| Parameter |
Required |
Definition
|
name |
Yes |
Name of railway company, displayed at top of infobox
|
railroad_name |
No |
Another version of name, with the same effect. Name and railroad name may not be used at the same time.
|
other_name |
No |
Other name(s) that the railway company is or was known by.
|
logo |
No |
Filename of logo image, without File: prefix. Shown just below the railroad name
|
logo_size |
No |
Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=0.91 (see Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Upright images)
|
logo_alt |
No |
Alt text for logo, used by screen readers. See Wikipedia:Alternative text for images for more information.
|
system_map |
No |
Filename of system map image, without File: prefix, displayed below the logo.
|
map_caption |
No |
Caption for system map image
|
map_size |
No |
Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=1.41
|
map_alt |
No |
Alt text for map
|
image |
No |
Filename of image, without File: prefix, displayed below the map
|
image_size |
No |
Size of image in pixels with px, default is upright=1.41
|
image_caption |
No |
Image caption
|
image_alt |
No |
Alt text for image
|
franchise |
No |
For passenger operators: The name of the operating franchise the company operates under. Open access operators may be represented as "Not subject to franchising or subsidy". Railfreight companies may leave this parameter blank.
|
contract |
No |
For passenger operators: The name of the operating contract the company operates under.
|
concession |
No |
For passenger operators: The name of the operating concession the company operates under.
|
regions |
No |
The primary region the railway operates in. For a more specific route or station, use nameforarea parameter
|
secregions |
No |
The secondary regions the railway serves
|
nameforarea |
No |
May be used in lieu of regions or secregions
|
fleet |
No |
Details about the rolling stock, and where possible, any stock on order
|
stations |
No |
For passenger companies: The total number of stations served
|
stationsop |
No |
Number of stations the railway acts as property manager for, whether in a de jure or de facto status.
|
parent_company |
No |
The shareholders in the company, in some cases, the owner. Leave blank if owner is an individual person.
|
headquarters |
No |
The city where the railway's main office is located.
|
founders |
No |
Important founders of the company; use {{plainlist}} for multiple entries
|
key_people |
No |
Current executives of the company; use {{plainlist}} for multiple entries
|
marks |
No |
The reporting mark. The definition may be:
- UIC: a two to five letter identifier displayed on the vehicles where applicable, often an acronym of the railway's legal name.
- AAR: a two to four letter code for the railway, often an acronym of the railway's trade name.
- NR: The two letter code used by passenger operators in daily operation
- Other: Abbreviation of individual rolling stock lessors.
|
abbr |
No |
Another version of marks, with the same effect. Abbr and marks may not be used at the same time.
|
locale |
No |
Region railway is located, typically a bioregion. Used primarily for freight railways.
|
start_year |
No |
Year railway commenced operations, if exact date is known use {{Start date}} template, Using df=y parameter to display in day month year format if appropriate. Shown as Dates of operation
|
end_year |
No |
Year railway ceased operations, if exact date is known, use {{End date}} template. If currently operating, type "present". Shown as Dates of operation.
|
predecessor_line |
No |
The definition may be:
- A list of companies that were merged to make up this company
- The preceding operator of a contracted service
|
successor_line |
No |
Subsequent railway company that operated the company's railway lines
|
predecessor |
No |
Another version of predecessor_line, with the same effect.
|
successor |
No |
Another version of successor_line, with the same effect.
|
successors |
No |
Similar to successor, but used when a company has more than one successor (e.g. Conrail).
|
gauge |
No |
Current track gauge (use template {{Track gauge}})
|
old_gauge |
No |
Previous rail gauge (use template {{Track gauge}}), shown as Previous gauge
|
electrification |
No |
Type and voltage of electrification system. Leave blank if no electrification exists.
|
length |
No |
Total length of the railway system
|
speed |
No |
Maximum operating speed of the railway's services, and where possible, the service type in parentheses.
|
website |
No |
Official website, use {{URL}} template.
|
operator |
No |
For defunct companies, the current company or companies operating the former company's lines.
|
notrack |
No |
The number of tracks on the company's main line.
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