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Rail section map creation - any recommended tools or sites?

heart-of-wessex

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Hello all,

I am creating a Rail Replacement 2026 Review video for YouTube, not a profit video just a hobby project so apart from Adobe Premier program to make it, I don't have creation tools I only make the YouTube video pictures on Canva.

I'd like to make a sectional map for each area where I'm covering the rail replacement section, so showing where the rail replacement route is with a dashed-dotted line, and a solid line for the nearby lines / stations that are operating normally so something like the maps that National Rail Enquiries do, for example:


But not animated it would be an image, but I don't know where to start on what program / app to use I'm not sure what National Rail Enquiries use to make their maps, any ideas please?


James
 
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stadler

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Hello all,

I am creating a Rail Replacement 2026 Review video for YouTube, not a profit video just a hobby project so apart from Adobe Premier program to make it, I don't have creation tools I only make the YouTube video pictures on Canva.

I'd like to make a sectional map for each area where I'm covering the rail replacement section, so showing where the rail replacement route is with a dashed-dotted line, and a solid line for the nearby lines / stations that are operating normally so something like the maps that National Rail Enquiries do, for example:


But not animated it would be an image, but I don't know where to start on what program / app to use I'm not sure what National Rail Enquiries use to make their maps, any ideas please?


James
Adobe Illustrator is the programme that most rail operators use to create their network maps.
 

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