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{{Station_(Improved)|title1 = Leighton City|image1 =LCITY1.png |caption1 = |following_station = |previous_station = [[Leighton Stepford Road]]|served_by = [[Stepford Connect]]|zone = [[Leighton Zone]]|number_of_platforms = 2|station_code = LTC|next_station = [[Edgemead]]|number_of_tracks = 2}}[[File:Roblox 12 30 2018 7 43 26 PM.png|thumb|297x297px|This was the sign that was at the end of the platforms until [[V1.1]]]]
  
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|title1 = [[File:Wheelchair white.svg|20px]] Leighton City
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[[File:Roblox 12 18 2018 5 47 29 PM.png|thumb|302x302px|A [[Class 707 ]] bound for '''Leighton City''' in December of 2018]]
  
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|image1 = <gallery>
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'''Leighton City '''station, located at the southern end of the Leighton Zone, is a small through station for '''[[Stepford Connect]]''' services on the [[St. Helen's Bridge]] to [[Edgemead]] route as well as the [[Stepford Victoria]] to [[Edgemead]] route (exclusive to the [[Class 68]]).
  
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LC_NewEntrA.png|Main Entrance 1
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LC_NewEntrB.png|Main Entrance 2
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LC 1.8 SouthBridge1.png|South Bridge 1
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LC 1.8 SouthBridge2.png|South Bridge 2
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LC_NewPlatA.png|Platform View 1
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LC_NewPlatB.png|Platform View 2
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LC_NewPlatC.png|Platform View 3
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LC_NewPlatD.png|Platform View 4
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</gallery>
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|next_depot = [[Faymere Green TMD|Faymere Green NB Depot]]
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|previous_depot = [[Leighton Depot]]
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|served_by = {{Op|C|full|link=y|size=100px}}
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<br>
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{{Op|E|full|link=y|size=100px}}
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|operated_by = {{Op|T|full|link=y|size=100px}}
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|next_station = {{Op|C|size=20px}} {{Op|E|size=20px}} Terminus<br><small>(From [[Leighton Stepford Road]])</small>
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<br>
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{{Op|C|size=20px}} [[Leighton West]]<br>0.43 miles / 692 metres
   
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{{Op|C|size=20px}} {{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Edgemead]]<br>1.67 miles / 2.69 kilometres
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The station is designed to be used for through services, which finally came to light in [[V1.1]], when the station was used for services to and from [[Edgemead]].
  
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{{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Westercoast]]<br>3.69 miles / 5.94 kilometres
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{{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Westwyvern]]<br>7.23 miles / 11.64 kilometres
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{{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Northshore]]<br>8.39 miles / 13.5 kilometres
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{{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]<br>8.99 miles / 14.47 kilometres
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|previous_station = {{Op|C|size=20px}} Terminus<br><small>(From [[Leighton West]] or [[Edgemead]])</small>
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<br>
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{{Op|C|size=20px}} {{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Leighton Stepford Road]]<br>0.61 miles / 982 metres
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{{Op|E|size=20px}} [[Stepford Central]]<br>11.81 miles / 19 kilometres
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|zone = [[Leighton Zone]]
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|number_of_platforms = 6
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|number_of_tracks = 6
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|station_code = LTC
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|signal_zone = [[Stepford Rail Operations Centre|D]]
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|station_headcode = T
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|line = [[Stepford Main Line]]
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|dispatching = Yes (2 Slots)
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}}
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'''Leighton City''', located at the southern end of the [[Leighton Zone]], is a major through and terminus station for [[Stepford Connect]] services to [[Willowfield]], [[Stepford Victoria]], [[Stepford Central]], [[St Helens Bridge]], [[Benton]], [[Leighton West]], [[Edgemead]], [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]; and for [[Stepford Express]] services to [[Stepford Central]], [[Newry Harbour]], [[Newry]], [[Benton]], [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]].
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The station was initially designed for through services, which finally was extended in [[SCR Version 1.1|Version 1.1]], when the station was used for services to and from [[Edgemead]]. It was upgraded in [[SCR Version 1.8|Version 1.8]], tripling the size of the station and becoming the major station for the [[Leighton Zone]], now also handling terminating services from both directions.
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Despite being called "Leighton City", it was not at all connected to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] nor [[Rocket Parade]] via road, and the only thing that would make one think is that it was actually in a city is that the platforms were underground. This was changed on the second overhaul in [[SCR Version 1.8|Version 1.8]], which brought lots of station and scenery upgrades.
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On 17 December 2019, as part of the [[SCR Version 1.4|Version 1.4]] update, [[Express]] was released with one [[Routes/R077|route]] stopping here. This station was supposed to be redesigned in this update, but it didn't fit in it, and the first redesigned station was instead released on 22 February 2020 as part of the [[SCR Version 1.4.1|Version 1.4.1]] update.
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The station was upgraded in [[SCR Version 1.8|Version 1.8]] to become the main station of Leighton and most services bound for Leighton now terminate here instead. However, [[AirLink]] services still terminate at [[Leighton Stepford Road]].
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{{Clear}}
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==Track & Platform Layout==
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<-> Terminus
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<< >> Passing Service Direction
   
