Llyn-by-the-Sea

Template:Station (Improved)Llyn-by-the-Sea is a terminus interchange between Stepford Connect and Stepford Express. It is the southern terminus of both lines. This station is managed by Network Rail.

This station is served by Stepford Connect services to Edgemead, Leighton Stepford Road, Stepford Central, Willowfield and Stepford Victoria and Stepford Express services to Stepford Central.

This station was upgraded in V1.7.2, and now has 12 platforms. It is also the 3rd station in SCR history to have a Platform 0, alongside Stepford Airport Central and formerly Northshore.

Track & Platform Layout

[- Terminus

<< Passing Service Direction

Platforms /Tracks	Services /Use
-]	Terminating, Stepford Express services to Stepford Central
0
1
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2
3
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4
5
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6
7	Terminating, Stepford Connect services to Edgemead, Leighton Stepford Road, Stepford Central, Willowfield and Stepford Victoria
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8
9
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10
11
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Trivia

• This station was the 5th station to be revealed on the Llyn extension, revealed on October 18th, 2019.
• This is the station showcased on the main menu.
• This station is the end of the Stepford Main Line, which starts at Stepford Central.
• This station, along with Northshore and Starryloch, is roughly parallel to Stepford Central - Morganstown - Leighton Stepford Road line. It is mentioned on the Stepford Connect Network map.
• Llyn has a new kind of junction introduced to SCR called "Alternating Points", which "switch from straight to diverging with each train to help ease the load and spread out the arrivals at Llyn-by-the-Sea". In order to add extra variety to each terminal, BanTech plans to use this feature elsewhere.
• This station is one of 7 stations on the SCR network which is operated by Network Rail, not Transport For Stepford.
• This station is based of a Welsh station name . If the name is translated to English, it means "Lake".
• The inspiration of this station is debatable. Some in the community say it is based on Penzance in Cornwall, but others say it is based on London King's Cross. Lesser arguments include Liverpool Lime Street, London Liverpool Street and other stations. However, the v1.7.2 version of Llyn is heavily based on London King's Cross, evident from the entrance, roofs over the concourse and the platforms.
• This was the second station in SCR to have a terminating platform serving more than one operator, unlike other terminal stations (e.g. Stepford Central).
  • However in V1.7.2, when this got an upgrade, Express began to serve Platforms 0-6 and Connect began to serve Platforms 7-11. Leighton Stepford Road is now the only station to have this trait.
• You can walk to the beach from this station.
• The station's signage before V1.6 (and the large sign outside the station before 1.7.2) said 'Llyn by-the-sea', using a lowercase 's'. However, the maps and destination boards display 'Llyn-by-the-Sea', using an uppercase 'S'.
• The speed limit entering into and leaving from this station was 15 MPH, among the lowest speed limit in the entire game. However in the 1.7.2 update, the tunnels and tunnel layout changed as a whole, which means that the speed limits are now 45 throughout the tunnels and into the station itself. The only 15 MPH speed limit as of 1.7.2 is located at Faymere Green TMD. The previously unused Waterline Shuttle tracks between Morganstown and Morganstown Docks had a 15 MPH speed limit, but it was upgraded to 30 MPH when it opened in V1.6.
• If your render distance is high enough, you can see the Stepford City Zone over the sea.
• This station has step-free access.
• Before V1.4 (and before The Big Update), this station could be accessed, and per announcements, was just "Llyn".
• Llyn-by-the-Sea is the farthest station from Stepford Central via rail. A full Stepford Connect service from Stepford Central to Llyn-by-the-Sea would take 42 minutes, which can be done as R024 or for Stepford Express that can take as long as 23 minutes or short as 17 minutes as R077 and R078, and variations via Morganstown instead of Benton, such as R080 and R081.
• This station is considered a major terminus and has ticket barriers and machines, seats, lounges and some offices.
• This station is popular for flooding (purposefully making the station/line very busy) as it is considered to be typically quiet.
• On 21/1/21, Charlie_RBX sneak peeked this station upgraded. Many members say that the upgraded station resembles London King's Cross.
• Llyn was the forth station to have a Rail Operations Centre, after Stepford Central, Stepford East and Benton. The Zone E (Faymere to Llyn) signalling desk was moved here from Starryloch as of version 1.7.2.
• As of 1.7.2, the Stepford Express HQ is located here.
• As of 1.7.2, a new Signaller training Academy room has also been added. That place could be used to train new signallers in the future as part of Training 2.0.
• There are also 2 other offices. One is for supervisors and the other is for managers.
• A Staff Mess Room has also been added at version 1.7.2 update. Only Dispatcher+ ranked players are able to enter.
• There is a siding just outside Platform 0 at this station, where a Class 68 locomotive is parked. You can't spawn there though, and you have to spawn at Northshore Depot instead.
• Before 1.7.2, there used to be four lines entering the station. After its upgrade in 1.7.2, two more lines have been added, totalling 6 coming into the station.
• As of 1.7.2, the signals at the station are bugged when under manual control.
• This is one of two (formerly three) stations in SCR to have a platform 0. The other being Airport Central, and formerly Northshore.
• The layout of this station is based on the Kings Cross (pre-uncrossed layout), demonstrated by the flyover as well as the change of the lines from a DS, DF, UF, US configuration to a DS, US, DF, UF configuration
• With the new track layout, there are more platforms for Stepford Express than Stepford Connect

Gallery

Original (pre v1.7.2) station main entrance.

Original (pre v1.7.2) platforms, with an Express Class 43 and Connect Class 321 in shot.

Original track layout (pre v1.7.2) near Llyn-by-the-Sea, featuring Alternating Points.

A Class 43 departing from the original (pre v1.7.2) station, passing alongside an arriving Connect Class 68.

Trains filling up Llyn.

Sneak Peek of the station's 1.7.2 refurbishment, released on 21/01/2021. An Express Class 801 is sitting at platform four with a Connect Class 377 and Class 465 visible in the background.

Station approaching lines (v1.7.2) looking towards Stepford, with a decorative Class 68 locomotive in sidings.

Approaching lines facing towards the new station (v1.7.2).

Main entrance (v1.7.2) with Stepford Express HQ across the road.

Marketplace entrance (v1.7.2).