Hi guys,
I suppose this is as much a feasibility study as a request. I was wondering if it would be possible for there to be a station model where the platforms and tracks are kind of 'inverted'. Say if you had two tracks and a platform either side, would it be possible to make it so that those platforms were both in the middle, forming a wider platform with the tracks on the outside, forming what they call an 'island platform'. With more tracks added to add as loops or sidings, they simply expand outward from the tracks either side of the central platform.
I would love for there to be a small building on the platform such as the smallest version of the 'orange brick British style station'
As for pedestrian access, I guess a footbridge could be used, but ideally It'd be awesome if it there were a couple of options such as:
1) hooked onto a road bridge over top, so the pedestrians would access the station via an entrance on the bridge, down a flight of stairs and onto the platform.
2) a road connection underneath the station. with there being a subway on the platforms that takes the pedestrians down onto a road below the track level via a brick arch or something similar.
My main inspiration is the style of stations used by the 'Great Central Railway'. I think they'd bring something really quite different to the game.
I'll attach some rough illustrations to show what I mean.
Example of how the access below road level could look: https://www.flickr.com/photos/…/album-72157687941513193/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/…/album-72157687941513193/
There are also some questions I have about connecting multiple station models to form a larger station but I'll leave those until another day.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks!