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  • New on CTAN: TrainMap

    From CTAN Announcements@petra@ctan.org to ctan-ann on Sat Aug 29 19:01:03 2026
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    Pol Sard|a Palla submitted the

    TrainMap

    package.

    Version: 1.0.0 2026-08-28
    License: lppl1.3

    Summary description: Draw railway line schematics and transit network maps with TikZ

    Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    We are pleased to announce TrainMap, a new TikZ-based LaTeX package
    designed for typesetting railway line schematics and transit network
    diagrams.

    Key features include the following:
    - Declarative commands for drawing straight and branching rail lines.
    - Native support for intermediate stations with 45-degree angled labels.
    - Bolded terminal stations with custom line-code badges.
    - Configurable line colors and styling using pgfkeys.
    - Responsive scaling compatibility for long network lines.

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    The packagerCOs Catalogue entry can be viewed at
    https://ctan.org/pkg/trainmap

    The packagerCOs files themselves can be inspected at
    https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/trainmap/

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    Thanks for the upload.

    For the CTAN Team
    Petra R|+be-Pugliese

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