass]: Set a motion to pass through a station without stopping.
[Arrival]: Set a motion to depart a station when another train arrives at other platform.
[Oncoming]: Set a motion to depart a station when another train from the direction to depart arrives at or passes through a station.
[Overtake]: Set a motion to depart a station when another train from the same direction departs or passes through a station.
[Separate Schedule]: Set multiple departure times.

Note: Loading and unloading materials require sufficient time. Short stoppage time causes left-behind materials.

【Direction】
Set a direction to depart of a train arriving at a station.

[Straight]: keep a direction on arrival at a station to depart.
[Reverse]: depart to the opposite direction on arrival at a station.

【Passengers/Materials】Note: Available if it is enabled. [Option] > [Schedule] > [Set Service Schedule]
Setting how to treat passengers or freights at a station.

Getting On & Off / Load & Unload: Both boarding and alighting are available. If a freight arrives at a station, unload materials to a depot. If a freight with no materials arrives, load materials from a depot.
Boarding / Load: Only boarding is available. / Load materials from a depot.
Alighting / Unload: Only alighting is available. / Unload materials to a depot.
Do Nothing: No boarding and alighting is available after arrival. / No operation of freights after arrival.

【Service Schedules】Note: Available if it is enabled. [Option] > [Schedule] > [Set Service Schedule]
Set months and days of operation.

[Yearly]: Trains are operational throughout a year.
[SPG]: Operational from March to May.
[SUM]: Operational from June to August.
[FALL]: Operational from September to November.
[WIN]: Operational from December to February.
[OFF]: Out of operation throughout a year.
[1]~[12]: Operational in selected month(s).

[Daily]: Daily service
[Week Days]: Weekday service
[Holidays]: Holiday service
[Sun]~[Sat]: Trains are operational on selected day(s).

Time Setting Using Slider

【Stop】
By setting a stoppage time, you can stop a train at a station for a certain time.
Hover the cursor over a departure time to set a stoppage time. > Press L1 button or R1 button / left-click / use the mouse wheel to adjust.

【Departure Time】
By setting departure times, you can also set ① departure time of the first train, ②interval between the next train, and ③ departure time of the last train.
Hover the cursor over a departure time to set. > Press L1 button or R1 button / left-click / use the mouse wheel to adjust. If departure time of the last train is before that of the first train, the last train is able to depart after midnight.

【Manual Setting】
For manual setting of multiple departure times and directions to depart, follow the process below:
The maximum number of departure time for each train is 1000 (total number of branching point).
No additional schedule over 1000 is available.。

①Hover the cursor over a departure time to set. > Press L1 button or R1 button / left-click / use the mouse wheel to adjust.
　 The spots set are displayed with white lines.

②The number of current scheduled time.

③Go to the previous (next) number of scheduled time.

④Select the direction to depart or Pass Through. By clicking the button, switch Straight, Reverse or Pass Through.

⑤Set how to treat passengers or freights on arrivals.
　 By clicking the button, switch loading and unloading, loading only, unloading only, or no loading and unloading.
Note: Available if "Set Passenger & Load Service" of the Schedule settings in the Option menu is turned on.

⑥Adjust Separate Schedule Bar to the current time.

⑦Register the time being displayed on the Separate Schedule Bar.

⑧Delete the current number of schedule time.

⑨Delete all numbers of scheduled times.

Setting of Usual and Special Train Schedule

【Special Train Schedule】Note: Available if it is enabled. [Option] > [Schedule] > [Set Service Schedule]

Select [Schedule] - [Schedule 2].
Enable a special train schedule by changing the status of [Schedule2] from [OFF].
Once a special train schedule is enabled, a red icon for special train schedules will appear on the [Schedule 2] button.

Special schedules take priorities over usual schedules.

Note: Usual train schedules become out of operation if special train schedules are [Yearly] and [Daily].

Advanced Settings of Stations

For advanced settings of train schedules, open the [Option] menu > Select [Schedule] > Turn on the following functions:
Note: Other settings do not affect schedule settings of stations.

【Set Passenger & Load Service】
Turn on to show the settings of [Passengers] and [Materials] and set how to treat passengers and materials on arrivals at a station. Turn off to set all [Boarding & Alighting] / [Load & Unload] as motions at a station.

【Set Service Schedule】
Turn on to show [Service Schedule] and [Extra Service Schedule] > Set a date to apply train schedules of a station.
(Schedules are out of operation except specified dates.) When turned off, and if setting of stoppage time of a station is 5 minutes, all trains will stop at the station for 5 minutes everyday.

【Minimize Units of Time on Schedule】
Turn on to set 1 minute as the minimum unit of time for train schedule. > Press L1 button or R1 button / use the scroll wheel to adjust train schedules. Turn off to set 5 minute as the minimum unit of time.