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Despite being called Leighton City, it is not at all connected to [[Leighton Stepford Road]] or [[Rocket Parade]] via road, and the only thing that would suggest that it is actually in a city is that the platforms are underground.
  
 
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| rowspan="4" |[[Stepford Connect]] services to [[Leighton West]], [[Edgemead]], [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]; and [[Stepford Express]] services to [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]
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|'''Stepford Connect''' services to Edgemead
  
 
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| style="text-align: center;" |1
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|'''Stepford Connect''' services to St. Helen's Bridge and Stepford Victoria
  
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| style="text-align: center;" |2
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|-
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! style="text-align: center;" |<->
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| rowspan="4" |Terminating, [[Stepford Connect]] services to [[Stepford Victoria]], [[Stepford Central]], [[Benton]], [[Leighton West]], [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]<br>Terminating, [[Stepford Express]] services to [[Stepford Central]] and [[Newry]]
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| style="text-align: center;" |3
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| style="text-align: center;" |4
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|-
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! style="text-align: center;" |<->
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|-
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! style="text-align: center;" |<<
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| rowspan="4" |[[Stepford Connect]] services to [[Willowfield]], [[Stepford Victoria]], [[Stepford Central]], [[St Helens Bridge]] and [[Benton]]; and [[Stepford Express]] services to [[Stepford Central]], [[Newry Harbour]], [[Newry]] and [[Benton]]
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" |5
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;" |6
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|-
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! style="text-align: center;" |<<
 
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== Services==
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{{Gallery|image1 = |image2 = Leighton City 2.png|image3 = Leighton City 3.png}}
  
