Template talk:Rail-interchange

Simplification of the Thessaloniki entry

Phase 1 edit request and discussion

CC: The Emperor of Byzantium, I am planning to simplify the entry for Thessaloniki to use {{ric}} like in Athens because the current syntax is fragmented. However, this means I need to juggle the switches around and phase out some extraneous switches (like ∏1) to make the simplification work. Also, I wish to make switch p (for Περιφερειακές) work the same as Athens).

The test cases are at Template:Rail-interchange/testcases#Thessaloniki (1 April_2025 - testing), and I have drafted a transition plan here, and I think the first phase edit will be like this. The second phase will involve linking switch p to Module:Adjacent stations/Thessaloniki Regional Railway after all existing instances are replaced by switch park.

My health isn't that great as before, so I probably need some help to check the code and do the syntax replacements as the transition progresses, since nothing can go wrong. FYI, the search term insource:"rint\|thessaloniki\|[switch]" could be used to keep track of the replacements. --Minoa (talk) 06:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Minoa, Thank you for letting me know and thank you for all you have done up to now... I can truly sympathise with your situation as both my mental and physical health has declined in recent years so please don't over tax yourself, I will help any way I can, moving the Greek rail network forward... just let me know. You do what you can, when you can! I will get done, "one edit at a time" =) take care ✠ Emperor of Byzantium ✠ (talk) 23:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I am ready to propose phase 1 of the simplification of the Thessaloniki entry. --Minoa (talk) 04:05, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Paine Ellsworth, because it has been ten days since I made the edit request, and the template has a backlog of requests. If you are busy, please inform another editor who can edit the live template. The test cases and transition plan are here and the syntax changes for Phase 1 will be like this. Best, --Minoa (talk) 09:18, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

 Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:18, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Phase 2 edit request and discussion

Hello, I am ready to request the roll out of phase 2 of the Thessaloniki update, according to the transition plan: phase 2 (of 3) removes the old switches and introduces the Regional Railway options.

• The following searches confirm that the following switches are disused and can be removed: switch 1, switch 2, switch 3, switch m1, switch m2, switch m3, switch ose
• The following searches confirm that the following switches are unused and ready for reuse for the Regional Railway: switch p
• The test cases are here.
• Due to the additions and deletions in various places, the full revised syntax for the city is here.

Best, --Minoa (talk) 00:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @Useddenim, because it has been nearly a month since I made the edit request for this phase, and the template also has a backlog of requests. If you are busy, please inform another editor who can edit the live template. Thank you. --Minoa (talk) 01:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Greater Montreal: Template-protected edit request on 13 April 2025

This request is to add two new locations, Laval and Longueuil, and to modify existing location Montreal.

The purposes are to:

1. Enable simplified bus route boxes for these locations, similar to what has previously done for bus and streetcar routes in Toronto (see documentation).
2. Replace obsolete bus route icons with the default bus icon in the case of Montreal, and to add new icons.
3. Rectify confusion between 'exo' as the transit operator and its 'rail' and 'bus' operations.

Dif can be found here.

Test cases have been added, broken up between Laval, Longueuil and Montreal. One of Many Tims (talk) 02:45, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Pinging @MSGJ, because it has been nearly 30 days since the user made this edit request, and also the template has a backlog of requests. If you are busy, please inform another editor who can review the active requests and edit the live template. --Minoa (talk) 12:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 21 April 2025

Can someone please remove the Iranian logos that have been deleted from Commons and the Swedish icons that don't appear to have ever existed? Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 08:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Bumping thread. meamemg (talk) 19:29, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 1 May 2025

Hi! I would like my most recent edits to the sandbox and testcases pages removing redundant parameters and updating the links for two icons for the Ottawa applied. Thank you! OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 17:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi! I've just made a couple new edits to the sandbox and testcases pages where I added two new icons for Ottawa. Please also make sure to add these as well. Thank you! OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 07:07, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 4 May 2025

Please adding new city: Taiyuan Metro system icon: and two lines:  1   2  Benteds (talk) 09:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

You may need to edit the sandbox (at Template:Rail-interchange/sandbox) to test how the new icons could work, and provide some test cases (at Template:Rail-interchange/testcases). --Minoa (talk) 18:27, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 14 May 2025 Suggestion

Please consider adding {{rail-interchange|ie|bus}} (Republic of Ireland) and {{rail-interchange|ni|bus}} (Northern Ireland) to display the same output as {{rail-interchange|gb|bus}} ( ) — that is to say, an icon of a bus with the front to the left of the screen to represent a vehicle that drives on the left of the road and is right-hand drive. I suggest the default wikilink for the Northern Ireland (ni) template parameter to remain Bus transport in the United Kingdom (NI is part of UK), but as the Republic of Ireland doesn't have the equivalent specific article, a link to bus be made instead unless the person doing the edit to the template can find something more specific.

Why? Of course as an editor I could use {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} but due to the complex political history between Great Britain and the island of Ireland it may not be the best move to start adding "GB" to articles about Irish subjects.

• Link to diff of addition to Sandbox
• Link to Test Case

-=# Amos E Wolfe ^talk #=- 19:25, 14 May 2025 (UTC) -=# Amos E Wolfe ^talk #=- 19:25, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 21 May 2025

The Suzhou Rail Transit has been renamed Suzhou Metro, and as such Suzhou Rail Transit has been moved to Suzhou Metro, and lines have moved from their 'Suzhou Rail Transit' form to their 'Suzhou Metro' form. Template now links to a redirct for both the system itself and the individual lines. Can this be updated to change Suzhou Rail Transit, Line 1 (Suzhou Rail Transit), etc... to Suzhou Metro, Line 1 (Suzhou Metro), etc...?

Thank you. Curt ^内蒙 02:27, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

I think I have succesfully added a test case for the lines here [1], though as this is my first time editing a template like this, there might be some mistakes. Apologies if so. Curt ^内蒙 04:15, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

I informed Useddenim not to "rake" the ongoing tests, which are required for edit requests. --Minoa (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. I think it actually keeps getting caught up in various edits on the sandbox, as this is now the 3rd time I've had to re-add it! But fingers crossed that's it now! Curt ^内蒙 01:55, 30 May 2025 (UTC)