Note: Per consensus and convention, most route-map templates are used in a single article in order to separate their complex and fragile syntax from normal article wikitext. See this discussion for more information.
Parameter
Description
Required
unnamed parameter 1
Previous stop (at top of diagram). Note: must be formatted as |1= if |l1= is included.
yes
unnamed parameter 2
Next stop (at bottom of diagram). Note: must be formatted as |2= if |l2= is included.
yes
unnamed parameter 3
Previous express stop (defaults to the value for parameter 1). Note: must be formatted as |3= if |l3= is included.
optional
unnamed parameter 4
Next express stop (defaults to the value for parameter 2). Note: must be formatted as |4= if |l4= is included.
optional
|l1=
Alternate text for previous stop (defaults to the value for parameter 1)
optional
|l2=
Alternate text for next stop (defaults to the value for parameter 2)
optional
|l3=
Alternate text for previous express stop (defaults to the value for parameter 3)
optional
|l4=
Alternate text for next express stop (defaults to the value for parameter 4)
optional
|3r=
If included, creates a three-row platform (signifying a 450–480 foot-long platform) instead of four rows (for a 510+ foot-long platform)
optional
|closed-left=or |closed-right=or |closed=
If included, shows that the corresponding platform is closed
Adds a North arrow. Acceptable inputs for |dir= are the cardinal and ordinal directions (N, NE, E, etc.) Acceptable inputs for |deg= are in 15° steps: 000, 015, 030, 045 … 345
optional
|inline=
Makes the map inline (i.e. omits the title and surrounding box)
optional
|unused=
If included, omits the direction arrows for the center tracks
Note that these examples are meant to show different variations and do not accurately represent specific stations.
{{NYCS 4-tracked express station
|1 = Chambers Street
|l1 = Chambers St
|2 = Rector Street
|l2 = Rector St
|code = IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
|inline = y
|closed = y
|deg = 345
}}
{{NYCS 4-tracked express station
|1 = Fulton Street
|2 = Court Street
|3 = Essex Street
|4 = DeKalb Avenue
|code = BMT Nassau Street Line
|code2 = BMT Fourth Avenue Line
|color-gradient1 = Nassau
|color-gradient2 = R
}}
{{NYCS 4-tracked express station
|dir = N
|1 = Graham Avenue
|2 = Montrose Avenue
|3r = yes
|code = BMT Canarsie Line
|color = Canarsie
|textcolor = white
|unused = y
}}