Station Classification
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Station Classification is a method of classifying stations depending on their status to help planners determine what services will stop and what passenger traffic amounts to plan for. Only HRT Lamtsu officially uses Station Classification, although other companies may also use the systems in unofficial announcements.
Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu)
| Class | Stop | Services | Desc. | Function | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | All | All | Class I stations function as the primary terminal stations for cities. All long-distance services must terminate at this station. Only Commuter Lines are allowed to pass through the station without terminating. This station must accommodate Shinkansen services. | Transfer | Lamtsu |
| II | All | All | Class II stations serve as the primary directional terminal station for a certain area. All long-distance services must end service at this station, excluding those with through service to a Class I station. This station must serve all the long distance lines from the direction it is built in. Through services are only allowed for Commuter lines. This station is not required to have Shinkansen services. | Transfer | Misato |
| III | All | All | Class III stations serve as the primary rail terminal for a city that is not Lamtsu, Sakura or Ngo Tin. Long-distance services do not have to terminate at this station, although they must stop at this station. This includes all Limited Express services excluding the Sunrise Yamagawa. | Transfer | Ome |
| IVa | All excluding L. Express | Normal | Class IVa stations are stations that serve as major transport hubs and fall within the purview of an Urban Area. They must serve at least one Main Line and one Feeder Line (Minimum) Long Distance services do not necessarily need to stop at this station. | Transfer | Hayakawa |
| IVb | All | All | Class IVb stations are stations that have a Shinkansen Stop and a stop on another line, and fall within the purview of an urban area. As long as the station has a connection to more than one line, the station is counted as a Class IVb station, with the exception being feeder lines. In which case, continue down the hierarchy. | Transfer | NIL |
| Va | All excluding L. Express | Normal | Class IVa stations are stations that serve as major transport hubs despite being in relatively remote areas. They must serve at least one Main Line and one Feeder Line (Minimum) Long Distance services do not necessarily need to stop at this station. | Transfer | Tai Hing Forest |
| Vb | All | All | Class IVb stations are stations that have a Shinkansen Stop and a stop on another line. As long as the station has a connection to more than one line, the station is counted as a Class IVb station, with the exception being feeder lines. In which case, continue down the hierarchy. | Transfer | Fung Yuen |
| VI | All excluding L. Express | Normal | Class V stations are stations in urban areas, which are legally defined as within the confines of a city, that connect to 2 lines, both which cannot be below the class of Commuter. This station must be served by Express trains at the minimum. | Transfer | Fukaaura |
| VII | Shinkansen | All | Class VII stations are stations in urban areas or towns which have a Shinkansen stop. As long as there is a Shinkansen stop on the station, no other factors matter. | Mixed | Tai Hing |
| VIII | All excluding Express and above | Normal | Class VII stations are stations in urban areas that connect to at least 2 lines, regardless of the class, but are not serviced by services Express and above. If both of the lines do not offer rapid services, continue down the hierarchy. | Transfer | Yokohama |
| IX | All excluding L. Express | Normal | Class IX stations are stations that serve as the primary terminal for an area legally defined as a town. The station does not need to be connected to more than one line. | Feeder | Hakone |
| X | All | Commuter | Class X stations are stations in urban areas that are served by commuter trains, no matter what the class of the line as long as it is a commuter. The station must not accommodate more than one line. | Feeder | Oshamambe |
| XI | All | Commuter | Class XI stations are stations in suburban areas that are served by commuter trains, no matter what the class of the line as long as it is a commuter. The station must not accommodate more than one line. | Feeder | Higashi-Mihara |
| XII | All excluding express and above | Normal | Class XII stations are stations which serve as the primary rail terminal for villages or towns that do not offer express services. The station must not accommodate more than one line. | Feeder | NIL |
| XIII | Local, Rapid | Normal | Class XIII stations are stations in rural areas that are close to concentrations of population. | Feeder | NIL |
| XIV | Local | Normal | Class XIV stations are stations that serve only populations less that 4,000. but above 500. | Feeder | NIL |
| XV | Local | Normal | Class XV stations are stations that serve populations below 500. | Feeder | NIL |