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S-line is a specialised succession box template that links railway station articles.

Note: this template is called by {{s-rail-national}}; an alias. If a change is made which alters/adds parameters names that template must be updated to reflect the new situation.

Usage

S-line must be encased within {{s-rail-start}} and {{s-end}}. The use of {{s-rail}} is highly recommended but not required.

S-line has the following parameters:

Parameter Description Notes
system The system to which the line belongs This should correspond to an entry in Template:S-rail/lines
line The name of the line This should be obvious shorthand (e.g. Orange for Orange Line)
previous The name of the previous station
next The name of the next station
type The left-hand line branch Optional
type2 The right-hand line branch Optional
note Information about the left-hand line branch Optional
note2 Information about the right-hand line branch Optional
notemid Information about the station itself Optional
oneway1 Indicates that trains do not operate towards the Previous station Optional
oneway2 Indicates that trains do not operate towards the Next station Optional
rows1, hide1 Used to have the Previous Station box cover multiple lines. See below for details. Optional
rows2, hide2 Used to have the Next Station box cover multiple lines. See below for details. Optional
rowsmid, hidemid Used to have the middle (Line) box cover multiple lines. See below for details. Optional
transfer Used to show lines available by direct transfer at an adjoining station. See below for details. Optional
branch Used to denote specific line branch information, in lieu of or in addition to the type parameters. Optional
state1, state2 Allows the passing of an additional station parameter. Useful for disambiguation. Optional
through1, through2 Allows, instead of a next station, service passing to another line on the system. Optional

Styles

[[Template:{{{SYSTEM}}} style]]

The style template allows the modification, at a system level, of display parameters for inter-related templates, including Template:Infobox Station.

Parameter Description Notes
lang Which version of English to output display in. Specify GB for British; the default is US. If GB is specified, the boxes will say "towards" (station). If US is specified, the boxes will say "toward" (station). Optional; S-line only
name_format Formatting for the {{{name}}} parameter itself Optional; Infobox Station only
showterm A "No" value suppresses the display of termini information Optional; S-line only
stop_noun Type of stop (e.g. station, tram stop); default is "station" Optional; S-rail only
thcolor Font color for table headings Optional; Infobox Station only
thbgcolor Background color for table headings Optional; Infobox Station only
title_nowrap If "yes", will apply the nowrap style to s-rail headings. Not recommended for use within Infobox Station Optional; S-rail only

TemplateData

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TemplateData for S-line

S-line is a specialised succession box template that links railway station articles

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
systemsystem

The system to which the line belongs

Stringrequired
lineline

The name of the line

Stringrequired
previousprevious

The name of the previous station, should correspond to a specific template name

Stringoptional
nextnext

The name of the next station, should correspond to a specific template name

Stringoptional
typetype

The left-hand line branch

Stringoptional
type2type2

The right-hand line branch

Stringoptional
notenote

Information about the left-hand line branch

Stringoptional
notemidnotemid

Information about the station itself

Stringoptional
note2note2

Information about the right-hand line branch

Stringoptional
oneway1oneway1

Indicates that trains do not operate towards the Previous station

Stringoptional
oneway2oneway2

Indicates that trains do not operate towards the Next station

Stringoptional
through1through1

Allows, instead of a previous station, service passing to another line on the system.

Stringoptional
through2through2

Allows, instead of a next station, service passing to another line on the system.

Stringoptional
state1state1

Allows the passing of an additional station parameter. Useful for disambiguation.

Stringoptional
state2state2

Allows the passing of an additional station parameter. Useful for disambiguation.

Stringoptional
branchbranch

Can be used to describe a subset of a line.

Stringoptional
transfertransfer

Used to show lines available by direct transfer at an adjoining station.

Stringoptional
round1round1

If set displays 'Reverses direction' in left cell

Stringoptional
round2round2

If set displays 'Reverses direction' in right cell

Stringoptional
circularcircular

If set hides 'toward' of both sides

Stringoptional
circular1circular1

If set hides 'toward' of left cell only

Stringoptional
circular2circular2

If set hides 'toward' of right cell only

Stringoptional
rows1rows1

Number of rows for left hand column

Stringoptional
rowsmidrowsmid

Number of rows for center hand column

Stringoptional
rows2rows2

Number of rows for right hand column

Stringoptional
hide1hide1

Hides the previous station, used when a previous row has 'rows1' set

Stringoptional
hidemidhidemid

Hides this station, used when a previous row has 'rowsmid' set

Stringoptional
hide2hide2

Hides the next station, used when a previous row has 'rows2' set

Stringoptional

See also