About Monorails

[lorenzo48 0]

I've put in four monorails. Two are working very well, carrying lots of passengers. The other two have 0 passengers. (I've waited enough time to see if they'll be used.)

What's the key?

[TekindusT 3,809]

Monorails tend to be used by $$$ residents rather than $ residents. Check how wealthy is the residential district you have placed the stations.

[GlobexCo 33]

Monorails go in the same place and starts in the same place? Every station is really important (residential and industrial or commercial areas next to it)?

[TekindusT 3,809]

They work as El rail, for example. But monorails are faster (thus reduce commute time) and are taken by wealthy residents.

[lorenzo48 0]

I'm getting a bunch of commuters on my two main rails. The problem is, I can't run the monorails through the cloverleafs and the highway systems. Can you connect a monorail to some kind of underground system? I doubt it.

[TekindusT 3,809]

The only solution I know is placing a subway station besides the monorail station and force commuters to take the subway. And it is not a solution because no-one knows if it would be functional.

[GlobexCo 33]

On the Maxis Exchange there's a monorail station that is also an underground station; that's the only solution.

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: lorenzo48

I'm getting a bunch of commuters on my two main rails. The problem is, I can't run the monorails through the cloverleafs and the highway systems. Can you connect a monorail to some kind of underground system? I doubt it.quote>

I use a "false" tunnel to cross the elevated highway.  Raise the ground high enough to make a monorail tunnel.  Then level the terrain between the entrance/exit,   You can then build the elevated highway in the opening.  I disguise the entrance with tree lots.  It's not great, but better than monorail bridges.

[Zarenor 0]

I prefer the bridges over myself, false tunnels feels hackish, but as has been said, $$$ is more likely to take monorail, but you can always force people to use it by making it the only connector between major districts

[bigthing 35]

Why dont you try the high monorail puzzle pieces which came with NAM?

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Can you not divert your Monorail around the clover-leafs and other junctions.

[Jumpthefence 74]

Originally posted by: lorenzo48

Can you connect a monorail to some kind of underground system? I doubt it.

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It's possible, there's no question in that, but I don't know if anyone's done it before. Have you heard of the Big Dig modification? It turns car traffic into subway traffic with a connecter piece, thus allowing players to build roads more freely. The only real downside is that UDI can't go through.

The same could be done with monorail and subway traffic. I don't know how to do it, but I'm sure some modders do.

So, yes, it is possible.

The moral of the story? Never doubt Simtropolis.

[WiltonWarrior5 0]

try hole digger lots