Template:Infobox rail line

Infobox rail line

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Usage

{{Infobox rail line}} is used for railway lines, i.e. the physical trackage between two or more places; however, this template is also sometimes used on articles about both a company and a line (e.g. Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway). It has no mandatory parameters. {{Infobox rail}} is used to create an infobox for articles about railway companies; i.e. the owner or operating entity. For rail services {{Infobox rail service}} is used.

{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_width}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{image}}}|265x265px|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Overview
Other name	{{{other_name}}}
Native name	{{{native_name}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Owner	{{{owner}}}
Line number	{{{linenumber}}}
Locale	{{{locale}}}
Coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}
Termini	{{{start}}} {{{end}}}
Continues from	{{{continuesfrom}}}
Continues as	{{{continuesas}}}
Connecting lines	{{{connectinglines}}}
Former connections	{{{formerconnections}}}
Stations	{{{stations}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Service
Type	{{{type}}}
System	{{{system}}}
Services	{{{routes}}}
Route number	{{{routenumber}}}
Train number	{{{trainnumber}}}
Operator	{{{operator}}}
Depot	{{{depot}}}
Rolling stock	{{{stock}}}
Daily ridership	{{{daily_ridership}}}
Ridership	{{{ridership2}}}
History
Commenced	{{{yearcommenced}}}
Planned opening	{{{planopen}}}
Opened	{{{open}}}
Last extension	{{{lastextension}}}
Completed	{{{yearcompleted}}}
{{{event1label}}}	{{{event1}}}
{{{event2label}}}	{{{event2}}}
{{{event3label}}}	{{{event3}}}
Closed	{{{close}}}
Reopened	{{{reopen}}}
Technical
Line length	{{{linelength_km}}}
Track length	{{{tracklength_km}}}
Number of tracks	{{{tracks}}}
Character	{{{character}}}
Rack system	{{{racksystem}}}
Track gauge	{{{gauge}}}
Old gauge	{{{old_gauge}}}
Loading gauge	{{{load_gauge}}}
Route availability	{{{availability}}}
Minimum radius	{{{minradius}}}
Electrification	{{{electrification}}}
Operating speed	{{{speed_km}}}
Signalling	{{{signalling}}}
Train protection system	{{{trainprotection}}}
Highest elevation	{{{elevation_m}}}
Maximum incline	{{{maxincline}}}
Average inter-station distance	{{{aveinterstation}}}
{{{map_name}}} {{{map}}}

