Nimby Rails

NIMBY Rails is a railway management sandbox set on a detailed map of the real world. You design tracks, set up lines and run trains to earn money while serving the population’s travel needs. Build routes anywhere on the map, from Lisbon to Shanghai, Anchorage to Buenos Aires or Cape Town to Rabat.

Plan your network

Your tracks must account for existing roads and streets, where too many crossings can make a design unviable. Build stations with automatic double tracks and entrance and exit signals, then connect them with automatic double tracks in a few clicks. Streamlined circulation mechanics let you manage large networks without getting bogged down in details, while the automatic aids are optional.

For more detailed designs, you can disable those aids and control each track, signal and building individually. This supports custom signal layouts, detailed station designs and flying junctions.

Trains and infrastructure

Run trams, subways, commuter, regional and high-speed trains. Choose between tunnels, viaducts and ground tracks, each with trade-offs for the environment, train speed and your company’s finances.

Passenger demand

The game simulates demand at stations and on trains, including individual passengers who may take trips involving multiple trains and wait at transfer stations. Demand changes with the time of day and week, and the simulation supports time zones, so you can build a line in another time zone when local stations are quiet.

Passengers continually rate their experience based on trip time and fares. Those ratings affect demand at the stations they visit.

Single-player and co-op

NIMBY Rails is designed primarily for offline, single-player play. Optional cooperative multiplayer lets you build together in real time with friends and others you invite to a hosted server session.