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As you delve intoCities: Skylines 2and expand your city, you’ll observe that citizens' needs to extend beyond basic services to include smaller details. It’s crucial to consider and address all citizens' requests, and the same holds for transportation.
In the initial milestones, all transportation options are not necessary, especially when your city is still small. You have control until your city starts growing, and initially, you’ll focus on basic transportation services as the first step in establishing the transportation network.
As your city expands, unlocking additional options becomes essential, with trains being one of them. This guide will assist you in how to unlock trains and all the steps to set up railways.
How To Unlock The Train
When starting a new city, you initially have access only to basic utilities, gradually unlocking more services as your city progresses. The same applies to transportation services, with access becomingavailable at the fourth milestone, the Grand Village.
Initially, you’ll have access to basic transportation services, and you can unlock additional optionsfrom the transportation development treein theprogression menu. Here, the train becomes available as a second option after the basic one, and since thetrain is a first tier node, it costs one development point.
How To Set Up Railways
The train isn’t crucial in your initial milestones, especially when your city hasn’t expanded much yet. However, it can still be beneficial for local use. Setting up railways earlier is a good step to efficiently manage them.
When you decide to start setting up railways, you’ll go through several steps,fromsetting up Rail Yardstocreating passenger lines.
How To Set Up A Rail Yard
The Rail Yardserves as the initial step to set up railways, acting as thestarting point for all trains and a maintenance facility, while alsoproviding ten vehiclesfor use. This requires an initial cost of 150,000 and an upkeep of 30,000 per month.
Once you set up the Rail Yard, you have the option to upgrade it withExtra Rails, increasing the capacity by anadditional five trains. This upgrade will incur a cost of 50,000 with a monthly upkeep of 16,000.
While the first upgrade adds more vehicles, there’s another option todecrease the train maintenance durationcalled theMaintenance Hall. This upgrade requires a cost of 750,000 and a monthly upkeep of 34,000.
To complete setting up the Rail Yard, you mustlink it to a road to provide electricity and also that citizens can access it, and the final step to finish it is toconnect it with the train tracks.
How To Set Up Train Tracks
Most maps come with built-in train tracks and outside connections. If your map doesn’t provide one, you mustcreate it yourself using a Double Train Trackto ensure a way for trains torun in both directions, and it will require a cost of 2,500 for each kilometer.
There are two other options for train tracks, theTwo-Way Train Track and the One-Way Train Track. These are usefulfor connecting the Train Yard with other tracksbecause the yard provides some single tracks, as each provides a single train track. The cost for each of these is 1,250 per kilometer.
To establish anoutside train connectionor extend your connections, you’ll need topurchase additional map tiles to reach the edgeand link the train tracks with it.
How To Set Up A Train Station
With a cost of 75,000 and an upkeep of 23,000 per month, you can establish aTrain Station. This stationallows passengers to board and disembarkfrom trains.
Similar to the Train Yard, this Train Station will alsorequire a road connectionand linkage with thetrain track.
Once established, you have the option to upgrade it withExtra Platforms to increase the train capacityin the station. This upgrade will require 35,000 with an additional 7,000 per month for upkeep.
You can also upgrade it toenhance the attractivenessof the station by addingtrain station servicessuch as small shops, restaurants, and kiosks for passengers. This upgrade will require a cost of 50,000 and an upkeep of 16,000 per month.
How To Create Train Lines
When youclick on the station, it will present you withthree clickable train icons. Each one allows you to create a line, connecting it either with an outside connection or with other stations.
To establish the train line,click on the desired pointon your station andfollow the train trackto theother station locationyou wantor the outside connection point. After setting the point of departure,return to the stationtocreate a return route, enabling you to receive passengers at that station as well.
During this time, you will beable to receive passengers from both outside connectionsand other stationsyou create on your map.
How To Manage Railways
All transportation services will be managed in the same, accessed through theTransportation Menu. Click on thedetails line iconbeside the train lineyou want,which will open the line panel.
Here, you can view theline and its points. Additionally, you have the option tochange the line colorto distinguish it, and this color change will bereflected on the trains operating on that line. You also have the flexibility toadjust the number of vehiclesyou want to use in that line.