{{Infobox rail line
| box_width        = 
| name             = 
| other_name       = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| color            = 
| logo             = 
| logo_width       = 
| logo_alt         = 
| image            = 
| image_width      = 
| image_alt        = 
| caption          = 
| type             = 
| system           = 
| status           = 
| locale           = 
| start            = 
| end              = 
| stations         = 
| routes           = 
| daily_ridership  = 
| ridership2       = 
| planopen         = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| open             = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| yearcommenced    = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| yearcompleted    = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| close            = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| event1label      = 
| event1           = 
| event2label      = 
| event2           = 
| event3label      = 
| event3           = 
| owner            = 
| operator         = 
| character        = 
| depot            = 
| stock            = 
| linelength_km    = 
| linelength_mi    = 
| linelength       = 
| tracklength_km   = 
| tracklength_mi   = 
| tracklength      = 
| tracks           = 
| gauge            = <!-- {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}} {{Track gauge|1000mm|allk=on}} {{Track gauge|42in|lk=on}} etc -->
| old_gauge        = 
| load_gauge       = 
| minradius        = 
| racksystem       = 
| routenumber      = 
| linenumber       = 
| electrification  = 
| speed_km/h       = 
| speed_mph        = 
| speed            = 
| signalling       = 
| signaling        = 
| elevation_m      = 
| elevation_ft     = 
| elevation        = 
| website          = 
| map              = 
| map_name         = map_name
| map_state        = uncollapsed
| embedded         = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Definition
box_width	No	Width of infobox, default: 25em; Note: use auto for automatic width (nb long image captions will not wrap if |box_width=auto is specified)
name	No	Name of rail line; default:Article Name
other_name	No	Alternative name of rail line
native_name	No	Non-English name of rail line
native_name_lang	No	ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead
color	No	Color of rail line (6-digit hex code without "#")
logo	No	Filename of image for the logo
logo_width	No	Size of logo, default: 256px if the parameter is empty; 50px if non-existent
logo_alt	No	Alt text for logo, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT. This should be present if "logo=" is present.
image	No	Filename of image
image_width	No	Size of image, default: 250px
image_alt	No	Alt text for image. This should be present if "image=" is present.
caption	No	Caption of image
status	No	Status of rail line
owner	No	Owner of rail line
linenumber	No	Official number of the rail line. Not to be confused with the number of a service.
elr	No	Engineer's Line Reference
locale	No	City or region line is located
coordinates	No	Coordinates; use {{Coord}} with |display=inline,title
start	No	Name of starting station/junction
end	No	Name of ending station/junction
stations	No	Number of stations/stops, including termini
Service
type	No	Type of transit system. Types may include (one or more): High-speed rail Heavy rail 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	No	Name of transit system the services on the line are part of (e.g. National Rail)
routes	No	Service routes of rail line or number(s)/identifier(s) of set of trains with same service, usually seen in suburban trains. e.g. S7, IENA, 7, Line A.
routenumber	No	Route number(s) indicated in timetables to identify the stretch of track, in Germany usually referred as Kursbuchstrecke
trainnumber	No	Train number(s) running as shown in official timetables and printed on tickets.
operator	No	Operator(s) of services on the line
depot	No	Name of traction maintenance depot(s) of rail line
stock	No	Types of rolling stock used on the rail line
daily_ridership	No	Daily system ridership
ridership2	No	Generic ridership field for non-daily values
History
yearcommenced	No	Year construction commenced
planopen	No	Date rail line planned opening
open	No	Date rail line opened (use template {{Start date}})
lastextension	No	Date rail line reached its fullest extent (use template {{Start date}})
event1label	No	Description of event
event1	No	Date of event
event2label	No	Description of event
event2	No	Date of event
event3label	No	Description of event
event3	No	Date of event
event4label	No	Description of event
event4	No	Date of event
event5label	No	Description of event
event5	No	Date of event
event6label	No	Description of event
event6	No	Date of event
event7label	No	Description of event
event7	No	Date of event
event8label	No	Description of event
event8	No	Date of event
event9label	No	Description of event
event9	No	Date of event
event10label	No	Description of event
event10	No	Date of event
yearcompleted	No	Year construction was completed
close	No	Date rail line closed (use template {{End date}})
reopen	No	Date rail line reopened after closure (use template {{Start date}})
Technical
linelength_km	No	Length of the line length in kilometres: auto-converts to miles
linelength_mi	No	Length of the line length in miles: auto-converts to kilometres
linelength	No	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info
tracklength_km	No	Length of the track length in kilometres: auto-converts to miles
tracklength_mi	No	Length of the track length in miles: auto-converts to kilometres
tracklength	No	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info
tracks	No	Number of tracks
character	No	Character of rail line – e.g. Fully elevated and grade-separated, or At-grade street running, or Underground subway, etc.
gauge	No	Track gauge (use template {{Track gauge}})
old_gauge	No	Old rail gauge (use template {{Track gauge}})
load_gauge	No	Loading gauge
minradius	No	Minimum radius of curvature (use template:convert)
racksystem	No	Rack system. Examples: Abt or Strub, as the case may be.
electrification	No	Electrification system (e.g. Third rail, Overhead catenary) and/or voltage
speed_km/h	No	Maximum or operating speed of the rail line in km/h: auto-converts to mph
speed_mph	No	Maximum or operating speed of the rail line in mph: auto-converts to km/h
speed	No	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info
signalling signaling	No	System for railway signalling (block systems etc.); use either signalling or signaling, but not both
trainprotection	No	Train protection system used on the line
elevation_m	No	Highest elevation of the rail line in metres: auto-converts to feet
elevation_ft	No	Highest elevation of the rail line in feet: auto-converts to metres
elevation	No	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info
mapcolour mapcolor	No	The colour or color of the line on route maps; use either mapcolour for colour or mapcolor for color, but not both
mapcolourlink mapcolorlink	No	The name of an article for wikilinking the word "map" in the mapcolour and mapcolor field label
website	No	URL of website. Raw URLS will be hyperlinked and displayed. External link wikilinking works as well.
map	No	Map of line
map_name	No	Title of map; default: Route map
map_state	No	Shows or hides map. Use show or collapsed
embedded	No	Use to embed other infobox templates in this one

