Faraday Road is a through station located on the Newry Branch. It is served by Waterline services to Newry Harbour, Newry, Connolly, Airport Terminal 2, Farleigh, Esterfield, Morganstown and Greenslade.
Station layout[]
- Stopping
- Passing
| G Street |
Exit & ticket machines |
| B1 Platforms |
Footbridge to Platform 2 & 3; ramp to exit Side platform Platform 1 |
→  Waterline to Connolly, Airport Terminal 2, Farleigh, Esterfield, Morganstown & Greenslade (WBN)
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| ← Waterline to Newry Harbour & Newry (EDQ) From West Benton only | |
| Platform 2[note 1] Island platform Footbridge to Platform 1 Platform 3[note 2] | |
| ← Waterline to Newry Harbour & Newry (EDQ)
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Legend
- ← Eastbound
- → Westbound
Priority
- ↑ Trains from West Benton will prioritise this platform first.
- ↑ Trains from West Benton can use this platform if Platform 2 is occupied.
| G Street |
Exit & ticket machines |
| B1 Platforms |
Footbridge to Platform 2 & 3; ramp to exit Side platform Platform 1 |
→  Stepford Express to Leighton City & Llyn-by-the-Sea (BEN)
| |
| ← Stepford Express to Newry Harbour & Newry (EDQ/NRY) From Benton only | |
| Platform 2[note 1] Island platform Footbridge to Platform 1 Platform 3[note 2] | |
| ← Stepford Express to Newry Harbour & Newry (EDQ/NRY)
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Legend
- ← Eastbound
- → Westbound
Priority
Services[]
| Platform(s) | Previous station | Route | Next station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Quay | R010 |
West Benton |
| R011 R012 | |||
| R014 | |||
| R017 | |||
| R018 | |||
| R120 | |||
| 2-3 | West Benton | R010 R011 R014 R017 |
Eden Quay |
| R012 R018 R120 |
Station announcements[]
| Type | Audio |
|---|---|
| Platform | File:FaradayRoadP.ogg |
| Stepford Connect | N/A |
| Waterline | File:FaradayRoadW.ogg |
| AirLink Stepford Express |
N/A |
| Waterline (pre-V1.8) | File:FRC.ogg |
History[]
- 21 December 2017
- Faraday Road added to the network as part of the Newry branch.
- Is a Waterline station with 2 side platforms.
- New routes:
R010 (Newry <> Greenslade)- Newry Harbour <> Greenslade
- 21 April 2018 - Version 1.0
- Added Waterline services to the Connolly branch.
- New routes:
- Route removal:
- 1 December 2018
- Sneak peek for Faraday Road's overhaul was released, as part of Day 1 of the Advent Calendar.
Sneak peeked Faraday Road overhaul
- Sneak peek for Faraday Road's overhaul was released, as part of Day 1 of the Advent Calendar.
- 31 December 2018 - Version 1.1
- Station overhauled. Platforms increased from 2 to 3.
- Platform 3 leads to nowhere however.
- Added Waterline services to the James Street branch.
- New route:
- R014 (Newry <> James Street)
- 13 June 2019 - Version 1.3.13
- Platform 3 is now in use, for ECS trains from Faraday Road TMD to Newry Harbour and Newry.
- 5 December 2021 - Version 1.8
- Faraday Road is now dispatchable.
- Announcement change:
- The Waterline announcement is now:
- File:FaradayRoadW.ogg
- instead of:
- File:FRC.ogg
- File:FaradayRoadW.ogg
- 15 May 2022 - Version 1.9
- Scenery near Faraday Road was upgraded. Track and platform layout remains unchanged.
- Stepford Express services can now pass this station.
- 27 August 2022 - Version 1.10
- Added Waterline services to Airport Terminal 2 and the Esterfield branch.
- Route change:
- R014 (Newry <> James Street → Esterfield)
- Now terminates at Esterfield.
- New routes:
- R017 (Newry <> Airport Terminal 2)
- R018 (Newry Harbour <> Farleigh)
- 12 August 2024 - Version 2.0
- New route:
- R120 (Newry Harbour <> Morganstown)
- New route:
- 12 September 2024 - Version 2.0.1
- Platform 3 can now serve as a bypass/overflow to Platform 2.
- ECS trains from Faraday Road TMD can still only use Platform 3.
- Platform 3 can now serve as a bypass/overflow to Platform 2.
Trivia[]
- This station has step-free access.
- This station's renovation was the first item on the V1.1 Advent Calendar.
- In V1.1, this station received a major upgrade as voted for by hundreds on the SCR Discord server.
- It is possible to hear Stepford Connect and Stepford Express from the mainline a half mile down.
- Prior to V2.0.1, Platform 3 used to be only for ECS trains coming out of Faraday Road TMD.
- Unlike Platform 1 at Coxly, where there is a similar station layout, there was no crossover track for mainline trains to enter Platform 3.
- Prior to V1.0, Eden Quay was designed to similar specifications to this station.
- The Class 730/0 in the sidings used to say "Welcome on board Stepford Connect" despite belonging to Waterline. This was patched in V1.10.
- The Waterline Headquarters is located right next to this station.
- The depot shown in the Driver menu when picking a train is actually floating above near this station.
- In order to see it, players would need a high render distance and graphics and looked above Faraday Road Depot. However, this was fixed in a later update where the depot would turn invisible for players not in the menu.
- Stepford Express trains do not stop at this station, including R086 that is able to spawn at Faraday Road TMD.
Gallery[]
Faraday Road prior to V1.1
Faraday Road prior to V1.1
Faraday Road prior to V1.3.13, when Platform 3 still led to nowhere
Faraday Road before its scenery upgrade
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