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Template:Railway line legend

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Heavy rail Metro or light rail In use Out of use, planned or under construction Tunnel In use Out of use, planned or under construction Tunnel Some diagrams may use other colours to indicate different lines or services. Some diagrams indicate rail trails with green; see trails legend.
Stations Terminus Major station Accessible S-Bahn (or other commuter rail) S-Bahn and other services Limited service Out of use; line in use Out of use; line in use Out of use; line in use Minor station/stop Accessible S-Bahn Limited service Out of use; line in use Out of use; line in use Out of use; line in use Interchange Between lines (same building) Hub or complex Cross-platform interchange Connected but separate Between modes Accessible Out of use; line in use Facilities Major depot or freight station Out of use; line in use Minor depot or factory Out of use; line in use Junctions Flat junction Route continues off map Branch out of use Crossings Atgrade Over other line Under other line (at interchange) Under other line (metro/light rail) Unprotected level crossing Protected level crossing Protected level crossing (US symbol) Bridges Overbridge Underbridge Viaduct or large bridge Across water Swing bridge Pontoon bridge Vertical-liftorbascule bridge Over canal or navigable river Over trail Over highway or major road Under highway (alternate) Over motorway (UK symbol) Formations Tunnel Daylighted tunnel Cutting Embankment Elevated line Track features Single-direction travel Interruption (features omitted) Incline ↓ uphill Summit Switchback Passing loop Crossover Pocket track Siding Passing siding Yard Reversing loop Turntable Traverser Other features Milepost or change of measure Street running Border or fare zone International border, customs Line end
Transportation high-speed train long-distance train heritage railwayor railway museum long-distance train (US symbol) metro or subway tramorlight rail elevated railway cable car bus or coach heritage tram buswayorBRT trolleybus commercial airport military air base airfield heliport ferry monorail funicularor rack railway aerial lift or gondola bicycle horsecar parking wreck location electrification Other features church museum hospital stadium factory or works significant building North arrow miscellaneous building scenic outlook nature reserve or park other feature pointer arrow

• When self-defined legend is provided in the map, it takes precedence over this one.

For editors:

• Wikipedia:Route diagram template
• Commons:BSicon/Catalogue
• Designated parameters:
  1. "collapse": Collapse state, yes by default; yes for collapsing
  2. "align": Alignment, right by default

See also[edit]

• {{Railway line legend}}
• {{Railway track legend}}
• {{Waterways legend}}
• {{Roads legend}}
• {{Trails legend}}
• {{Bus route legend}}