User:FredTheTimeLord/BSicon Guide

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This is a guide on how to use BSicons as well as a catalouge of all of the different ones.

Introduction

Originally, the system of icons was made on German Wikipedia in 2006, and then used throughout the whole of Wikipedia to this day. As of this, most icon names are from German. Icon file names often start with BSicon following the specific ID, and then the file type. For example, BSicon STR.png would be BSicon_STR.png.

Prefix

The prefix indicates the status of the infrastructure (partially in use, not used, disused, or not yet opened), and whether it is elevated or in tunnel:

Zero or one of these prefixes:
(none) u f g
U-Bahn / underground footpath ground
heavy rail
  (STR)
e.g. metro, light rail or canal
  (uSTR)
footpath or hiking trail
  (fSTR)
unwatered canal
  (gSTR)
followed by zero or more of:
e x m
ehemals / erstwhile ex Mischbetrieb / mixed
closed, under construction, or planned (secondary track, station,stop or other feature)
  (eABZgl)
closed, under construction, or planned (main track or feature)
  (xABZgl)
indicates that the icon contains more than one type of line or colour in the same pictogram (see below)
  (mABZgl)
then optionally one or more of:
l h t p k
Legende / legend Hochbahn / high level Tunnelstrecke / tunnel passed Kombination
symbol for legends / overlaying elevated line
  (hSTR)
underground line
  (tSTR)
passed by express services
  (pBHF)
compound turn
  (kSTR2)
followed by none or exactly one of these prefixes:
c d cd b v
schmal / compact dünn / demi c + d breit / broad from the BSicon SPLe.png transition between double and single lines
quarter-width symbols
  (cSTRq)
half-width symbols
  (dSTRq)
three-quarter-width symbols
  (cdSTRq)
double-width symbols
  (bSTRq)
symbols showing close parallel lines (same as two paired d symbols)
  (vSTRq)
then optionally one or more of:
C D L M 3
Cutt / cutting Damm Lücke (leak) Maske / mask 3-column
open cut line
  (CSTR)
line on embankment
  (DSTR)
interruption to line
  (LSTR)
symbol for masks and masked icons compound turn
  (3STR2)

The standard order is

"u" · "f" · "g" – prefixes concerning the type of the track are first;
"e" · "x" · "m" – prefixes concerning the status of the track are next;
"l" · "h" · "t" · "p" · "k" · "n" – prefixes concerning the elevation of the track follow;
"c" · "d" · "b" · "v" – prefixes concerning size of icon are fourth;
"C" · "D" · "L" · "M" · "3" – root modifiers are last.

Examples

Heavy rail /
Facility
Example Metro /
Light rail
Example
Track, station or facility in use (no prefix)    
   
u    
Station passed by express train p    up   
Primary (usually vertical) track out of use,
secondary (usually branching or crossing) track in use
x    ux   
Primary track in use, feature or secondary track out of use e    ue   
Entire icon is out of use (with some exceptions) ex     uex    
Track or station in tunnel t     ut    
Tunnel track off use, branching from or vertically crossing track in use xt    uxt   
Unused feature on or unused track horizontally crossing tunnel et    uet   
Unused track and station in tunnel ext     uext    
Elevated track or station h     uh    
Elevated track out of use, branching, or crossing track in use xh    uxh   
Elevated disused track or station on track-in-use eh    ueh   
Disused elevated track and station exh     uexh    
Icon for legends or overlaying l     ul    

Mixed lines

For icons with both heavy and light rail, the prefix m indicates that the primary line is heavy rail and the secondary is light, while um denotes the opposite:

m um
  (mKRZ)   (umKRZ)
  (mABZgl)   (umABZgl)

Root

The core part of the icon ID:

Description Root e.g. Etymology
90° branching ABZ Unknown BSicon "ABZgl" DE: Abzweigstelle
Accessible station ACC Station with ramp EN: accessible
Station BHF Station on track DE: Bahnhof
Pedestrian walkway BL Unknown BSicon "BL" EN: black line
Platform (main series) BS Unknown BSicon "BS" DE: Bahnsteig
Bridge BRÜCKE Large bridge DE: Brücke
Small bridge BRÜCKE1 Small bridge DE: Brücke
Culvert BRÜCKE2 Small arched bridge DE: Brücke
1/2 column offset BS2 Unknown BSicon "BS2l" DE: Bahnstrecke
Non-passenger stop BST Small non-passenger station on track DE: Betriebsstelle
Level crossing BUE Level crossing DE: Bahnübergang
Continuation CONT Continuation forward EN: continuation
Non-passenger station DST Non-passenger station/depot on track DE: Dienststation
End of track ENDE Track end start DE: Ende, EN: end
Track change FOW Unknown BSicon "FOW" DE: Fahrordnungswechsel
Border GRENZE Restricted border on track DE: Grenze
Minor station HST Stop on track DE: Haltestelle
Interchange INT Interchange on track EN: interchange
Milepost KMW Unknown BSicon "KMW" DE: Kilometrierungswechsel
Crossover KRW Unknown BSicon "KRWgl" NL: kruiswissel
Crossing KRZ Flat crossing DE: Kreuzung
Mask MASK   DE: Maske/Maskieren, EN: Mask
Figure num Unknown BSicon "num0r" DE: Nummer, EN: Number
Platform (other) PLT Unknown BSicon "XPLT" EN: Platform
Loop/siding PSL Unknown BSicon "PSL" EN: Passing loop
Column shift SHI Unknown BSicon "SHI1l" EN: shift
Single/parallel transition SPL Unknown BSicon "SPLa" DE: Spalten, EN: split
Track STR Straight track DE: Strecke, EN: stretch / straight
T junction TEE Unknown BSicon "TEEl" EN: tee
Tunnel TUNNEL Enter and exit tunnel DE: Tunnel, EN: tunnel
Crossover ÜST Track change DE: Überleitstelle
Crossover ÜWB Unknown BSicon "vÜWB" DE: Überwerfungsbauwerk
River WASSER Water DE: Wasser
Type change WECHSEL Unknown BSicon "WECHSEL" DE: Wechsel
Turning loop WSL Unknown BSicon "WSLe" DE: Wendeschleife
Root modifiers
Junction + feature AICON Unknown BSicon "ENDEl+l" DE: Abzweigstelle
Cutting CBHF Station on track EN: Cut
Embankment DSTR Straight track DE: Damm
Filled FABZl+l cerulean Unknown BSicon "ABZl+l cerulean" DE: gefüllt
Terminus KBHF Unknown BSicon "BHFa" DE: Kopfbahnhof
Interruption LSTR Straight track DE: Lücke
Interruption LLSTR Unknown BSicon "STR2+4" DE: Lücke
Mask MICON   DE: Maske/Maskieren, EN: Mask
Narrow nICON nSTR DE: eng, EN: narrow
Commuter station SBHF Station on track DE: S-Bahnhof EN: Suburban
Road crossing SBRÜCKE Large bridge DE: Straße
Mode change SWBHF mSWBHF DE: Systemwechselbahnhof
Split-level station TBHF Unknown BSicon "BHFo" DE: Turmbahnhof
Water + feature WBRÜCKE WBRÜCKE DE: Wasser + Brücke
WTUNNEL WTUNNEL DE: Wasser + Tunnel, EN: water + tunnel
Cross-platform interchange XBHF-L Unknown BSicon "BHF-L" arbitrarily chosen / from "Cross"

There are a few "pseudo"-roots that don't follow the all-caps rule, such as num (e.g.   (num1r)) and Lock.

Suffix

Suffixes in this category indicates the directionality, position or structural variation. Note that directions are based on as if travelling along within a standard, top-to-bottom route.

The four most common suffixes are left, right, forward and backward, represented by:

  • l [links, German for "left"],
  • r [rechts, German for "right"],
  • f [Fahrtrichtung, German for "direction of travel"] (forward, basically) and
  • g [Gegenrichtung, German for "opposite direction" (of travel)].

When the first BSicons were created in 2007, it was soon realized that the system with f and g was very limited, especially when dealing with icons facing across. Therefore, the +-suffix—in the sense of "coming from", which is by now used with most sets of BSicons—was introduced.

l and r have been used mistakenly as left and right as the reader sees it; there is no "u" for "up [the page]" and "d" for "down [the page]", hence instead the icons are designed as if moving inside a classical 'down' track route that is being depicted instead.

