Template:Infobox rail service

Infobox rail service

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Usage

This template is designed to supply information on passenger rail services or auto-train services. It is based on Template:Infobox rail line, with parameters altered to suit passenger trains.

Blank syntax

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_width}}}]]
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_width}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Overview
Service type	{{{type}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Locale	{{{locale}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
First service	{{{first}}}
Last service	{{{last}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Current operator(s)	{{{operator}}}
Former operator(s)	{{{formeroperator}}}
Ridership	{{{ridership}}}
Annual ridership	{{{ridership2}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Route
Termini	{{{start}}} {{{end}}}
Stops	{{{stops}}}
Distance travelled	{{{distance}}}
Average journey time	{{{journeytime}}}
Service frequency	{{{frequency}}}
Train number(s)	{{{trainnumber}}}
Line(s) used	{{{line_used}}}
On-board services
Class(es)	{{{class}}}
Disabled access	{{{access}}}
Seating arrangements	{{{seating}}}
Sleeping arrangements	{{{sleeping}}}
Auto-rack arrangements	{{{autorack}}}
Catering facilities	{{{catering}}}
Observation facilities	{{{observation}}}
Entertainment facilities	{{{entertainment}}}
Baggage facilities	{{{baggage}}}
Other facilities	{{{otherfacilities}}}
Technical
Rolling stock	{{{stock}}}
Track gauge	{{{gauge}}}
Electrification	{{{el}}}
Operating speed	{{{speed}}}
Average length	{{{trainlength}}}
Track owner(s)	{{{owners}}}
Timetable number(s)	{{{routenumber}}}
Route map {{{map}}}

{{Infobox rail service
| box_width       = 
| name            = 
| color           = 
| logo            = 
| logo_width      = 
| image           = 
| image_width     = 
| alt             = 
| caption         = 
| type            = 
| status          = 
| locale          = 
| predecessor     = 
| first           = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| last            = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| successor       = 
| operator        = 
| formeroperator  = 
| ridership       = 
| ridership2      = 
| website         = 
| start           = 
| stops           = 
| end             = 
| distance        = 
| journeytime     = 
| frequency       = 
| trainnumber     = 
| line_used       = 
| class           = 
| access          = 
| seating         = 
| sleeping        = 
| autorack        = 
| catering        = 
| observation     = 
| entertainment   = 
| baggage         = 
| otherfacilities = 
| stock           = 
| gauge           = 
| el              = 
| speed           = 
| trainlength     = 
| owners          = 
| routenumber     = 
| maintenance     = 
| sharing         = 
| map             = 
| map_state       = 
| module          = 
}}

Example

TranzAlpine

The TranzAlpine skirting the Waimakariri River.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	South Island, New Zealand
First service	22 November 1987 (1987-11-22)
Current operator(s)	Tranz Scenic, a division of KiwiRail
Former operator(s)	InterCity Rail (1987–95)
Ridership	204,000 (2006 financial year)
Website	TranzAlpine
Route
Termini	Christchurch Greymouth
Stops	9
Distance travelled	223 km (139 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours, 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily each way
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard class only
Disabled access	Restricted due to age of rolling stock
Seating arrangements	Airline style table bay
Catering facilities	On-board café
Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages open-air carriage in middle of train
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock	Two NZR DC class locomotives Nine NZR 56-foot carriages One NZR 56-foot baggage carriage One open-air observation carriage
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map km h:mm Main North Line to Picton 00.5 0:00 Christchurch 00.0 0:01 start of Main North Line Main South Line to Lyttelton 0:01 Addington Junction Main South Line 31.9 0:19 Rolleston Main South Line to Timaru 00.0 0:20 start of Midland Line 0:38 Darfield Whitecliffs Branch Oxford Branch to Main North Line Sheffield 1:00 Springfield Tunnel 1 Paterson's Creek bridge Tunnels 2 - 4 Tunnels 5 - 7 Staircase viaduct Tunnels 8 - 10 Broken River viaduct Tunnels 12 - 16 Bridge 28 "Slovens Creek" 1:57 Cass Waimakariri River bridge Bealey River bridge 2:27 Arthur's Pass Otira Tunnel 8.566 km 5.323 mi Rolleston River bridge 2:48 Otira 3:07 Jackson Taramakau River bridge Inchbonnie Crooked River bridge 3:32 Moana Arnold River bridge Tunnel 18 3:48 Kokiri Stillwater–Ngākawau Line Stillwater Rapahoe Branch (formerly Rewanui Branch) 212.0 4:30 Greymouth Hokitika Branch (formerly to Ross) km h:mm

