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HalloDuDa

5 Jul @ 2:59am

need help schedule - 2 day service in 7 day week

I have ~1500h ingame with a complex network of ~300 lines (based on northern Germany), but I still struggeling with the "new" schedule.

I have multipe long distance services, every our from 6am to midnight (+1 at night):
Depot A -> A -> B -> Depot B
Depot B -> B -> A -> Depot A
(with some intermediate stops)
With growing network I struggling to fit my service into a 7 days week. The early trains go from A to B and later from B to A. No problem. But the "middle" service is the problem. there is no time for a 2nd service before/after due to the night break. Upcoming night trains are the same.
So I have a 2 day service:
Day 1 A -> B,
Day 2 B ->A
My workarrond is a complex timetable with an extra train:
Train 1:

A -> B
B -> A
A -> B
B -> A
A -> B
B -> A
no service

Train 2:

B -> A
A -> B
B -> A
A -> B
B -> A
no service
A -> B

Train 3:

no service
no service
no service
no service
no service
A -> B
B -> A

But I need 50% more trains and double depot tracks. Is there any other option?

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adlet

5 Jul @ 6:38am

This one's easy to do with 1.16. You need two shifts: shift 1, Depot A -> A-> B -> Depot B every day. Shift 2, Depot B -> B->A - Depot A every day. Trains need to be unassigned at the end of the last run to depot A or B (the order "does not continue", unclick this button in the order).

Make sure you read about what conditions need to be met for a train to be reassigned back to a shift. In particular, the train needs to be at the same track at the time as noted in the shift, and needs to be approved for this shift.

You need two trains, both need to be approved for both shifts 1 and 2.

On day 1, train 1 runs shift 1 and goes A to B, train 2 runs shift 2 and goes B to A. They are unassigned at the end of the day in the depot. On day 2, train 1 is in depot B and picks up shift 2, as long as it's in the same track shift 2 starts from, and now runs back to A. Train 2 is in depot A and picks up shift 1 and runs back to B. And so it can continue, the week length does not matter.

For this to work, your first order of the shift has to be the depot order to assign the train to a shift.