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<tabber>
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|-|Mainline=
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{| class="fandom-table"
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!Platform(s)
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!Previous station
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!Route
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!Next station
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|-
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| rowspan="10" style="width: 18%"|1-2
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| rowspan="9" style="width: 30%"|[[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|style="width: 22%"|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R044|R044]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Leighton West]]</small></center>
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|style="width: 30%"|[[Leighton West]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R004|R004]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R009|R009]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Edgemead]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="5" |[[Edgemead]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R024|R024]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R026|R026]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R036|R036]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R025|R025]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R035|R035]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Westwyvern]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R077|R077]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R082|R082]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Westwyvern]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R083|R083]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|[[Westercoast]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R078|R078]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R080|R080]]
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</center>
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<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R084|R084]]<br />
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</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|[[Westwyvern]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R085|R085]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|[[Northshore]]
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|-
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|[[Stepford Central]]
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R081|R081]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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|[[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]
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|-
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| rowspan="8" |3-4
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| rowspan="8" |Terminus
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R003|R003]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="3" |[[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R039|R039]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Benton]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R045|R045]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Victoria]]</small> </center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R037|R037]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Edgemead]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R038|R038]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Westwyvern]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R043|R043]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Leighton West]]</small></center>
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|[[Leighton West]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R076|R076]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R086|R086]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Newry]]</small></center>
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|-
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| rowspan="11" |5-6
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| rowspan="6" |[[Edgemead]]
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R024|R024]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="8" |[[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R004|R004]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R025|R025]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[St Helens Bridge]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R009|R009]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R026|R026]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R045|R045]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Victoria]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R035|R035]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R036|R036]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Willowfield]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R044|R044]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Benton]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R077|R077]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R082|R082]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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|-
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| rowspan="2" |[[Westwyvern]]
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R078|R078]]</center>
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<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R080|R080]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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|-
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R084|R084]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Newry Harbour]]</small></center>
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|-
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|[[Llyn-by-the-Sea]]
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R081|R081]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Stepford Central]]</small></center>
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|[[Stepford Central]]
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|-
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|[[Westercoast]]
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R083|R083]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Newry]]</small></center>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Leighton Stepford Road]]
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|-
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|[[Northshore]]
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|<center>{{Op|E|link=y}} [[Routes/R085|R085]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Benton]]</small></center>
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|}
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|-|Depot=
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{| class="fandom-table"
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!Platform(s)
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!Previous depot/siding
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!Route
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!Next station
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|-
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|style="width: 18%"|1-2
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|style="width: 30%"|[[Leighton Depot]]
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|style="width: 22%"|<center>{{Op|C|link=y}} [[Routes/R043|R043]]</center>
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<center><small>to [[Leighton West]]</small></center>
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|style="width: 30%"|[[Leighton West]]
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|}
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</tabber>
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==Station Announcements==
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{{AnnouncementStation
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|AnnouncementPlatform=[[File:LeightonCityP.ogg]]
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|AnnouncementConnect=[[File:LeightonCityW.ogg]]
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|AnnouncementAirLink=[[File:LeightonCityA.ogg]]
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|AnnouncementWaterline=[[File:LeightonCityC.ogg]]}}
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== Trivia==
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*This station resembles [[wikipedia:East Croydon station|East Croydon station]].
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*This station was originally going to be called "Leighton", which can be seen from the station signs prior to [[The Big Update]].
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*Although "city" is in its name, Leighton City didn't look like a city before [[SCR Version 1.4.1|V1.4.1]], as the only scenery was a street with a building.
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* Before [[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]] was released on New Year's Eve of 2018, this station served as a terminus for trains from [[St Helens Bridge]] on [[Routes/R004|R004]][[File:Roblox 12 30 2018 7 43 26 PM.png|thumb|297x297px|The sign located at the end of the platforms until [[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]]]]
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*Before [[SCR Version 1.1|Version 1.1]], if any train proceeded past the sign that read ''''LINE CLOSED - DO NOT PROCEED'''<nowiki />' at the end of the platform, the train would be despawned automatically and the player will be ejected.
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**The same currently applies to the Platforms 3 and 4 at this station, [[Port Benton]] Platform 3, [[Edgemead]] Platform 2 on [[Stepford Connect]], [[Farleigh]] Platform 1 on [[Waterline]] and [[Benton]] Platform 8 for [[Stepford Express]] and [[Newry]] Platforms 2 and 3 on both [[Stepford Express]] and [[Waterline]]
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**It also used to happen at [[James Street]], but a temporary buffer had been installed there until the [[Waterline Extension|James Street Extension]] was released in [[SCR Version 1.10|V1.10]].
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**[[Leighton Stepford Road]] used to have this trait as well before its [[Stepford Connect]] and [[Stepford Express]] terminus function was replaced by this station.
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*Prior to [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], this station was one of very few stations in the game to be underground, along with [[Airport West]], [[Airport Terminal 1]] and [[Airport Terminal 2]]; and was also the only non-airport and [[Stepford Connect]] underground station in the whole [[Stepford County Railway|SCR network]].
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**Since then, all underground stations in SCR are located in or near the [[Airport Zone]].
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*When this station was a terminus before [[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]], it was planned to serve [[Stepford Central]]-bound trains, but the idea was turned down, and trains terminated from [[St Helens Bridge]] instead.
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**This changed in [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], as the station is now the principal station in the [[Leighton Zone]].
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*Before [[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]], it was not possible to dispatch at this station, and Platform 2 was unused. Platform 1 was used as a temporary terminating platform, which is similar to [[James Street]] before the extension opened in [[SCR Version 1.10|V1.10]].
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* If one tried to make the old TTS voice on-board [[announcements]] for this station, they will have to use "Laighton City" instead of Leighton City to get the voice similar to the one in game.
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** This is because when "Leighton City" is used, the voice says "Lee-ton".
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** This is the same with [[Leighton Stepford Road]].
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*This station got its first upgrade in [[SCR Version 1.4.1|V1.4.1]].
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**The terminating junction was also removed, meaning it was no longer possible to terminate at this station. After the second overhaul to the third generation in [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], trains are able to terminate here again.
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**This station was considered to be one of the worst-looking stations before its first upgrade.
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*An [[Adverts|advertisement]] for West Benton Pet Supplies was once placed on the [[Stepford Connect]] Information Board. However, it was removed in [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], along with the one at [[Whitefield Lido]].
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**The ad can still be seen at [[Whitefield]] and [[Starryloch]].
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*The platform walls of the second generation station were similar to the ones at [[Airport West]].
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*[[Managing Director]] Charlie_RBX previewed this station again on 3 October 2021, with the station being handed over to [[Transport For Stepford]] and the number of platforms being tripled to six.
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**Some people thought that the upgrade would be [[Westwyvern]].
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**Some people had once thought that due to the size of the station, [[Leighton Stepford Road]] might be closed and replaced with this station. However, another sneak peek released later on 14 November 2021 debunked such theories.
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**Many players are confused as to why Leighton City was revamped as they claimed that the overhaul has no legacy to its second generation upgrade, and that the station was perfectly fine at its previous state.
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*After the [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]] revamp, all [[Stepford Connect]] and [[Stepford Express]] services that used to terminate at [[Leighton Stepford Road]] now terminate here instead.
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**In addition, all [[Stepford Express]] services that passes through this station now stop here. Before that, [[Routes/R077|R077]] was the only route that stopped here.
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**However, two [[AirLink]] routes, [[Routes/R056|R056]] (<small>[[Leighton Stepford Road]] <> [[Stepford Airport Central]]</small>) and [[Routes/R057|R057]] (<small>[[Leighton Stepford Road]] <> [[Airport Terminal 3]]</small>), still terminate at [[Leighton Stepford Road]] instead of terminating at Leighton City despite the latter station being the new main station in the [[Leighton Zone|Leighton area]].
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*After the [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]] update, this is one of the two stations where trains from both directions can terminate at the same platform, the other one being [[Edgemead]]. Previously, [[Leighton Stepford Road]] also had this trait before most terminating services were moved to Leighton City.
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*Despite the station being handed over to [[Transport For Stepford]], [[Dispatcher (Role)|dispatchers]] working at this station were still given the [[Stepford Connect]] dispatcher [[SCR Uniforms|uniform]], instead of the generic SCR version used on stations managed by [[Transport For Stepford]].
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**This is possibly because Leighton City used to be owned by [[Stepford Connect]] before its upgrade in [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], and it was simply an oversight from the developers.
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**This was fixed in [[SCR Version 1.9|V1.9]].
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*This station, along with [[Leighton Stepford Road]], [[Leighton West]] and [[Edgemead]], are four terminating stations that are next to each other without any through stations in between.
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*This station is one of five multi-line through stations that are always stopped at by every route that approaches it, with the others being [[Stepford Central]], [[Benton]], [[Newry]] and [[Stepford Airport Central]].
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* Only two [[Stepford Express]] routes do not stop here, with those being [[Routes/R075|R075]] and [[Routes/R079|R079]]. This means that this station could be considered as the operator's transport hub.
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*In [[SCR Version 1.8|V1.8]], this station became notorious for its frequent [[signal]] failures (Signals S355 and S357), which is caused by the system thinking another train is still inside the block when it has already left. This caused the signals to stay locked at red occasionally and cannot be manually changed by a [[Signaller (Role)|Signaller]].
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**Because of this, if a signal failure was detected in a server, [[Supervisor (Role)|Supervisors]] ended up shutting them down to prevent disruption.
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**According to then-[[Community Manager]] tjh44, the root cause of the bug was not really known by the developers at the time, and the problem was clearly not a quick and easy fix.
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** In [[SCR Version 1.9|V1.9]], this bug was patched.
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*In V1.8.2, with the addition of the [[Class 717]], there was no 6 car marker, so [[Class 717]] drivers stopped at the 5/2+4 [[Class 43|HST]] [[Stop Markers|stop markers]]. This was fixed in V1.8.4, with the 5 car marker modified to 5-6.
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*There is a parked [[Class 68]] near this station.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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LCITY1.png|1st Gen Entrance View
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Leighton City 2.png|1st Gen Platform View 1
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Leighton City 3.png|1st Gen Platform View 2 (pre-[[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]])
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LC.png|1st Gen Platform View 2 ([[SCR Version 1.1|V1.1]])
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Roblox 12 18 2018 5 47 29 PM.png|A [[Previous Generation|legacy]] [[Class 707]] bound for Leighton City in December 2018
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Unknown-6.png|Sneak peek of the entrance view for the second generation upgrade
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New Leighton City.png|Sneak peek of the platform view for the second generation upgrade
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Class 465 @ Leighton City.png|A [[Class 465]] in old [[Stepford Connect]] livery at Leighton City (2nd Gen)
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LCEnt.png|2nd Gen Entrance View
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== Fun Facts ==
  