The order of the l and r suffixes should be:

  1. to left/right (in use);
  2. to (ex) left/right (out of use);
  3. from (+) left/right (in use);
  4. from (+ex) left/right (out of use).
Suffix e.g. Etymology
Objective upper right 1   
Objective lower right 2   
Objective lower left 3   
Objective upper left 4   
Start a    DE: Anfang
End e    DE: Ende, EN: end
Forward f    DE: Fahrtrichtung, EN: forward
Backward g    DE: Gegenrichtung
Elevated h    DE: Hochbahn, EN: high level. Concerns the additional track / element.
Halved (straight at corner) h    DE: halb, EN: half. Used after corner number only
To left l    DE: links, EN: left
From left +l   
Left part -L    DE: Linke, EN: left
Middle m    DE: mittlere, EN: middle
Middle part -M    DE: Mitte, EN: middle
Over o    DE: oben, EN: over
Across q   
  
DE: quer, EN: quarter turn.
To right r    DE: rechts, EN: right
From right +r   
Right part -R    DE: Rechte, EN: right
Tunnel t    DE: Tunnel, EN: tunnel. Concerns the additional track / element.
Under u    DE: unter, EN: under
Parallel lines v    Similar to "v" prefix.
Out-of-use segment
continues beyond
x   
  
EN: expired. Combined with suffix "a", "e", "l" or "r" to denote which side the actual line begins.

Other codes are made from joining these together. Additional icons can be created by overlaying existing ones.

Colours

  • dark colour means a currently open line / facility
  • light colour means either a closed line / route / facility or one under construction / planned
  • red indicates heavy rail or freight line
  • blue indicates light rail, metro or tram line.
Existing lines
in current use
Lines not in use
(planned or closed)
heavy rail
   #BE2D2C BSicon BHF.png
   #D77F7E BSicon exBHF.png


metro/light rail & canals
   #003399 BSicon uBHF.png
   #6281C0 BSicon uexBHF.png


accessibility
   #034EA2 BSicon lACC.png
   #6592C5 BSicon exlACC.png


other features
   #000000 BSicon BAHN.png
   #AAAAAA BSicon exBAHN.png


platforms
   #888888 BSicon BS.png
   #CCCCCC BSicon exBS.png


 
other routes & special circumstances
(e.g. fare-free zones on a light-rail line)
footpaths
unwatered canals
   #008000 BSicon fBHF.png
   #2CA05A BSicon gBHF.png


interchanges and depots (BSicon DST.png) border fill
   #000000 BSicon lINT.png
   #FFFFFF BSicon lDST.png


cross-platform interchanges border fill
   #000000 BSicon XPLTq.png
   #B3B3B3


other colours background watercourses
   #F9F9F9
   #007CC3 BSicon WASSER.png



Parallel lines

All icons with a symmetrical subject such as bridges (either highway, normal or waterway), borders and tunnels but excluding icons for crossings with other railway lines and stations use the following naming convention:

  • v prefix, both lines in use:  ,  ,  
  • ev prefix, left line disused, right line in use:  ,  ,  
  • xv prefix, left line in use, right line disused:  ,  ,  
  • exv prefix, both lines disused:  ,  ,  

For crossings the prefix applies to the crossing line:

For symmetrical stations the pattern is the same as for crossings, where the prefix is placed before the v and denotes the entire station:

For asymmetrical stations, prefixes which only apply to one half are placed after the v:

  •   (vSTR-BHF)
  •   (vexSTR-BHF)
  •   (vSTR-eBHF)
  •   (vSTR-exBHF)

Geometry

Standard icons are drawn in a 500 pixel × 500 pixel square. Lines are 100 pixels wide, centred at 250 pixels. Parallel lines are centred on the quarter points, i.e. 125 and 375 pixels, as are formation elements. Thin lines (sidings, feeders, formation elements, linkways, borders, etc.) are 50 pixels wide, and also aligned to the ¼–½–¾ grid.

