Template talk:Infobox rail service

Start/end vs. termini
There's been a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains about changing "Start" and "End" because they can potentially cause confusion if a train does not go in both directions. I propose we keep the internal parameters the same for now but change the presentation to say "Termini" instead of "Start" and "End" and list the two together with a line break. I've setup the sandbox code and you can view an example at Template:Infobox rail service/testcases. Mackensen (talk) 16:50, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Only if we can have an American English switch for "terminals" in addition; "termini" is rarely used over here. oknazevad (talk) 21:01, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm American and I use it ;). I wouldn't really consider termini British English--Amtrak, for one, uses it (see Empire Builder route guide). I suppose the template could have a general GB/US language switch. Mackensen (talk) 21:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Mackensen for setting up the sandbox code. I like the change and think that it's more clear. The only thing I would prefer to have is the ability to state the kind of terminus, such as "eastern" or "northern", but I don't think that the direction is necessary. An example would be "Terminus (eastern): Christchurch" or "Terminii: Christchurch (eastern); Greymouth (western)". Mosamiazaz (talk) 20:11, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Rail gauge and electrification
This game up in the good article review for North Coast Hiawatha. Are  and   appropriate parameters for this infobox? Those are both specific to physical line rather than the service operating over them. My sense is that we ought to remove these two parameters. Thoughts? Mackensen (talk) 16:29, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Bump. Any takers? Mackensen (talk) 23:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * No, and neither should owners be part of it, which also pertains to the line; this information is duplicative (see, for example, all of the Shinkansen service articles, which run on the same track, and are provided with the exact same voltage) and minimally relevant to the service. I believe the way forward is to restrict this infobox's use to actual services (named and famed, long-distance and high-end), and use Infobox rail line for metro and commuter lines, with the addition of a couple more service-y parameters, if required. Alakzi (talk) 00:35, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
 * That's a pretty major change, but it could work. Owners is indeed duplicative of line_used. Note that line is actually used for physical infrastructure such as Chicago Subdivision. Mackensen (talk) 02:04, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Bringing this up again, I think gauge and el should be removed given that they don't have much to do with a service. Those details should be in the article about the line, and we already have the line_used parameter. Mackensen (talk) 11:55, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Stops parameter
Hello fellow Wikipedians! The  parameter is supposed to be for the number of stops along the route, correct? Should this number include the starting and ending stations? What about for services which have frequencies with fewer stops than others? I assume in that case, the number should reflect all of the stations the service stops at, correct? I just ask because I have seen some discrepancies among articles. Thanks! –Daybeers (talk) 02:42, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed,  is a silly parameter. It ought to be  . --Traal (talk) 02:35, 29 June 2021 (UTC)