How to effectively build stations? | Building and management Mashinky Guide

Last update: 17 October 2017

Properly build station can provide large quantities of resources/passengers if you place it in a good location. Station has 2 fields range in all directions and its original size is 6x6. Each object in this range that produces or receives resources will be using station' warehouse. If more stations are connected to a building, then he will distribute the resources in equal quantities. Additionally, some station upgrades, like the waiting room, can increase the size by a few fields or increase the maximum size of the station.

Passenger stations. Construction of passenger station should be determined by the number of residential buildings in the range. Select a part of the city that has a long road with houses (1,2). This will provide you with large interest of the passengers. Additionally construction of new segments of the station (3) or a waiting room (4) will greatly increase the number of passengers as it can increase the range to a large part of the city. Sometimes the streets' and houses' layout isn't helpful in finding a spot for the station. Despite that, create a long station, then place a few additional, single stations deeper in the city (4). This will slightly bend the rules, but provide you with more passengers.

Industrial stations - plants. Manufacturing industry (mines, forests) usually has great amount of place to build around it. However, you can increase the number of resources if you manage to position the station in such place that it reaches a few plants (1). This will make more resources reach your warehouses. You can expand the station (2) and construct plant upgrade (3) to artificially increase the range. It is best to position the station in such way that it will reach as great part of the plant as possible (4), but such possibility is not always provided by the map.

Industrial stations - factories. Similarly to the previous ones, finding a simple place for the station isn't troublesome. Such station should be behind the factory (1), as close to the delivery routes as possible (2). The tracks should be connected in as simple way as possible (3). Try not to build too much tracks or additional stations around the factories because after some time you will need the space for upgrades (4). You should leave some space for additional stations as usually you will concentrate your trains on that station (to save expansion costs). If needed, flat the area. The trains cannot waste time on getting through hills and using complicated roads.