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Display modes
How stations, platforms, depots, and live trains appear on your map.
MTR Map Overlay renders stations, platforms, and depots as custom map icons directly inside Xaero’s World Map and JourneyMap. These aren’t regular map waypoints — they won’t clutter your minimap, compass, waypoint list, or in-world HUD.
Landmark icons
There are three main types of landmark icons:
- Stations: Show the location and name of each MTR station. Compact at wide zoom levels so your map stays readable.
- Platforms: Show individual platform locations within stations, giving you a detailed view when you zoom in.
- Depots: Highlight train depots where trains originate and store.
Hovering over any station or platform icon shows its name along with the routes serving it.
Controlling icon visibility
You can toggle landmarks individually using config commands:
/mtrmap config showStations <true|false>/mtrmap config showPlatforms <true|false>/mtrmap config showDepots <true|false>
When running in client-only fallback mode (when the server doesn’t have the mod), you can switch which icons are shown using:
/mtrmap mode station | platform | both
When connected to a server with MTR Map Overlay, the server sends all network landmarks automatically.
Pinned station cards
Click any station icon on the map to pin its info card. The card displays station details and served lines.
Click Expand on the card to open the live arrival board (PIDS), which subscribes to real-time train predictions straight from MTR. When you’re done, click Collapse or close the map to dismiss the board and stop tracking arrivals. See Station arrivals & PIDS for a deeper look.
Live train vehicles
Live trains render directly on top of tracks and route lines. As you zoom in and out, their appearance adapts smoothly:
- Zoomed out: Trains appear as compact directional chevrons indicating where they’re heading.
- Zoomed in: Trains show individual carriages with route-colored sides and consist outlines.
Hover over any train to check its route, destination, model, and number of cars. If you want to turn live trains off, run /mtrmap config trainCars false. See Live trains for more details.