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* Though city is in its name, Leighton City doesn't look like a city at all. The scenery is just a street with a building.
  
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* Before 12/31/2018, the station served as a terminus for train from [[St. Helen's Bridge]].<nowiki/>
  
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* Before [[V1.1|Version 1.1]], if you proceeded past a sign that read ''''LINE CLOSED - DO NOT PASS'''<nowiki/>' at the end of the platform, you would be ejected from your train automatically. This is like [[James Street]] station currently. Beyond the tunnel is [[Edgemead]].
  
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* Leighton City is one of the very few stations to be mostly underground.
  
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* Trains to [[Stepford Victoria]] are only operated by [[Class 68]] units, due to the limited route provided for drivers of the train.
  
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* The station was planned to serve [[Stepford Central]]-bound trains, but the idea was turned down.
  
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* Before [[SCR Version 1.1|Ver 1.1]], you couldn't dispatch at this station and Platform 2 was unused, Platform 1 served as a temporary terminating platform. The same system is placed in [[James Street]].
  
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* This station was originally going to be called Leighton.
  
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* This was the original terminus of the [[Stepford Main Line]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 11 March 2024


Leighton City, located at the southern end of the Leighton Zone, is a major through and terminus station for Stepford Connect services to Willowfield, Stepford Victoria, Stepford Central, St Helens Bridge, Benton, Leighton West, Edgemead, Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea; and for Stepford Express services to Stepford Central, Newry Harbour, Newry, Benton, Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea.

The station was initially designed for through services, which finally was extended in Version 1.1, when the station was used for services to and from Edgemead. It was upgraded in Version 1.8, tripling the size of the station and becoming the major station for the Leighton Zone, now also handling terminating services from both directions.

Despite being called "Leighton City", it was not at all connected to Leighton Stepford Road nor Rocket Parade via road, and the only thing that would make one think is that it was actually in a city is that the platforms were underground. This was changed on the second overhaul in Version 1.8, which brought lots of station and scenery upgrades.

On 17 December 2019, as part of the Version 1.4 update, Express was released with one route stopping here. This station was supposed to be redesigned in this update, but it didn't fit in it, and the first redesigned station was instead released on 22 February 2020 as part of the Version 1.4.1 update.

The station was upgraded in Version 1.8 to become the main station of Leighton and most services bound for Leighton now terminate here instead. However, AirLink services still terminate at Leighton Stepford Road.

Track & Platform Layout

<-> Terminus

<< >> Passing Service Direction

Platforms/Tracks Services/Use
>> Stepford Connect services to Leighton West, Edgemead, Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea; and Stepford Express services to Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea
1
2
>>
<-> Terminating, Stepford Connect services to Stepford Victoria, Stepford Central, Benton, Leighton West, Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea
Terminating, Stepford Express services to Stepford Central and Newry
3
4
<->
<< Stepford Connect services to Willowfield, Stepford Victoria, Stepford Central, St Helens Bridge and Benton; and Stepford Express services to Stepford Central, Newry Harbour, Newry and Benton
5
6
<<