{{Infobox rail service
| box_width       = 25em
| name            = TranzAlpine
| color           =
| logo            = <!-- Do not use a non-free image here, per WP:NFCC #9 -->
| logo_width      =
| image           = Tranz_alpine.jpg
| image_width     = 300px
| alt             = Blue train on single track surrounded by trees near a river
| caption         = The TranzAlpine skirting the [[Waimakariri River]].
| type            = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status          = Operating
| locale          = [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]]
| first           = {{Start date|1987|11|22|df=y}}
| last            =
| operator        = [[Tranz Scenic]], a division of [[KiwiRail]]
| formeroperator  = [[Tranz Scenic|InterCity Rail]] (1987–95)
| ridership       = 204,000 (2006 financial year)
| website         = {{URL|www.kiwirailscenic.co.nz/tranzalpine/|TranzAlpine}}
| start           = [[Christchurch]]
| stops           = 9
| end             = [[Greymouth]]
| distance        = {{convert|223|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime     = 4 hours, 25 minutes
| frequency       = Daily each way
| class           = Standard class only
| access          = Restricted due to age of rolling stock
| seating         = {{Hlist|Airline style|table bay}}
| sleeping        =
| autorack        =
| catering        = On-board café
| observation     = {{Hlist|Large windows in all carriages|open-air carriage in middle of train}}
| entertainment   =
| baggage         = {{Hlist|Overhead racks|baggage carriage}}
| otherfacilities =
| stock           = {{Plainlist|
* Two [[NZR DC class]] locomotives
* Nine [[NZR 56-foot carriage]]s
* One NZR 56-foot baggage carriage
* One open-air observation carriage
 }}
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|1067mm}}
| el              =
| speed           =
| maintenance     = 
| sharing         =
| map             = {{Midland Line, New Zealand}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}

Example with the color parameter

TranzAlpine
The TranzAlpine skirting the Waimakariri River.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Operating
Locale	South Island, New Zealand
First service	22 November 1987 (1987-11-22)
Current operator(s)	Tranz Scenic, a division of KiwiRail
Former operator(s)	InterCity Rail (1987–95)
Ridership	204,000 (2006 financial year)
Website	TranzAlpine
Route
Termini	Christchurch Greymouth
Stops	9
Distance travelled	223 km (139 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours, 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily each way

{{Infobox rail service
| box_width       = 25em
| name            = TranzAlpine
| color           = 27aae1
| logo            = <!-- Do not use a non-free image here, per WP:NFCC #9 -->
| logo_width      =
| image           = Tranz_alpine.jpg
| image_width     = 300px
| alt             = Blue train on single track surrounded by trees near a river
| caption         = The TranzAlpine skirting the [[Waimakariri River]].
| type            = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status          = Operating
| locale          = [[South Island]], [[New Zealand]]
| first           = {{Start date and age|1987|11|22|df=y}}
| last            =
| operator        = [[Tranz Scenic]], a division of [[KiwiRail]]
| formeroperator  = [[Tranz Scenic|InterCity Rail]] (1987–95)
| ridership       = 204,000 (2006 financial year)
| website         = {{URL|www.kiwirailscenic.co.nz/tranzalpine/|TranzAlpine}}
| start           = [[Christchurch]]
| stops           = 9
| end             = [[Greymouth]]
| distance        = {{convert|223|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime     = 4 hours, 25 minutes
| frequency       = Daily each way
}}