Examples

Basic

Alpha Line
Image caption
Overview
Other name	Line Alpha
Native name	Le Alpha
Status	Ceased operation
Locale	Newark
Termini	Station A Station M
Stations	15
Service
Type	Light rail
System	ABC Transit
Services	1
Operator	BCT Transport
Daily ridership	239,200
History
Opened	June 22, 1904
Closed	March 8, 1942
Technical
Line length	13.8 mi (22.2 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Signalling	ERTMS
Route map

{{Infobox rail line
| name        = Alpha Line
| other_name  = Line Alpha
| native_name = Le Alpha
| native_name_lang = fr
| color       = 003399
| logo        = South Korea subway logo.svg
| logo_width  = 75px
| logo_alt    = South Korea subway logo, demo
| image       = KORAIL EMU5000 6th.jpg
| image_width =
| image_alt   = Example image of a line
| caption     = Image 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
| daily_ridership   = 239,200
| open        = June 22, 1904
| close       = March 8, 1942
| owner       =
| operator    = BCT Transport
| character   =
| depot       =
| stock       =
| linelength_mi = 13.8
| tracklength =
| tracks      =
| gauge       = {{RailGauge|1435mm|lk=on}}
| electrification =
| speed       =
| signalling  = [[ERTMS]]
| elevation   =
| map         = [[Image:placeholder.png|200px|alt=Placeholder image]]
| map_name    =
| map_state   = collapsed
}}

Junction

Cogload Junction
A train from London via Castle Cary travels west. Note the photograph, due to the telephoto lens, misleads the eye - this junction has a speed limit of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)!
Overview
Locale	Durston, Somerset, England 51°02′35″N 2°59′52″W
Connecting lines	Reading to Taunton Bristol to Taunton
History
Opened	1906 (1906)
Flyover built	1931
Signal box closed	1986
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	100 mph (160 km/h)

{{Infobox rail line
| name          = Cogload Junction
| image         = Cogload Junction 43130.jpg
| image_width   = 
| image_alt     = 
| caption       = A train from London via Castle Cary travels west. Note the photograph, due to the [[telephoto lens]], misleads the eye - this junction has a [[speed limit]] of {{convert|100|mph}}!
| type          = 
| system        = 
| status        = 
| locale        = [[Durston]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]<br />{{coord|51.04315|N|2.99773|W |format=dms |type:landmark_region:GB |display=inline,title}}
| start         = 
| end           = 
| stations      = 
| routes        = 
| ridership     = 
| ridership2    = 
| planopen      = 
| open          = {{Start date|1906}}
| event1label   = Flyover built
| event1        = 1931
| event2label   = Signal box closed
| event2        = 1986
| close         = 
| owner         = 
| operator      = 
| character     = 
| depot         = 
| stock         = 
| strack        = 
| gauge         = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| minradius     = 
| connectinglines = {{Plainlist|
* [[Reading to Taunton line|Reading to Taunton]]
* [[Bristol to Taunton Line|Bristol to Taunton]]
}}
| routenumber   = 
| linenumber    = 
| electrification = 
| speed_mph     = 100
| elevation_m   = 
| elevation_ft  = 
| elevation     = 
}}

Including a route diagram

A Route diagram (based on template {{routemap}})) can be included via |map=. It can be composed right in this template (see first example), or it can be a complete template like |map={{Needham Line}} (second example).

Note that parameter |inline= must be set to a non-empty value, like {{routemap|inline=yes}}.