Services

Platform(s) Previous station Route Next station
1-2 Leighton Stepford Road
Connect Emoji R044
to Leighton West
 Leighton West
Connect Emoji R004
Connect Emoji R009
to Edgemead
 Edgemead
Connect Emoji R024
Connect Emoji R026
Connect Emoji R036
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
Connect Emoji R025
Connect Emoji R035
to Westwyvern
Express Emoji R077
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
Express Emoji R082
to Westwyvern
Express Emoji R083
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
 Westercoast
Express Emoji R078
Express Emoji R080
Express Emoji R084
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
 Westwyvern
Express Emoji R085
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
 Northshore
Stepford Central
Express Emoji R081
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
 Llyn-by-the-Sea
3-4 Terminus
Connect Emoji R003
to Stepford Central
 Leighton Stepford Road
Connect Emoji R039
to Benton
Connect Emoji R045
to Stepford Victoria
Connect Emoji R037
to Llyn-by-the-Sea
 Edgemead
Connect Emoji R038
to Westwyvern
Connect Emoji R043
to Leighton West
 Leighton West
Express Emoji R076
to Stepford Central
 Leighton Stepford Road
Express Emoji R086
to Newry
5-6 Edgemead
Connect Emoji R024
to Stepford Central
 Leighton Stepford Road
Connect Emoji R004
Connect Emoji R025
to St Helens Bridge
Connect Emoji R009
Connect Emoji R026
Connect Emoji R045
to Stepford Victoria
Connect Emoji R035
Connect Emoji R036
to Willowfield
Connect Emoji R044
to Benton
Express Emoji R077
Express Emoji R082
to Stepford Central
Westwyvern
Express Emoji R078
Express Emoji R080
to Stepford Central
Express Emoji R084
to Newry Harbour
Llyn-by-the-Sea
Express Emoji R081
to Stepford Central
 Stepford Central
Westercoast
Express Emoji R083
to Newry
 Leighton Stepford Road
Northshore
Express Emoji R085
to Benton

Platform(s) Previous depot/siding Route Next station
1-2 Leighton Depot
Connect Emoji R043
to Leighton West
 Leighton West

Station Announcements

Platform
Stepford Connect
Waterline
AirLink & Stepford Express


Trivia

  • This station resembles East Croydon station.
  • This station was originally going to be called "Leighton", which can be seen from the station signs prior to The Big Update.
  • Although "city" is in its name, Leighton City didn't look like a city before V1.4.1, as the only scenery was a street with a building.
  • Before V1.1 was released on New Year's Eve of 2018, this station served as a terminus for trains from St Helens Bridge on R004
    Roblox 12 30 2018 7 43 26 PM

