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While its certainly possible to make fictional routes, many users prefer to re-create a real route from somewhere in the world to operate.

With these routes it is particularly important that signal placement, speed limits, and distances are all set correctly to allow an accurate timetable to operate.

Some possible resources are suggested below for these purposes.

== Worldwide ==
=== Track Layout ===
* [https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ Open Railway Map]
* [https://map.meurisse.org/ Map Meurisse] - also useful for measuring distances

=== Timetables ===
* [http://www.timetableworld.com/ Timetable World]

== Africa ==


== Asia & Pacific ==
=== Australia ===
==== Track Layout & Signal Placement ====
* [https://railsafe.org.au/diagrams/drivers-route-knowledge-diagrams RailSafe]

=== United Arab Emirates ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro] - Dubai

== Europe ==
=== Austria ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]

=== Belgium ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== France ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== Germany ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]

=== Italy ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== Luxemburg ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]

=== Netherlands ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]

=== Spain ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== Sweden ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]
* [https://www.trafikverket.se/resa-och-trafik/jarnvag/Sveriges-jarnvagsnat/ Trafikverket]
* [https://www.bangardar.se/simple_table/ Bangårdar] - Station track plans
* [https://www.ekeving.se/r/rres_upddat.php Ritningar Drawings] - Track plans and some other stuff

==== Timetables ====
* [https://1409.se/ 1409] - Based on data from the Swedish Transport Administration, seems to be only real-time data

=== Switzerland ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://www.sporenplan.nl/ Sporenplan]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== United Kingdom ===
==== Track Layout & Signal Placement ====
* [https://traksy.uk/live Traksy]
* [https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps Open Train Times]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro] - London & Glasgow
* [https://signalbox.org/track-layouts/by-railway-company/ Signalbox Track Layouts] - especially useful for historic routes
* [http://abcrailwayguide.uk/ Railway Guide] - information about infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and level crossings

==== Speed Limits and Distances ====
* [https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-and-commercial/information-for-operators/national-electronic-sectional-appendix/ Network Rail Sectional Appendix] - No need to subscribe, just scroll down and they are all available at the bottom of the page

==== Timetables ====
* [https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ RealTimeTrains] - Live running data (particularly useful for planned platform allocations)
* [https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps Open Train Times] - Live running data, although less accurate than RealTimeTrains
* [https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/working-timetables TfL Working Timetables]
* [https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/the-timetable/electronic-national-rail-timetable/ Network Rail Public Timetable]
* [https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/the-timetable/working-timetable/ Network Rail Working Timetable]
* [https://www.dpsimulation.org.uk/timetables.html DPSimulation Timetable Archive] - timetables for the last few decades

== North America ==
=== Canada ===
==== Track Layout ====
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro]

=== United States of America ===
==== Track Layout & Signal Placement ====
* [https://www.chicagorailfan.com/tipmetra.html Chicago Metra]
* [https://www.chicagorailfan.com/amtkchi.html Chicago Amtrak]
* [http://cartometro.com/ CartoMetro] - Los Angeles
* [https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2019/11/updated-nyc-and-boston-track-maps/ Vanshnookenraggen] - NYC and Boston

== South America ==

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