Dovedale East

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Dovedale East

Station

Steam Services

Preceding Station

Steynbath Halt

Following Station

Glassbury Junction & Terminus

Station Information

Station Code

DE

Number of platforms

4

Number of tracks

4

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No

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Dovedale East is a major station located between Jaiden's House and Dovedale Central. It acts as a stop for services between Fanory Mill and Dovedale Central. The station is controlled by the largest signal box in the game, the Dovedale East Signalling Centre. Due to the line from Satus Services to Dovedale East being single-track, trains sometimes have to queue before departing.

The station has 4 tracks and is divided into two parts. While the part in the direction of Satus Services houses the short platforms 1A and 2A and the bypasses 1A and 2A, the part in the direction of Dovedale Central houses the curved and longer platforms 1B and 2B as well as the bypasses 2B and 1B. Between both parts of the station, there are multiple points that can be used to move trains between the bypasses and the platforms.

Dovedale East also houses a ticket counter, the Dovedale East Bus Terminal, Dovedale East Training Centre, Meow Café and the Railway Museum which showcases the history of the game.

Dovedale East was one of the two stations, the other being Satus Services, where there were NPC passengers that would board your train after stopping, although due to some issues with NPCs failing to enter trains, they were removed.

Tracks

Pl. 1B (long) - Services to Dovedale Central Bypass 1B Bypass 2B Pl. 2B (long) - Services to Satus Services	Pl. 1A (short) - Services to Dovedale Central Bypass 1A Bypass 2A Pl. 2A (short) - Services to Satus Services

Trivia

• This was the place where players could head towards Cosdale Harbour or the Cosdale Coal Depot before the aforementioned stations where removed from the game.
• In the Dovedale Central overhaul update, the new Railway Museum was added here.
• While steamers could go until Dovedale Central, Dovedale East was the only proper terminating station down the line where they could shunt.
• The Dovedale East Signalling Centre also got a overhaul during the Dovedale Central station overhaul update.
• Uniquely, the shunting steam tracks and platforms were controlled by Cosdale Cabin, not Dovedale East Signalling Centre
• The old Dovedale Central station structure is located under the station, near the Railway Museum.
• Prior to the Dovedale Central overhaul, the old Dovedale East signalling box was located under Dovedale Central.
• Up until 17th September 2023, all steam trains were required to terminate here, with the possibility of shunting between Platforms 4 and 5 to return towards Satus Services and Fanory Mill. From 17th September 2023, steam services were allowed to continue onwards to terminate Dovedale Central, though they still had the option to terminate here.
• Recently added, the Meow cafe is located in the Dovedale East waiting room.
• Platform 3 at the older version of the station used to feature a Class 156 spawn.

Gallery

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  The ticket counter at platform 2B.
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  Overview of Dovedale East with the Railway Museum and the Dovedale East Bus Terminal at night.
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  Dovedale East during winter.
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  Overview of the station during winter.
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  Dovedale East during winter at night.
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  The ticket counter during winter.

Old version of the station

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  The old Dovedale East signalling box, previously located under Dovedale Central.
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  Trains, including a special Class 37, at Dovedale East.
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  A Class 43 that just arrived into Dovedale East.
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  The Signalling Area at the old Dovedale East.
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  Entrance to the old station from Satus Services.
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  Old station view at night.
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  View from the station towards Glassbury Junction and Dovedale East Crossing.
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  Entrance to the old station from Glassbury Junction.
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  View of the old station from above.
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  View from the old station towards Steynbath Halt (also Steynbath Crossing) and Satus Services.
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  Dovedale East second generation old chart.
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  Overview of the second generation, showing Cosdale Cabin, and on the left the bypass track and the tracks going towards Cosdale Harbour and Cosdale Coal Depot.