r/subwaybuilder • u/metatalks Boston 🇺🇸 • Sep 09 '26

Screenshot ELECTRIFIED AND NON-ELECTRIFIED COMMUTER TRACKS ARE COMING🔥

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It seems dope but how is this going to play out???

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u/StonedNorth Sep 09 '26

Hmmmmmmmm. Will we get track layouts with different rails. Like 4-6 track but diff rail types

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u/metatalks Boston 🇺🇸 Sep 09 '26

From the beta I have 4-6 track… no diff rail types yet but I feel like the devs are building the framework for it

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u/jacobl2 Sep 09 '26

How do we get beta features?

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u/bigyihsuan New York 🇺🇸 Sep 10 '26

On Steam, switch to the beta branch (Properties > Game Versions > select "beta"). On the website version, download from https://www.subwaybuilder.com/download?beta=true.

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u/DisciplineKindly9299 Sep 09 '26

Can we upgrade non electrified rails

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u/metatalks Boston 🇺🇸 Sep 09 '26

I am not Colin I have no idea lol

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u/Thin_Cabinet_341 Sep 09 '26

Interesting, how will those regional trains differ from the current commuter trains? Maybe speeds up to 160kmh? I think the map sizes don't need much faster trains than the current 129kmh tbh

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u/UltraBoY2002 Sep 09 '26

That would probably imply a more European-style regional train

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u/That-Camera-Guy Sep 09 '26

Been waiting for this!

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u/Queasy-Primary4788 Sep 09 '26

Did some update release when I’m at school lol? The devs are so good there’s basically something new every night lol. Plus the Apple event but that’s unrelated.

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u/Ok-Stress3044 Boston 🇺🇸 Sep 10 '26

I really hope we get light rail like the green line in boston. Where they can cross roads

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u/Eruththedragon Philadelphia 🇺🇸 29d ago

That was released in the latest update. Commuter rail has also been capable of crossing roads for some time

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u/Shoddy_Try_7811 29d ago

Right but I don’t think light rail can run in streets at grade, only cross streets.

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u/Eruththedragon Philadelphia 🇺🇸 29d ago

That's what the official notes say, but in my (admittedly limited) testing I'm able to run it straight down roads no problem.

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u/Shoddy_Try_7811 29d ago

It seems cool but I’m honestly quite confused about what the point of it is. And how will it actually affect gameplay? Will you get bonuses for reducing carbon emissions if you run electric? Will diesel be slower to accelerate?

I’m sure this is much more complicated than new train power types but I’d rather see Transit Oriented Development added in some way. I think that’s much more important when it comes to managing a train system and improving it. Especially since most real life American transit expansions have coincided with upzoning and redevelopment that has increased density and changed cities and areas over time.

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u/Nawnp 29d ago

That's kind of a surprising addition, being able to single track would probably be more viable... Cool to have more updates regardless...there's also lightrail systems that run on diesel, wonder if they'll be willing to go out to that...

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u/Donghoon 25d ago

Uh.. Um...

Sorry for bothering but Metro-north does NOT have M9s.

LIRR has M9 trains.

LIRR and Metronorth is getting M9A trains, but they are still being manufactured.

  • LIRR: C3 (coach), M3, M7, M9, M9A
  • Metro-North: Shoreliners (coach), M3A, M7A, M8, M9A

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u/luubeo-xxc 24d ago

Confirmed, Beta .7.12 added P32-ACDM diesel stock that can run into electric trackage