Parameters

Name	Parameter	Required	Definition
Infobox width	box_width	No	Width of infobox, default: 25em; Note: use auto for automatic width
Name	name	No	Name of rail service; default:Article Name
Color	color	No	Color of rail service (6-digit hex code without "#"); Switching the display location for the name parameter
Logo	logo	No	Filename of image for the logo
Logo width	logo_width	No	Size of logo, default: 200px
Image	image	No	Filename of image
Image width	image_width	No	Size of image, default: 250px
Alt	alt	No	Alternative text for the image
Caption	caption	No	Caption of image
Info section
Type	type	No	Type of passenger service (e.g. inter-city, regional, commuter)
Status	status	No	Status of rail service
Locale	locale	No	City or region transit system is located
Predecessor	predecessor	No	The name of the predecessor to the service (e.g. Overlander → Silver Fern)
First service	first	No	Date of the first public service
Last service	last	No	Date of the last public service
Successor	successor	No	The name of the successor to the service
Current operator(s)	operator	No	The name(s) of the current operator(s) of the service (e.g. Amtrak, SNCF, Tranz Scenic)
Former operator(s)	predecessor	No	The name(s) of the former operator(s) of the service (e.g. British Rail, Union Pacific)
Ridership	ridership	No	Service ridership (i.e. average daily, average weekday, average weekly, or average monthly)
Annual ridership	ridership2	No	Annual service ridership
Website	website	No	Website for service
Route section
Start	start	No	Name of starting terminal station
Stops	stops	No	Number of stations/stops en route
End	end	No	Name of ending terminal station
Distance travelled	distance	No	Distance travelled by the service - use {{convert|x|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} or {{convert|x|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to allow automatic conversion between kilometres and miles.
Average journey time	journeytime	No	The average journey time of the service
Service frequency	frequency	No	The frequency of the service (e.g. hourly, daily, weekly)
Train number(s)	trainnumber	No	The official train numbers as shown in all employee and some passenger timetables
Line(s) used	line_used	No	The line(s) used by the service
On-board service section
Classes	class	No
Disables access	access	No
Seating arrangements	seating	No
Sleeping arrangements	sleeping	No
Auto-rack arrangements	autorack	No
Catering facilities	catering	No
Observation facilities	observation	No
Entertainment facilities	entertainment	No
Baggage facilities	baggage	No
Other facilities	otherfacilities	No
Technical section
Rolling stock	stock	No	The type of rolling stock used for the service
Gauge	gauge	No	The track gauge used. Please use {{Track gauge}}.
Electrification	el	No	The voltage and frequency used, if the route is electrified
Operating speed	speed	No	The speed of the service
Average length	trainlength	No	The average length of the train
Track owner(s)	owners	No	The owners of the track on which the service runs, if different to the operator (e.g. Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor).
Timetable number(s)	routenumber	No	The Timetable number.
Rake maintenance	maintenance	No	The yard where the maintenance of the rake done.
Rake sharing	sharing	No	The same rake used for other services.
Route map section
Map	map	No	Map of line
Map title	map_name	No	Title of map; default: Route map
Show/hide line map	map_state	No	Shows or hides map. Use show or collapsed
Module section
Module	module	No	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this infobox

