Optimal Urban Subway layout

[Fatherted 129]

Try laying out your subway like this:

Heavily congested

20...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...20

20................................15................................20

Mid Congested

15...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...15

15........10........10........15........10........10........15

Low Congestion

10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10

10........2........2........2...10........2........2........2...10

(Second line only if required)

Insane Congestion

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...10

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...20

20...............................15......................................20

Third only if required

This is assuming all 10+15 lots are 2X2, and all 2s are 1X1, and all 20s are 5X5.

[TekindusT 3,809]

A picture or an schematic drawing would help quite a lot in this case, With all that numbers, the idea you're trying to explain (and which I still haven't understood) is just vanishing.

[euphonial 0]

Yes - please explain. What does each number mean?

[rweather5 22]

Try laying out your subway like this:

Heavily congested

20...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...20

20................................15................................20

Mid Congested

15...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...15

15........10........10........15........10........10........15

Low Congestion

10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10

10........2........2........2...10........2........2........2...10

(Second line only if required)

Insane Congestion

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...10

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...20

20...............................15......................................20

Third only if required

This is assuming all 10+15 lots are 2X2, and all 2s are 1X1, and all 20s are 5X5.

I think each line is a subway rail and the bigger numbers along that rail, represent higher capacity stations. It seems that the first line is a local line and the second line is an express.

[Fatherted 129]

Correctomundo!

Try laying out your subway like this:

Heavily congested

20...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...20

20................................15................................20

Mid Congested

15...2...10...2...10...2...15...2...10...2...10...2...15

15........10........10........15........10........10........15

Low Congestion

10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10...2...2...2...2...2...2...10

10........2........2........2...10........2........2........2...10

(Second line only if required)

Insane Congestion

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...10

20...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...15...20

20...............................15......................................20

Third only if required

This is assuming all 10+15 lots are 2X2, and all 2s are 1X1, and all 20s are 5X5.

I think each line is a subway rail and the bigger numbers along that rail, represent higher capacity stations. It seems that the first line is a local line and the second line is an express.

[z1 566]

It's important to realize that explicit express lines don't really do anything in SC4. All vehicles are actually single-passenger, and they don't stop at intermediate stations - only the destination. This applies to all forms of transit.