Templates

These templates are used for constructing the catalog pages (in increasing order of complexity):

Template Sample output
lHUB Unknown BSicon "lHUB" Interchange hub single cell
Single icon with no variations.
BAHN Unknown BSicon "BAHN" exUnknown BSicon "BAHN" Icon generic train
Regular and ex variations only.
STR+4 Unknown BSicon "STR+4"   uUnknown BSicon "STR+4"   Curve from corner 4
The four basic variations: regular, ex, u and uex.
BUE Level crossing           Level crossing unspecified road
As BS-anleitung4, but also includes the e variants.
ENDEa Track end start   exTrack end start uTrack end start   uexTrack end start Line end start
As BS-anleitung4, but also includes the x variants.
ABZgr ABZgr xABZgr   exABZgr uABZgr   ueABZgr uexABZgr Junction forward & to right
Adds e and x variations to BS-anleitung4.
Template:WP:RDT/BSa6xTemplate:WP:RDT/BSa6x
As BS-anleitung6, but for a single color.
Template:WP:RDT/BSa5
As BS-anleitung4, but also includes tunnel variations (t, ext, ut, uext).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa5a
As BS-anleitung5, but also includes a second icon name.
Template:WP:RDT/BSa8
As BS-anleitung5, but adds elevated variations (h, exh, uh, uexh).
Template:WP:RDT/BSaV
Adds the last two tunnel variants ((U)et and (U)xt), resulting in all four basic variations, in a slightly different order: regular, e, x and ex, for heavy and light rail, on surface and in tunnel.
Template:WP:RDT/BSa7
As BS-anleitungV, with the addition of the elevated variants ((U)h, exh, uh, uexh).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa7h
As BS-anleitung7, with the addition of tunnel–bridge transition variants ((U)ht, exht, uht, uexht).

Special purpose

Template:WP:RDT/BSa1-2
Single complex icon with two features.
Template:WP:RDT/BSa4x2
Eight variations of complex icon with two features (regular and ex for each part, then regular and u for the whole).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa5x2
Sixteen variations of complex icon with two features (regular and ex for each part, then t, u and ut for the whole).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa6x2
Twenty variations of complex icon with two features (regular, x, e, and ex for each part, then regular and u for the whole).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa7x
Twenty-four variations (regular, t, h, u, ut, uh) of complex icon with two branches (with x added before the branch suffix).
Template:WP:RDT/BSa7x2
Eight variations (regular, u) of complex icon with two branches (with x added before the branch suffix).
Template:WP:RDT/BSaM
Used for comparing two different icons.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaLR
Used for displaying an icon and its -Left and -Right variants.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaIA
Used for displaying regular and ex variants of INT, ACC and INTACC icons.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaK
Used for complicated icons where it is helpful to have individual icon names shown.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaq
Displays a single icon and its name in a pair of cells in a catalogue table row.
Template:WP:RDT/BSar
Similar to BS-anleitungq, but with the icon to the right of the label.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaJ
Similar to BS-anleitungq, but displays a single icon cell in a catalogue table row, with the name below.
Template:WP:RDT/RPa
Used solely for generic roads.
Template:WP:RDT/RPaN
As above, but for road-rail crossings.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaP
Used solely for canal pages.
Template:WP:RDT/BSaU
As BS-anleitungP, but with u prefix.

The documentation for each template explains its usage and syntax.

There are also matching templates that insert the header row for each of the icon row templates. For example, the template {{Template:WP:RDT/BSa8/h}} creates the first row of this table (which uses {{Template:WP:RDT/BSa8}}):

