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There's been a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains#Infobox rail service: "Start" and "End" vs. "Termini" about changing "Start" and "End" because they can potentially cause confusion if a train does not go in both directions. I propose we keep the internal parameters the same for now but change the presentation to say "Termini" instead of "Start" and "End" and list the two together with a line break. I've setup the sandbox code and you can view an example at Template:Infobox rail service/testcases. Mackensen (talk) 16:50, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Only if we can have an American English switch for "terminals" in addition; "termini" is rarely used over here. oknazevad (talk) 21:01, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'm American and I use it ;). I wouldn't really consider termini British English--Amtrak, for one, uses it (see Empire Builder route guide). I suppose the template could have a general GB/US language switch. Mackensen (talk) 21:07, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Mackensen for setting up the sandbox code. I like the change and think that it's more clear. The only thing I would prefer to have is the ability to state the kind of terminus, such as "eastern" or "northern", but I don't think that the direction is necessary. An example would be "Terminus (eastern): Christchurch" or "Terminii: Christchurch (eastern); Greymouth (western)". Mosamiazaz (talk) 20:11, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This game up in the good article review for North Coast Hiawatha. Are gauge and el appropriate parameters for this infobox? Those are both specific to physical line rather than the service operating over them. My sense is that we ought to remove these two parameters. Thoughts? Mackensen (talk) 16:29, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bump. Any takers? Mackensen (talk) 23:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, and neither should |owners= be part of it, which also pertains to the line; this information is duplicative (see, for example, all of the Shinkansen service articles, which run on the same track, and are provided with the exact same voltage) and minimally relevant to the service. I believe the way forward is to restrict this infobox's use to actual services (named and famed, long-distance and high-end), and use ((Infobox rail line)) for metro and commuter lines, with the addition of a couple more service-y parameters, if required. Alakzi (talk) 00:35, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]