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Now, using this page to store some information about Railways methods

Elementary icons

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User:Xsanda/Rail_Icons

Main templates

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  • The old deprecated one: {{BS-map}}
  • See Template:Routemap/doc for more details about page overflows, and how to recode an *.src page from older format to the newer one.

Legend

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Key to symbols
Heavy rail Metro or light rail
In use Out of use, planned
or under construction
Tunnel In use Out of use, planned
or under construction
Tunnel
           
Some diagrams may use other colours to indicate different lines or services. Some diagrams indicate rail trails with green; see trails legend.
Stations
Terminus
Major station
Accessible
S-Bahn (or other commuter rail)
S-Bahn and other services
Limited service
Out of use; line in use
Out of use; line in use
Out of use; line in use
Minor station/stop
Accessible
S-Bahn
Limited service
Out of use; line in use
Out of use; line in use
Out of use; line in use
Interchange
Between lines
(same building)
Hub or complex
Cross-platform interchange
Connected but separate
Between modes
Accessible
Out of use; line in use
Facilities
Major depot or freight station
Out of use; line in use
Minor depot or factory
Out of use; line in use
Junctions
Flat junction
Route continues off map
Branch out of use
Crossings
At grade
Over other line
Under other line
(at interchange)
Under other line
(metro/light rail)
Unprotected level crossing
Protected level crossing
Protected level crossing
(US symbol)
Bridges
Overbridge
Underbridge
Viaduct or large bridge
Across water
Swing bridge
Pontoon bridge
Vertical-lift or bascule bridge
Over canal or navigable river
Over trail
Over highway or major road
Under highway
(alternate)
Over motorway
(UK symbol)
Formations
Tunnel
Daylighted tunnel
Cutting
Embankment
Elevated line
Track features
Single-direction travel
Interruption (features omitted)
Incline
↓ uphill
Summit
Switchback
Passing loop
Crossover
Pocket track
Siding
Passing siding
Yard
Reversing loop
Turntable
Traverser
Other features
Milepost or change of measure
Street running
Border or fare zone
International border, customs
Line end
Transportation
high-speed train
long-distance train
long-distance train
(US symbol)
metro or subway
bus or coach
commercial airport
funicular or
rack railway
aerial lift or gondola
parking
Other features
church
museum
hospital
stadium
factory
or works
significant building
North arrow
miscellaneous building
scenic outlook
other feature
pointer arrow

One example

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Great Eastern main line
from London Liverpool Street
114-40
Norwich
Trowse
Norwich Victoria
Swainsthorpe
Flordon
Forncett
Tivetshall
Burston
94-43
Diss
Mellis
Finningham
Haughley
80-09
Stowmarket
77-07
Needham Market
Claydon
Bramford
Ipswich Goods Yard
to Lower Yard
and Ipswich Docks
68-59
Ipswich
Stoke Tunnel (
16 ch
320 m
)
Ipswich Stoke Hill
Griffin Wharf branch
(goods only)
Bentley
59-35
Manningtree
Ardleigh
51-52
Colchester
46-49
Marks Tey
42-18
Kelvedon
38-48
Witham
35-74
Hatfield Peverel
Beaulieu Park
(planned)
29-60
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Viaduct
23-50
Ingatestone
Shenfield Junction
20-16
Shenfield
18-16
Brentwood
14-76
Harold Wood
13-41
Gidea Park
12-30
Romford London Overground
Romford OHL depot
Crowlands
9-79
Chadwell Heath
9-23
Goodmayes
8-46
Seven Kings
Fairlop Loop
(now site of Ilford depot)
7-29
Ilford
Ilford flyover
6-20
Manor Park
UpperRight arrow to Barking
Forest Gate Junction
5-21
Forest Gate
4-39
Maryland
4-03
Stratford London Underground Docklands Light Railway London Overground
Thornton Fields
carriage sidings
Bow Midland Yard
Temple Mills line
Bow Junction
Coborn Road
Globe Road &
Devonshire Street
Bethnal Green East Junction
1-10
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green West Junction
Bishopsgate
Wheler Street Junction
0-00
London Liverpool Street London Underground London Overground
1
2
3
1 Suburban line
2 Main line 3 Electric line
Connection to
Metropolitan Railway