{{Infobox rail line | map = {{routemap|inline=yes|map= KBHFa~~London St Pancras LSTR KBHFe~~Paris Gare du Nord }} }}

Infobox rail line Route map London St Pancras Paris Gare du Nord

{{Infobox rail line | map = {{Needham Line}} }}

Infobox rail line Route map  to Alewife 0 mi South Station  to Ashmont or Braintree Fall River/New Bedford Greenbush Kingston Fairmount  to Oak Grove 1.2 mi 1.9 km Back Bay  Framingham/Worcester  Massachusetts Avenue 2.2 mi 3.5 km Ruggles Roxbury Crossing Jackson Square Stony Brook Green Street 5.0 mi 8 km Forest Hills Franklin/Foxboro Providence/Stoughton 6.4 mi 10.3 km Roslindale Village 7.2 mi 11.6 km Bellevue 7.6 mi 12.2 km Highland 8.0 mi 12.9 km West Roxbury 10.9 mi 17.5 km Hersey 12.0 mi 19.3 km Needham Junction Millis Branch 12.7 mi 20.4 km Needham Center Needham Layover 13.7 mi 22 km Needham Heights to Newton Highlands

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TemplateData for Infobox rail line

an Infobox for rail lines

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Box width	box_width	Width of infobox, default: 25em; Note: use auto for automatic width (nb long image captions will not wrap if auto is specified)	String	optional
Name	name	Name of rail line; default:Article Name	String	optional
color	color	Color of rail line (6-digit hex code without #)	String	optional
color2	color2	Secondary color of rail line (6-digit hex code without #)	String	optional
logo	logo	Filename of image for the logo	String	optional
logo_width	logo_width	Size of logo, default: 256px if the parameter is empty; 50px if non-existent	String	optional
logo_alt	logo_alt	Alt text for logo, for visually impaired readers; see [[WP:ALT]]. This should be present if logo= is present.	String	optional
logo2	logo2	Filename of image for a second logo	String	optional
logo_width2	logo_width2	Size of the second logo, default: 256px if the parameter is empty; 50px if non-existent	String	optional
logo_alt2	logo_alt2	Alt text for the second logo, for visually impaired readers; see [[WP:ALT]]. This should be present if logo2= is present.	String	optional
image	image	Filename of image	String	optional
image_width	image_width	Size of image, default: 250px	String	optional
image_alt	image_alt	Alt text for image. This should be present if image= is present.	String	optional
caption	caption	Caption of image	String	optional
other_name	other_name	Alternative name of rail line	String	optional
native_name	native_name	Non-English name of rail line	String	optional
native_name_lang	native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code e.g. 'fr' for French. If more than one, use {{tl|lang}} instead	String	optional
type	type	Type of transit system. Types ''may'' include (one or more): [[High-speed rail]]; [[Heavy rail]]; [[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]]	String	optional
system	system	Name of transit system the rail line is part of	String	optional
status	status	Status of rail line	String	optional
locale	locale	City or region transit system is located	String	optional
coordinates	coordinates	Coordinates; use {{Tl|Coord}} with {{Para|display|inline,title}}	String	optional
start	start	Name of starting terminal station	String	optional
end	end	Name of ending terminal station	String	optional
continuesfrom	continuesfrom	no description	String	optional
continuesas	continuesas	no description	String	optional
connectinglines	connectinglines	no description	String	optional
formerconnections	formerconnections	no description	String	optional
stations	stations	Number of stations/stops, including termini	String	optional
routes	routes	Service routes of rail line	String	optional
daily_ridership	daily_ridership	Daily system ridership	String	optional
ridership2	ridership2	Generic ridership field for non-daily values	String	optional
trainnumber	trainnumber	Train number(s) running as shown in official timetables and printed on tickets.	String	optional
linenumber	linenumber	Line number(s). Identifier(s) of set of trains with same service, usually seen in suburban trains. e.g. S7, IENA, 7, Line A. Not to be confused with the technical track.	String	optional
mapcolor	mapcolor	The colour or color of the line on route maps; Use either mapcolour for colour or mapcolor for color, but not both	String	optional
mapcolourlink	mapcolourlink	The name of an article for wikilinking the word 'map' in the mapcolour and mapcolor field label	String	optional
mapcolorlink	mapcolorlink	The name of an article for wikilinking the word 'map' in the mapcolour and mapcolor field label	String	optional
mapcolour	mapcolour	The colour or color of the line on route maps; Use either mapcolour for colour or mapcolor for color, but not both	String	optional
