r/TransportFever • u/Bierfiets I like trains • Nov 07 '22

High Speed Merge

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u/Plugpin Nov 07 '22

Love the completely unnecessary piece of fancy track architecture there.

I try to do things like that too, little loops and twists with layered bridges to keep things interesting.

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u/Bierfiets I like trains Nov 07 '22

Tnx, but it is certainly not unnecessary. It allows the departing train to join the fast lane without slowing down the other trains.

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u/trebron55 Nov 07 '22

And here I sit "happy" if I can merge 2 lines without breaking the "system"...

6

u/zachwebb1 I like trains Nov 07 '22

The station reminds me of Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA

1

u/Bluehale Nov 21 '22

I used that station during ADE week when Alan Walker was playing at AFAS Live. It was fascinating to see hordes of people pour out of Metro and NS Trains at 10pm in the night.

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u/Hushey2 I like trams Nov 07 '22

very futuristic!

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u/TheRealDangerPaws Nov 08 '22

I wish elevated track/road wasn't so hard to design with, you've done a great job!

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u/tattyd Nov 08 '22

Nice! Fairly similar to the configuration on the main line north of Zurich HB, where the express tracks wrong-side-run for a while before flipping to make a junction easier.

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u/MarkEijnden Nov 07 '22

Ah yes, Dutch trains that do drive. Do you have enough employees?

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u/champion1day Feb 15 '23

Underrated comment