Intersection 4 Way Simple

Looking for an easy to build 4 way intersection? Full steps on how to create left and right variants of this intersection.

Overview

This is a 4 Way Intersection taken from https://imgur.com/a/Hcsc41w and is inspired by Fenderson#7615 on Discord. Below you will find detailed steps to build the left hand variation of this intersection and then following that is the screenshots for the right hand variant.

 

Right Hand Variant Using Water

 


Left Hand Variant

Step 1: Place Positional Markers

Step 1: Place Positional Markers

 

  • This begins with a 15 x 15 grid, this is the four corner markers
  • Then place 1x2 markers in each corner, looking at the top left corner leave a gap of 1 down and a gap of 2 right

 

Step 2: Lower Terrain

Step 2: Lower Terrain

 

  • Lower the terrain 2x2 for a depth of 3, looking at the top left corner this is under the 1x2 marker which was 1 down

 

Step 3: Place Rail Ramps

Step 3: Place Rail Ramps

 

  • Use the Lay rails tool and start from the bottom 2x2 hole and bring it up to the 1x2 positional marker opposite

 

Step 4: Inner Rail Corner

Step 4: Inner Rail Corner

 

  • Remove the positional markers as they are no longer required
  • In the screenshot I am bringing the rail to the right and then parallel to the next rail ramp
  • You may need to build a small section of rail at top of each ramp first, you can see the ones without the corners had this added after removing the positional markers

 

Step 5: Lower Terrain

Step 5: Lower Terrain

 

  • Lower the terrain 2x2 for a depth of 3, leaving a gap of 5 between the existing hole and new hole

 

Step 6: Place Rail Ramps

Step 6: Place Rail Ramps

 

  • Lay rail from the bottom 2x2 hole and bring it up to the ground level

 

Step 7: Create Tunnels

Step 7: Create Tunnels

 

  • Now it's time to connect a tunnel between the two low sections of the ramps, between the 2x5 gap
    • Using the Lay rails tool, start off by clicking the rail at one side and then press the T key to change to tunnel mode
    • Move the cursor to the section of the rail on the other side of the 2x5 gap a tunnel will appear (no need to adjust cursor height)
    • Click the mouse to create the tunnel
  • The screenshot below shows the tunnels created

 

Step 7: Created Tunnels

 

 

Step 8: Build Inner Rails

Step 8: Build Inner Rails

 

  • Extend the rails from the outer ramps outwards and also place a parallel section of ramp next to it
  • Looking at the top left inner curve, from 45° connect rail down to the left top rail

 

Step 9: Build Outer Rails

Step 9: Build Outer Rails

 

  • Connect a rail section from the inner curve section to the outer rail

 

Step 10: Build Outer Rails

Step 10: Build Outer Rails

 

  • On the 45° curve of the new long rail, place rail parallel to the exit ramp

 

Step 10: Build Outer Rails

 

  • Connect this to the exit rail of the ramp

 


Completed Intersection

Completed Intersection Without Signals

 

  • Here you can see the intersection completed

 

Completed Intersection With Signals

 

  • Here is after adding signals, using pre-signals before intersections and signals after intersections

 

Intersection In Action

 

  • Finally after connecting it to the network it becomes operational

 


Right Hand Variant

Exact same steps as above however they are flipped.

Step 1: Place Positional Markers
Step 2: Lower Terrain
Step 3: Place Rail Ramps
Step 4: Inner Rail Corner
Step 5: Lower Terrain
Step 6: Place Rail Ramps
Step 7: Create Tunnels
Step 7: Created Tunnels
Step 8: Build Inner Rails
Step 9: Build Outer Rails
Step 10: Build Outer Rails
Step 10: Build Outer Rails
Completed Intersection Without Signals
Completed Intersection With Signals
Intersection In Action