REVIEW: 7937 Train Station

[AMK152]

wow, that set looks awesome, except for the taxi

[peterab]

I quite like this set, though as others have pointed out it has some shortcomings. I view it as a pretty good basis for modding though. I really like the inclusion of the white supports for the bridge, and the four straight train tracks, and the red window frames. Depending on price I'll buy at least one and maybe a couple of these.

[Space2310]

I've never seen a train station where you can get onto the same train from both sides of the train, the doors only ever open one side, therefore the solution is 2 tracks, accessing 1 train from either platform.

Then you probably have to look better ;) I know of many stations where the doors first open on one side to let the passengers get out of the train, and then they open on the other side, so waiting passengers can board the train. That's quite efficient and therfore can be found in countries with high numbers of passengers to avoid overcrowded platforms, for example in Japan.

Edit: And if I remember right, I've seen this on single tracked railroads as well, one platform for each direction, so passengers won't accidentally board the wrong train.

Edited May 15, 2010 by Space2310

[Gabrielthorn]

It looks great :) Can I order from Amazon.fr outside of France? I can't wait to buy it from our local store(it hits the shelves on 10th of Aug. here :S)

[broomhandle]

I am sure a lot have done this. This is my mod to make it a 2 track station.

Edited August 30, 2010 by broomhandle

[ZueriHB]

I am sure a lot have done this. This is my mod to make it a 2 track station.

(SNIP)

Another option would be to extend the walkway to accept two tracks beneath and use your approach to add a third track.

For those who do not want to hunt Bricklink, a second 7937 is quite handy, also the platform of the 7938 Passenger Train.

[Andy Glascott]

It's one of the drawbacks of the 9v/PF era that the track is designed to be spaced 8 studs apart, very few railways have that distance between the different lines. To make this set 2 tracks wide, there would have to be 24 studs between the platforms, and that takes up a lot of space. There are bits of it I like, but I certainly won't be buying it. Apart from anything else, I like the platforms I build to be long enough for the full train, up to 160 studs....

[jd5775]

I feel that the station should be one stud closer to the tracks for most trains to avoid that large gap, but for the emerald night it doesn't look like it would fit.

[Legoist]

I have yet to find a single attractive feature of this set. I like neither the design nor the pieces included nor the colour choice. I voted 1 (I know, it's almost a sacrilege to say that ANY Lego set is "poor", but if we have a 5-grade voting system, let's not be afraid to use the whole range...).

I have a hard time imagining me buying this set at any discount, unless the price was downed to not much more than the value of the straight tracks.

[fred67]

I have yet to find a single attractive feature of this set. I like neither the design nor the pieces included nor the colour choice. I voted 1 (I know, it's almost a sacrilege to say that ANY Lego set is "poor", but if we have a 5-grade voting system, let's not be afraid to use the whole range...).

I have a hard time imagining me buying this set at any discount, unless the price was downed to not much more than the value of the straight tracks.

Yeah... I have mixed feelings about it, too. I'd like to see EB implement a weighted rating system so that, based on all votes in all reviews, average is actually average, otherwise the ratings are skewed up, as most people vote "average" or higher.

I have the last train station, and I like it for it's simplicity and suburban/country styling. While this set might be applicable to a really busy city, it looks like it would be out of place on most LEGO sets. The MODs people have done to add tracks look more like the subways I'm used to seeing. And I don't really like the Taxi, either.

I also don't get why Andy thinks the trains are "designed" to be 8 studs apart. There's no reason they couldn't be four or any arbitrary number, and if there is some valid reason, I don't see why it's only applied to 9V/PF.

[Andy Glascott]

I also don't get why Andy thinks the trains are "designed" to be 8 studs apart. There's no reason they couldn't be four or any arbitrary number, and if there is some valid reason, I don't see why it's only applied to 9V/PF.

My comment was based on the gap between tracks when you add points/switches to a layout. With the 9v and PF tracks, the gap between tracks becomes 8 studs, whereas with the 12v system (I'm happy to admit being biased towards the 12v system) the points give you two tracks that are side by side.

Here's a 9v/PF version and here's a 12v sample .

Andy