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This template is designed to supply information on passenger rail services or auto-train services. It is based on the template Infobox rail line, with parameters altered to suit passenger trains.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Infobox width	box_width	Width of infobox. Default is 25em. Example 25em	String	optional
Color	color	Color of rail service (6-digit hex code without "#"). Colors two lines on top of the infobox.	String	optional
Alternate color	color2	Colors the bottom line. 6-digit hex code without "#". Use in conjunction with "Color".	String	optional
Name	name	Name of rail service. Defaults to the article's name.	String	optional
Logo	logo	no description	File	suggested
Size of logo	logo_width	In pixels. Default is 200.	Number	optional
Logo alt text	logo_alt	Alternative text for the logo; for accesibility purposes. This text will be read out by screen readers in place of the image, and is invisible. Describe the contents of the image.	Content	optional
Image	image	Preferably of the train.	File	suggested
Image width	image_width image_size	In pixels. Default is 250.	Number	optional
Image alt text	alt image_alt	Alternative text for the image; for accesibility purposes. This text will be read out by screen readers in place of the image, and is invisible. Describe the contents of the image.	Content	optional
Image caption	caption	no description	Content	suggested
Type	type	Type of passenger service. Example [[Inter-city rail]]	Content	suggested
System	system	no description	Unknown	optional
Status	status	no description Example Operating	String	suggested
Locale	locale	City or region transit system is located. Example [[Cape Denison]], [[Antartica]]	String	optional
Predecessor	predecessor	The name of the predecessor to the service.	String	optional
First service	first	no description	Date	optional
Last service	last	no description	Date	optional
Successor	successor	The name of the successor to the service.	String	optional
Current operator(s)	operator	The name(s) of the current operator(s) of the service. Example [[Amtrak]]	String	suggested
Former operator(s)	formeroperator	The name(s) of the former operator(s) of the service. Example [[British Rail]]	String	optional
Ridership	ridership	Service ridership (i.e. average weekday, average weekly, or average monthly). For daily ridership and annual ridership, use the respective parameters. Example 20,000 (weekly)	String	suggested
Daily ridership	daily_ridership	no description	String	optional
Annual ridership	ridership2	no description	String	optional
Official website	website	no description	URL	optional
Start	start	Name of starting terminal station. Labelled in the infobox as a "termini" along with parameter "End".	String	suggested
End	end	Name of ending terminal station. Labelled in the infobox as a "termini" along with parameter "Start".	String	optional
Stops	stops	Number of stations/stops en route.	Number	suggested
Distance travelled	distance	Distance travelled by the service. Use {{convert|X|km|abbr=on}}, replacing X with the number of kilometers, to allow automatic conversion between kilometres and miles.	String	optional
Average journey time	journeytime	no description Example 4 hours, 25 minutes	String	optional
Service frequency	frequency	no description Example Daily	String	optional
Train number(s)	trainnumber	The official train numbers, as shown in employee timetables.	Content	optional
Line(s) used	line_used	The line(s) used by the service.	Content	optional
Class(es)	class	no description Example Standard class only	Content	optional
Disabled access	access	no description Example Restricted due to age of rolling stock	Content	optional
Seating arrangements	seating	no description Example Airline style	Content	optional
Sleeping arrangements	sleeping	no description	Content	optional
Auto-rack arrangements	autorack	no description	Content	optional
Catering facilities	catering	no description Example On-board café	Content	optional
Observation facilities	observation	no description Example Open-air carriage in middle of train	Content	optional
Entertainment facilities	entertainment	no description	Content	optional
Baggage facilities	baggage	no description Example Overhead racks	Content	optional
Other facilities	otherfacilities	no description	Content	optional
Rolling stock	stock	The type of rolling stock used for the service. Example {{Plainlist| * Two [[NZR DC class]] locomotives * Nine [[NZR 56-foot carriage]]s * One NZR 56-foot baggage carriage * One open-air observation carriage }}	Content	optional
Gauge	gauge	The track gauge used. Use {{Track gauge}}. Example {{Track gauge|1067mm}}	Content	optional
Electrification	el electrification	The voltage and frequency used, if the route is electrified.	Content	optional
Operating speed	speed	The average speed of the service.	Content	optional
Average length	trainlength	The average length of the train.	Content	optional
Track owner(s)	owners	The owners of the track on which the service runs, if different to the operator.	Content	optional
Timetable number(s)	routenumber	no description	Content	optional
Rake maintenance	maintenance	The yard where the maintenance of the rake done.	Content	optional
Rake sharing	sharing	The same rake used for other services.	Content	optional
Map title	map_name	Title of map. Default is "Route map".	String	optional
Map	map	Map of line. Usually a prebuilt {{routemap}}. Example {{Midland Line, New Zealand}}	Content	suggested
Show/collapse line map	map_state	Shows or collapses map. Use "show" or "collapsed" only. Defaults to "show". Suggested values show collapsed	String	optional
Module	module	Used for embedding other infoboxes. Unnecessary for most purposes.	Content	optional
States	states	no description	Content	deprecated
journey time	journey time	no description	Content	deprecated
train number	train number	no description	Content	deprecated

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox rail service with deprecated parameters (465)
• Category:Pages using infobox rail service with unknown parameters (257)

See also

• {{Infobox train}}
• {{Infobox station}}
• {{Infobox rail line}}
• {{Infobox locomotive}}

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