website	website	URL of website. Raw URLS will be hyperlinked and displayed. External link wikilinking works as well.	String	optional
yearcommenced	yearcommenced	Year construction commenced	String	optional
planopen	planopen	Date rail line planned opening	String	optional
open	open	Date rail line opened	String	optional
lastextension	lastextension	no description	String	optional
yearcompleted	yearcompleted	Year construction was completed	String	optional
close	close	Date rail line closed	String	optional
reopen	reopen	Date rail line reopened after closure	String	optional
owner	owner	Owner of rail line	String	optional
operator	operator	Operator(s) of rail line	String	optional
conductionsystem	conductionsystem	no description	String	optional
character	character	Character of rail line – e.g. Fully elevated and grade-separated, or At-grade street running, or Underground subway, etc.	String	optional
depot	depot	Name of traction maintenance depot(s) of rail line	String	optional
stock	stock	Types of rolling stock used on the rail line	String	optional
event1label	event1label	no description	String	optional
event1	event1	no description	String	optional
event2label	event2label	no description	String	optional
event2	event2	no description	String	optional
event3label	event3label	no description	String	optional
event3	event3	no description	String	optional
linelength_km	linelength_km	Length of the line length in kilometres: auto-converts to miles	String	optional
linelength_mi	linelength_mi	Length of the line length in miles: auto-converts to kilometres	String	optional
linelength	linelength	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info	String	optional
linelength_footnotes	linelength_footnotes	no description	String	optional
tracklength_km	tracklength_km	Length of the track length in kilometres: auto-converts to miles	String	optional
tracklength_mi	tracklength_mi	Length of the track length in miles: auto-converts to kilometres	String	optional
tracklength	tracklength	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info	String	optional
tracklength_footnotes	tracklength_footnotes	no description	String	optional
tracks	tracks	Number of tracks	String	optional
gauge	gauge	[[Track gauge]] (use template {{tl|Track gauge}})	String	optional
old_gauge	old_gauge	Old rail gauge (use template {{tl|Track gauge}})	String	optional
load_gauge	load_gauge	[[Loading gauge]]	String	optional
availability	availability	no description	String	optional
minradius_m	minradius_m	no description	String	optional
minradius_ft	minradius_ft	no description	String	optional
minradius	minradius	Minimum radius of curvature (use template:convert)	String	optional
electrification	electrification	Electrification system (e.g. [[Third rail]], [[Overhead catenary]]) and/or voltage	String	optional
speed_km/h	speed_km/h	Maximum or operating speed of the rail line in km/h: auto-converts to mph	String	optional
speed_mph	speed_mph	Maximum or operating speed of the rail line in mph: auto-converts to km/h	String	optional
speed	speed	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info	String	optional
signalling	signalling	System for [[railway signalling]]	String	optional
elevation_m	elevation_m	Highest elevation of the rail line in metres: auto-converts to feet	String	optional
elevation_ft	elevation_ft	Highest elevation of the rail line in feet: auto-converts to metres	String	optional
elevation	elevation	Use as an alternative to the auto-conversion parameters or for extra info	String	optional
maxincline	maxincline	no description	String	optional
racksystem	racksystem	Rack system. Examples: [[Abt rack system|Abt]] or [[Strub rack system|Strub]], as the case may be.	String	optional
routenumber	routenumber	Route number(s) indicated in timetables to identify the stretch of track, in Germany usually referred as ''Kursbuchstrecke''	String	optional
aveinterstation	aveinterstation	no description	String	optional
embedded	embedded	Use to embed other infobox templates in this one	String	optional
map	map	Map of line	String	optional
map_state	map_state	Shows or hides map. Use show or collapsed	String	optional
map_name	map_name	no description	String	optional

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See also

• {{Infobox train}}
• {{Infobox station}} for rail stations
• {{Infobox rail line}}
• {{Infobox rail service}}
• {{Infobox locomotive}}
• {{Track gauge}}, using and formatting known track gauges
• {{BS-daten}}, a shim for the German Wikipedia rail line infobox
• {{Infobox New York City Subway station}} for New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway stations

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