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‎Final Word

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Use distant join stations

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 Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games.  Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses.  However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.

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 Firstly, since the RoRo road stations were introduced it is much better to use these than terminus stations. A terminus road station is as inefficient as a standard terminus rail station. 1 vehicle may enter and leave at a time which greatly reduces efficiency as with the RoRo one 2 may enter and leave at once, that 4 vehicles in play an efficiency boost of 400% if used constantly.
-Routes can be created with the addition of one way roads in a recent nightly, see [http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Roadway_construction#Building_one-way_roads OpenTTD Wiki: One way roads] for more details. Routing is essential if you want an efficient station. At the moment the best stations I can create for busy road stations is 150-200% as you have to force lorries in and out in 1 direction. If 1-way RoRo stations could be created where road vehicles used both sides of the road in one direction this would boost it up to 300-400%.
+Routes can be created with the addition of one way roads in a recent nightly, see [http://wiki.openttd.org/Roadway_construction#Building_one-way_roads OpenTTD Wiki: One way roads] for more details. Routing is essential if you want an efficient station. At the moment the best stations I can create for busy road stations is 150-200% as you have to force lorries in and out in 1 direction. If 1-way RoRo stations could be created where road vehicles used both sides of the road in one direction this would boost it up to 300-400%.
 So the two key points are:

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 Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games.  Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses.  However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.

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 == Final Word ==
-Of course I only have my experience so far and will be investigating these items further to further increase the quality of this guide but I hope you have found it useful. feel free to improve this guide with your own thoughts. also you can find useful things at [http://www.research-service.com research papers] website.
+Of course I only have my experience so far and will be investigating these items further to further increase the quality of this guide but I hope you have found it useful. feel free to improve this guide with your own thoughts
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 == Exits and Entrances ==
 Where to put them in and pull them out! This decision is one of the most important as it determines whether traffic piles up or flows smoothly

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	Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games. Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses. However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.		Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games. Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses. However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.

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	Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games. Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses. However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.		Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games. Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses. However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.

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-Now Road stations arent a big part of OpenTTD Coop's games but they do have their uses thats why I am writing this guide
+Road stations typically take a back seat to rail stations in #openttdcoop games.  Railways have much higher capacities than roadways and trains move much faster than trucks and buses.  However, road stations (especially when properly used) can be used to improve parts of a network where a train would be overkill.
 == 2 Key Points ==
-First things first since the RoRo road stations were introduced it is much better to use these than terminus stations. A terminus road station is as inefficient as a standard terminus rail station. 1 vehicle may enter and leave at a time which greatly reduces efficiency as with the RoRo one 2 may enter and leave at once, that 4 vehicles in play an efficiency boost of 400% if used constantly.
+Firstly, since the RoRo road stations were introduced it is much better to use these than terminus stations. A terminus road station is as inefficient as a standard terminus rail station. 1 vehicle may enter and leave at a time which greatly reduces efficiency as with the RoRo one 2 may enter and leave at once, that 4 vehicles in play an efficiency boost of 400% if used constantly.
-Now I have had my little rant about RoRo and Terminus I will proceed to my second point, routes.
+Routes can be created with the addition of one way roads in a recent nightly, see [http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Roadway_construction#Building_one-way_roads OpenTTD Wiki: One way roads] for more details. Routing is essential if you want an efficient station. At the moment the best stations I can create for busy road stations is 150-200% as you have to force lorries in and out in 1 direction. If 1-way RoRo stations could be created where road vehicles used both sides of the road in one direction this would boost it up to 300-400%.
 Routes can be created with the addition of one way roads in a recent nightly, see [http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Roadway_construction#Building_one-way_roads OpenTTD Wiki: One way roads] for more details. Routing is essential if you want an efficient station. At the moment the best stations I can create for busy road stations is 150-200% as you have to force lorries in and out in 1 direction. If 1 way RoRo stations could be created where road vehicles used both sides of the road in one direction this would boost it up to 300-400%.
-So your two key points
+So the two key points are:
-  - Dont use Terminus stations
+  - Don't use Terminus stations
   - Always route traffic
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 To create a good station you need to have enough bays now this is individual to each instance of a road station and must be played about with accordingly.
-My station concept requires minimal station walking but not in the traditional sense it requires a 1 tile space between each station and its neighbours.
+My station concept requires minimal station walking but not in the traditional sense it requires a 1 tile space between each station and its neighbors.
 [[Image:RdStnConcept_gaps.jpg|thumb|center|293px|Gaps must be placed between station tiles]]
 When stations are completed delete walkers.
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 This is my design for a small industry pickup (for a big pickup copy the above design scaling station numbers as required)
 [[Image:StnConcept_sip.jpg|thumb|center|260px|Small Industry pickup]]
-In most cases where 3-9 lorrys are using this station the one way road piece can just be normal road
+In most cases where 3-9 lorries are using this station the one way road piece can just be normal road.
-If the Exits/Entrances dont work well try placing them centrally on the station sides
+If the Exits/Entrances don't work well, try placing them centrally on the station sides
 == Real Examples ==
 Courtesy of Public Server game 52 (which as I am writing this is in action) I have a couple of my real stations
-Firstly a big pickup at a forest. Some may argue it doesnt need to be this big and I would agree but as I built it with the aim to accomodate the level of trucks in service its just right and looks alright. It also has a second entrance coupling this was to more evenly distribute lorries as they seemed to pile up on the first row of stations
+Firstly a big pickup at a forest. Some may argue it doesn't need to be this big and I would agree but as I built it with the aim to accommodate the level of trucks in service it's just right and looks alright. It also has a second entrance coupling this was to more evenly distribute lorries as they seemed to pile up on the first row of stations
 [[Image:RdStnConcept_r1.jpg|thumb|center|490px|A real pickup station (big)]]