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Extensions are critical to growing a TrainStation "business". When starting to play TrainStation, a player's station has only one rail for trains and one short street for buildings. Players can dispatch only four trains at a time, and they can't dispatch diesel or electric trains at all. Extensions allow players to change all of that. With extensions, players can make their stations bigger, dispatch trains more quickly, and discover new technologies that unlock more parts of the game. They even can build two more stations and upgrade them, too!

Extensions are located in the Shop, on the "Station Extensions and Themes" tab.

There are ten types of extensions in four main categories: Fleet Management, Population Management, Technology, and Storage. Most extensions have multiple levels of upgrades. All together, the game has over 170 extension upgrades available.

 A player who buys the special building called Stock Exchange will receive a 20% discount on all future purchases of themes and extensions. In each table of extensions, the Discounted Cost column shows the prices of items when the discount from Stock Exchange is active.

Important note: To receive the discount, a player must ensure the Stock Exchange is placed on a street in one of his/her stations before purchasing an extension. Players will not receive this benefit while Stock Exchange is placed in Storage.

Fleet Management
The Fleet Management category includes extensions that help players dispatch and unload more trains, more quickly. Most of these items are on the Trains screen. To access the Trains screen, click on the banner marked Trains in the top left corner of the main game screen.

Local Trains
Management of Local Trains includes Rails and Train Slots.
 * Rails are on the main game screen, directly in front of the Main Station.
 * Train Slots are on the Trains screen, on the Local Trains tab.

Rails
A station's Rails support train traffic in and out of the station. Trains will stop on the rails and wait for the player to dispatch them or unload their cargo.

Train Slots
Train Slots help you increase the amount of gold and materials hauled to your station. The more train slots you have, the more Local Trains you can dispatch at once.

REMEMBER: The terms "Train Slot" and "Train Slots" always refer to Local Trains.

International Trains
Management of International Trains includes International Slots and Trainroute Planner slots.
 * International Slots are on the Trains screen, on the International Trains tab.
 * Trainroute Planner slots are on the international dispatching screen.

International Slots
You need International Slots to dispatch International Trains. You must use international trains to complete contracts. You also can use international trains to send gold and resources to your neighbours, or to show off a fancy new train set.

Trainroute Planner
The Trainroute Planner allows you to send one International Train to more than one recipient--up to a maximum of eight--in the same trip. This can be useful, for example, if several contractors need the same resource at the same time. The number of Trainroute Planner slots you own represents the maximum number of recipients per international trip.

When an international train has multiple recipients, the resources or gold are divided equally among the recipients. However, each recipient after the first increase the train's profit by 15%. For example: Two special buildings, Terminal and Container Storage, also increase the profit of international trains. All recipients share the train's total profit equally.
 * 1 recipient gives no bonus.
 * 2 recipients give 15% bonus. (1 x 15% = 15%)
 * 5 recipients give 60% bonus. (4 x 15% = 60%)

Depot Slots
Management of inactive trains happens in Depot Slots. Unlike trains in Storage, which must be disassembled completely, trains in Depot Slots remain partially or completely assembled while they are inactive. Depot Slots are visible on the Trains screen, on the Depot Slots tab.

Different players use the Depot in different ways and for different reasons. Some of the most commons uses for Depot Slots are:
 * Assemble trains while waiting for available Train Slots.
 * Test different configurations.
 * Keep frequently used trains ready for when they are needed.
 * Make room in Storage for something you wish to buy.

In addition to the Depot Slots available for purchase, the game has one free extension of Depot Slots available for completing all of George's contracts.

The table below lists all Depot Slots available for purchase, PLUS the free Depot Slots.

The game begins with five Depot Slots.

Each upgrade gives +2 Depot Slots.

The following Game Updates affected Depot Slots:
 * June 16, 2011
 * June 23, 2011
 * September 19, 2013 - Rebalanced most international slots. Level requirements were lowered, and prices were reduced.
 * WARNING: Some data in this table are outdated or missing. Some updated data are unconfirmed.
 * Consider this information tentative while we work on collecting and confirming the new requirements.
 * November 7, 2013

Technology
TrainStation offers six different technology upgrades you can purchase. Each of these upgrades helps you expand your train business in a different way.
 * Dieselisation, Electrification, and Maglev Era give you access to new types of trains.
 * The One-Click Wonders allow you to accomplish repetitive tasks by clicking once instead of many times.

Storage

 * September 19, 2013, Game Update - Rebalanced most storage extensions. Level requirements were lowered, and prices were reduced.