is it possible to copy a line from one depot to another, example is I have a tram depot that is at maximum so would like to build a new tram depot and copy the line is this possible?
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You mean create a second line wile leaving the first one still active or rerouting the first one to another deopt? You can do the latter.
Anyway I suggest not to have two line follow the same route, passengers will arbitrarily choose one over the other and sometimes even change from one to the other without any appearent reson, and everything becomes messy with angry Cims and increased travel times.
Anyway I suggest not to have two line follow the same route, passengers will arbitrarily choose one over the other and sometimes even change from one to the other without any appearent reson, and everything becomes messy with angry Cims and increased travel times.
Yes, it is possible. Open line's ''list of stops'' and remove depot from the list, you'll have to click remove 2 times, (this way you don't have to scroll to the end of list first), then choose add stop and click on new depot 2 times.
itye1970 explicitly asks for copying, because the depot has reached its maximum.
So in answer to that: no you can not copy lines. However there is no real need for this.
Firstly, you can assign more vehicles to a depot as its capacity. The capacity only shows how many vehicles can be inside the depot at once. If you for example have a line which need 50 vehicles all the time, simply buy 60 vehicles. 50 of them will be on the road all the time and 10 of them will be in the depot. When one vehicle comes back from duty another one will be dispatched and the returned one can be repaired.
If you really need more space for vehicles inside a depot, than you may consider adjusting the line length or the timetable. For example: if there are only 10 vehicles used at night but for peak hours you need 40 vehicles, you will have a surplus of 30 unused vehicles in the depot at night. This would cause the vehicles to jam in front of the depot. Consider adjusting the timetable in a way that the difference between peak and low hours stays reasonable, or make sure that vehicles waiting in front of a depot at night don't disturb the traffic or other lines by placing the depot separated from the main streets.
Building two separate lines following the same route is not recommended! Most likely, the pathfinding AI will mess things up with this configuration. Better split the route into two parts if necessary.
So in answer to that: no you can not copy lines. However there is no real need for this.
Firstly, you can assign more vehicles to a depot as its capacity. The capacity only shows how many vehicles can be inside the depot at once. If you for example have a line which need 50 vehicles all the time, simply buy 60 vehicles. 50 of them will be on the road all the time and 10 of them will be in the depot. When one vehicle comes back from duty another one will be dispatched and the returned one can be repaired.
If you really need more space for vehicles inside a depot, than you may consider adjusting the line length or the timetable. For example: if there are only 10 vehicles used at night but for peak hours you need 40 vehicles, you will have a surplus of 30 unused vehicles in the depot at night. This would cause the vehicles to jam in front of the depot. Consider adjusting the timetable in a way that the difference between peak and low hours stays reasonable, or make sure that vehicles waiting in front of a depot at night don't disturb the traffic or other lines by placing the depot separated from the main streets.
Building two separate lines following the same route is not recommended! Most likely, the pathfinding AI will mess things up with this configuration. Better split the route into two parts if necessary.
But you can move a line from one depot to another (which is like copying it) as Triglav_2000 describes it. This also solves the space issue...
This is moving, not copying
Additionally, how does this solves the space issue?Only because you move a line from one depot to another, this does not magically increase the maximum capacity of a depot
By the way, most of the time it is sufficient for me to use the small depots. This is because of the reasons I already described in my post above.
Only one or two times I had to upgrade a depot to the bigger version. However, upgrading can be done without moving the line to a new depot.