    The sign located at the end of the platforms until V1.1

  • Before Version 1.1, if any train proceeded past the sign that read 'LINE CLOSED - DO NOT PROCEED' at the end of the platform, the train would be despawned automatically and the player will be ejected.
  • Prior to V1.8, this station was one of very few stations in the game to be underground, along with Airport West, Airport Terminal 1 and Airport Terminal 2; and was also the only non-airport and Stepford Connect underground station in the whole SCR network.
    • Since then, all underground stations in SCR are located in or near the Airport Zone.
  • When this station was a terminus before V1.1, it was planned to serve Stepford Central-bound trains, but the idea was turned down, and trains terminated from St Helens Bridge instead.
    • This changed in V1.8, as the station is now the principal station in the Leighton Zone.
  • Before V1.1, it was not possible to dispatch at this station, and Platform 2 was unused. Platform 1 was used as a temporary terminating platform, which is similar to James Street before the extension opened in V1.10.
  • If one tried to make the old TTS voice on-board announcements for this station, they will have to use "Laighton City" instead of Leighton City to get the voice similar to the one in game.
    • This is because when "Leighton City" is used, the voice says "Lee-ton".
    • This is the same with Leighton Stepford Road.
  • This station got its first upgrade in V1.4.1.
    • The terminating junction was also removed, meaning it was no longer possible to terminate at this station. After the second overhaul to the third generation in V1.8, trains are able to terminate here again.
    • This station was considered to be one of the worst-looking stations before its first upgrade.
  • An advertisement for West Benton Pet Supplies was once placed on the Stepford Connect Information Board. However, it was removed in V1.8, along with the one at Whitefield Lido.
  • The platform walls of the second generation station were similar to the ones at Airport West.
  • Managing Director Charlie_RBX previewed this station again on 3 October 2021, with the station being handed over to Transport For Stepford and the number of platforms being tripled to six.
    • Some people thought that the upgrade would be Westwyvern.
    • Some people had once thought that due to the size of the station, Leighton Stepford Road might be closed and replaced with this station. However, another sneak peek released later on 14 November 2021 debunked such theories.
    • Many players are confused as to why Leighton City was revamped as they claimed that the overhaul has no legacy to its second generation upgrade, and that the station was perfectly fine at its previous state.
  • After the V1.8 revamp, all Stepford Connect and Stepford Express services that used to terminate at Leighton Stepford Road now terminate here instead.
  • After the V1.8 update, this is one of the two stations where trains from both directions can terminate at the same platform, the other one being Edgemead. Previously, Leighton Stepford Road also had this trait before most terminating services were moved to Leighton City.
  • Despite the station being handed over to Transport For Stepford, dispatchers working at this station were still given the Stepford Connect dispatcher uniform, instead of the generic SCR version used on stations managed by Transport For Stepford.
    • This is possibly because Leighton City used to be owned by Stepford Connect before its upgrade in V1.8, and it was simply an oversight from the developers.
    • This was fixed in V1.9.
  • This station, along with Leighton Stepford Road, Leighton West and Edgemead, are four terminating stations that are next to each other without any through stations in between.
  • This station is one of five multi-line through stations that are always stopped at by every route that approaches it, with the others being Stepford Central, Benton, Newry and Stepford Airport Central.
  • Only two Stepford Express routes do not stop here, with those being R075 and R079. This means that this station could be considered as the operator's transport hub.
  • In V1.8, this station became notorious for its frequent signal failures (Signals S355 and S357), which is caused by the system thinking another train is still inside the block when it has already left. This caused the signals to stay locked at red occasionally and cannot be manually changed by a Signaller.
    • Because of this, if a signal failure was detected in a server, Supervisors ended up shutting them down to prevent disruption.
    • According to then-Community Manager tjh44, the root cause of the bug was not really known by the developers at the time, and the problem was clearly not a quick and easy fix.
    • In V1.9, this bug was patched.
  • In V1.8.2, with the addition of the Class 717, there was no 6 car marker, so Class 717 drivers stopped at the 5/2+4 HST stop markers. This was fixed in V1.8.4, with the 5 car marker modified to 5-6.
  • There is a parked Class 68 near this station.


Gallery

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Willowfield • Hemdon Park • Beechley • Stepford Victoria • Financial Quarter • City Hospital • Stepford Central • Stepford East • Stepford High Street • Whitefield Lido • Stepford United Football Club • Woodhead Lane • Houghton Rake • Whitefield • St Helens Bridge • New Harrow • Elsemere Pond • Elsemere Junction • Berrily • East Berrily • Beaulieu Park • Morganstown • Angel Pass • Bodin • Coxly • Benton • Port Benton • Benton Bridge • Stepford Airport Parkway • Stepford Airport Central • Hampton Hargate • Upper Staploe • Water Newton • Airport Terminal 2 • Rocket Parade • Leighton Stepford Road • Leighton City • Leighton West • Edgemead • Faymere • Westercoast • Millcastle Racecourse • Millcastle • Westwyvern • Starryloch • Northshore • Llyn-by-the-Sea
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Willowfield • Hemdon Park • Beechley • Stepford Victoria • Financial Quarter • City Hospital • Stepford Central • Stepford East • Stepford High Street • Whitefield Lido • Stepford United Football Club • Woodhead Lane • Houghton Rake • Whitefield • St Helens Bridge • New Harrow • Elsemere Pond • Elsemere Junction • Berrily • East Berrily • Beaulieu Park • Morganstown • Angel Pass • Bodin • Coxly • Benton • Port Benton • Benton Bridge • Stepford Airport Parkway • Stepford Airport Central • Hampton Hargate • Upper Staploe • Water Newton • Airport Terminal 2 • Rocket Parade • Leighton Stepford Road • Leighton City • Leighton West • Edgemead • Faymere • Westercoast • Millcastle Racecourse • Millcastle • Westwyvern • Starryloch • Northshore • Llyn-by-the-Sea
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