Template:Infobox rail line

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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.

Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

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{{{name}}}

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{{{caption}}}

Info

Type

{{{type}}}

System

{{{system}}}

Status

{{{status}}}

Locale

{{{locale}}}

Terminals

{{{start}}}
{{{end}}}

No. of stations

{{{stations}}}

Service routes

{{{routes}}}

Daily ridership

{{{ridership}}}

Operation

Opened

{{{open}}}

Closed

{{{close}}}

Owner

{{{owner}}}

Operator(s)

{{{operator}}}

Character

{{{character}}}

Rolling stock

{{{stock}}}

Technical

Line length

{{{linelength}}}

Track length

{{{tracklength}}}

No. of tracks

{{{notrack}}}

Gauge

{{{gauge}}}

Electrification

{{{el}}}

Operating speed

{{{speed}}}

Highest elevation

{{{elevation}}}

Line map
{{{map}}}

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Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox rail line/doc. (edit | history)

Please use Template:Infobox rail line freight for freight lines (includes historic data).

1 Parameter list and definitions
2 Usage
- 2.1 Copy and paste
- 2.2 Example

[edit] Parameter list and definitions

Name	Parameter	Required	Definition
Infobox width	`box_width`	No	Width of infobox, omitted: 25em; blank: width depends on infobox content
Name	`name`	No	Name of rail line
Color	`color`	No	Color of rail line
Logo	`logo`	No	Filename of image for the logo
Logo width	`logo_width`	No	Size of logo
Image	`image`	No	Filename of image
Image width	`image_width`	No	Size of image
Caption	`caption`	No	Caption of image
Type	`type`	Yes	Type of transit system. Types may include (one or more): Commuter rail – use in lieu of "Regional rail," "Commuter train," etc. Rapid transit – use in lieu of "Metro" or "Subway" Light rail Tram – use in lieu of "Trolley" or "Streetcar" Bus Bus rapid transit Monorail People mover Interurban
System	`system`	No	Name of transit system the rail line is part of
Status	`status`	No	Status of rail line
Locale	`locale`	No	City or region transit system is located
Start terminus	`start`	No	Name of starting terminal station
End terminus	`end`	No	Name of ending terminal station
No. of stations	`stations`	No	Number of stations/stops
Service routes	`routes`	No	Number of service routes
Daily ridership	`ridership`	No	Daily system ridership
Opened	`open`	No	Date rail line opened
Closed	`close`	No	Date rail line closed
Owner	`owner`	No	Owner of rail line
Operator(s)	`operator`	Yes	Operator of rail line
Character	`character`	No
Rolling stock	`stock`	No	Types of rolling stock used on the rail line
Line length	`linelength`	No	Line length (use {{mi to km}} or {{km to mi}} to display both U.S. and metric units)
Track length	`tracklength`	No	Track length (use {{mi to km}} or {{km to mi}} to display both U.S. and metric units)
No. of tracks	`notrack`	No	Number of tracks
Gauge	`gauge`	No	Rail gauge (use template – see Category:Rail transport gauge templates)
Electrification	`el`	No	Electrification system (e.g. Third rail, Overhead catenary) and/or voltage
Operating speed	`speed`	No	Operating speed of rolling stocks on the rail line
Highest elevation	`elevation`	No	Highest elevation of the rail line
Line map	`map`	No	Map of line
Show/hide line map	`map_state`	No	Shows or hides map. Use `show` or `collapsed`

[edit] Usage

[edit] Copy and paste

{{Infobox rail line
|name        = 
|color       =
|logo        = 
|logo_width  = 
|image       = 
|image_width = 
|caption     = 
|type        = 
|system      = 
|status      = 
|locale      = 
|start       = 
|end         = 
|stations    = 
|routes      = 
|ridership   = 
|open        = 
|close       = 
|owner       = 
|operator    = 
|character   = 
|stock       = 
|linelength  = 
|tracklength = 
|notrack     = 
|gauge       = 
|el          = 
|speed       = 
|elevation   = 
|map         = 
|map_state   = show
}}

[edit] Example

{{Infobox rail line
|name        = Alpha Line
|color       = 003399
|logo        = wiki.png
|logo_width  = 100px
|image       = placeholder.png
|image_width = 
|caption     = Placeholder caption
|type        = [[Light rail]]
|system      = ABC Transit
|status      = Ceased operation
|locale      = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
|start       = Station A
|end         = Station M
|stations    = 15
|routes      = 1
|ridership   = 239,200
|open        = [[June 22]], [[1904]]
|close       = [[March 8]], [[1942]]
|owner       = 
|operator    = BCT Transport
|character   = 
|stock       = 
|linelength  = {{mi to km|13.8|abbr=yes|precision=2|wiki=yes}}
|tracklength = 
|notrack     = 
|gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}} ([[standard gauge]])
|el          = 
|speed       = 
|elevation   = 
|map         = [[Image:placeholder.png|200px]]
|map_state   = collapsed
}}