Template:WP:RDT/BSa8/hTemplate:WP:RDT/BSa8

Straight Tracks

Branchings

Junctions

Stations

Parallel Lines

Other

logos

Normal Subway Bullets

File Name Bullet Service Name
1 1.png 1 train
2 2.png 2 train
3 3.png 3 train
4 4.png 4 train
4d 4d.png 4 Express train
5 5.png 5 train
5d 5d.png 5 Express train
6 6.png 6 train
6d 6d.png 6 Express train
6g 6g.png 6 train (Gold_
7 7.png 7 train
7d 7d.png 7 Express train
8 8.png 8 train
8G 8G.png 8 train (Purple)
9 9.png 9 train
10 10.png 10 train
11 11.png 11 train
12 12.png 12 train
A A.png A train
AA AA.png AA train
Ad Ad.png A Express train
B B.png B train
Bd Bd.png B Express train
BR BR.png B train (Yellow)
BRd BRd.png B Express train (Yellow)
C C.png C train
CC CC.png CC train
Cd Cd.png C Express train
D D.png D train
Dd Dd.png D Express train
E E.png E train
F F.png F train
G G.png G train
GG GG.png GG train
H H.png H train
I I.png I train
J J.png J train
K K.png K train
L L.png L train
LL LL.png LL train
MB MB.png M train (Brown)
MBd MBd.png M Express train (Brown)
M M.png M train
N N.png N train
Nd Nd.png N Express train
O O.png O train
P P.png P train
Q Q.png Q train
Qd Qd.png Q Express train
QB QB.png QB train
R R.png R train
Rd Rd.png R Express train
RBd RBd.png R Express train (Brown)
RR RR.png RR train
RRd RRd.png RR Express train
S S.png S train
T T.png T train
U U.png U train
V V.png V train
W W.png W train
X_train X train.png X train
Y Y.png Y train
Z Z.png Z train
underground Underground.png Underground icon
overground Overground.png Ovverground icon
nationalrail Nationalrail.png Nation Rail icon

Bakersville/New Bakersville City

Name Logo Service
1_classic 1 classic.png 1 train 2016-2017
1_revamp 1 revamp.png 1 train 2017-2017
1 1.png 1 train
2_classic 2 classic.png 2 train 2016-2017
2_revamp 2 revamp.png 2 train 2017-2017
2 2.png 2 train
3_revamp 3 revamp.png 3 train 2017-2017
3 3.png 3 train
4_revamp 4 revamp.png 4 train 2017-2017
4 4.png 4 train
5_revamp 5 revamp.png 5 train 2017-2017
5 5.png 5 train
6_revamp 6 revamp.png 6 train 2017-2017
6 6.png 6 train
7_revamp 7 revamp.png 7 train 2017-2017
7 7.png 7 train
8 8.png 8 train
A A.png A train
B B.png B train
C C.png C train
D D.png D train
E E.png E train
F F.png F train
G G.png G train
H H.png H train
J J.png J train
K K.png K train
L L.png L train
M M.png M train
N N.png N train
Q Q.png Q train
R R.png R train
S S.png S train
T T.png T train
W W.png W train
Z Z.png Z train

BluRail

BluRail uses a series of bullets for their rail services.

Name Logo Service
BluRail1-01 BluRail1-01.png 1 line
BluRail1X-01 BluRail1X-01.png 1 Express line
BluRail2-01 BluRail2-01.png 2 line
BluRail2X-01 BluRail2X-01.png 2 Express line
BluRail3-01 BluRail3-01.png 3 line
BluRail3X-01 BluRail3X-01.png 3 Express line
BluRail4-01 BluRail4-01.png 4 line
BluRail5-01 BluRail5-01.png 5 line
BluRail6-01 BluRail6-01.png 6 line
BluRail7-01 BluRail7-01.png 7 line
BluRail8-01 BluRail8-01.png 8 line
BluRail9-01 BluRail9-01.png 9 line
BluRail10-01 BluRail10-01.png 10 line
BluRail11-01 BluRail11-01.png 11 line
BluRail12-01 BluRail10-01.png 12 line
BluRailBC-01 BluRailBC-01.png BC line
BluRailBS-01 BluRailBS-01.png BS line
BluRailES-01 BluRailES-01.png ES line
BluRailGS-01 BluRailGS-01.png GS line
BluRailHC-01 BluRailHC-01.png HC line
BluRailHS-01 BluRailHS-01.png HS line
BluRailIS-01 BluRailIS-01.png IS line
BluRailLC-01 BluRailLC-01.png LC line
BluRailOS-01 BluRailOS-01.png OS line
BluRailQC-01 BluRailQC-01.png QC line
BluRailVS-01 BluRailVS-01.png VS line
BluRailWC-01 BluRailWC-01.png WC line


Bridges and Tunnels