Train Station vs Train Simulator 2026 Cargo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Station
Manage your own train station, collect thousands of real-life trains, and fulfill cargo contracts. Build and decorate your station, compete with friends, and discover train stories. Enjoy regular updates and seasonal events.
- Collect thousands of real-life trains
- Manage and build your train station
- Fulfill cargo contracts and earn rewards
- Compete with friends and global leaderboards
- Participate in seasonal events
- Learn real-life train stories
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Join hundreds of thousands train dispatchers, collect thousands of trains and learn real-life stories about them. Manage your station, earn resources by managing transport of passengers and gain various materials with freight trains. Use them to build up your train station and to purchase more passenger and cargo trains! Become a railway magnate in this awesome train simulator, finish hundreds of achievements, ship cargo to contract partners to gain awesome rewards. Cooperate with your friends to become a railroad tycoon, or compete with them in leaderboards to show off the power of your train fleet. Explore the largest collection of steam, diesel, electric, maglev and hyperloop trains from manufacturers all over the world, including Northern America, Germany, India, Australia and more. TrainStation Features: ▶ Enjoy regular weekly updates full of wonderful content ▶ Discover new achievements, contract partners and trains in seasonal events ▶ Find new friends among train enthusiasts from all over the world ▶ Build your station to gain bonuses for your freight trains ▶ Send passengers to various destinations and earn gold ▶ Collect real life locomotives, learn about them through information about them in museum ▶ Compete with people from all around the world, your country or friends in leaderboards ▶ Challenge yourself in strategic planning ▶ Explore the world of railway trade ▶ Show your unique station to the world Personalize your station with colorful railroad themes like Western, San Francisco, Orient, London, New York and many more. Engage in fascinating story based quests provided by numerous contract partners and earn experience points and awesome rewards in return. Build hundreds of different buildings and decorations and create your dream station, let your friends admire it and visit their own stations for inspiration, Collect real-life trains and learn about them in your Museum. Enjoy many events throughout the year, including spring, Halloween and Christmas events, each containing unique achievements, seasonal contract partners and themed locomotives, buildings and decorations. PLEASE NOTE! TrainStation is an online free simulation game to download and play that requires a network connection to play. Some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. if you don't want to use this feature please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Do you have any suggestions or problems in your train station? Our caring community managers would love to hear from you, visit https://care.pxfd.co/trainstation! Terms of Use: http://pxfd.co/eula Privacy Policy: http://pxfd.co/privacy Do you enjoy our train simulator game? Follow @TrainStation on social media to get the latest news and updates.
Train Simulator 2026 Cargo
Experience realistic train driving and cargo delivery across North America. Plan routes, upgrade cities and wagons, and manage diverse train types with detailed physics and environments. Transport various products and enjoy a dynamic world with day/night cycles.
- Deliver 11+ products across 15+ cities
- Upgrade cities and wagons
- Choose from 10+ train types (steam, diesel, electric, bullet)
- Realistic physics and environmental influences
- Detailed 3D scenarios with dynamic weather and day/night cycles
- Functional train instruments
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Train Simulator 2026 let you to deliver + 10 different products in + 15 cities around United States and Canada. Also, there are + 15 types of wagons, with a capacity of products it can transport! So, pay attention while planning your route! Make money to upgrade the cities that you will visit, choose your wagons and what you will deliver from city to city. Help many cities in North America to evolve thanks to your driving skills! Being developed since 2012, Train Simulator 2026 is the best transport simulator there is! The railroads cross a highly detailed 3D scenario, and the physics work according to all the environment influences, like climbs, descends, turns and train drag depending of what products you are transporting and how many wagons you have installed, making the simulator as accurate as possible. MAIN FEATURES: - Vintage/modern steamed, Electric, Bullet and Diesel Trains - 10 Veihicles - 12 Stations - 5 Levels of upgrade for each station - 16 Different Wagons - 11 products to transport. - Delorean from-the-movie tribute car. - Functional instruments like throttle, reverse, manual and hydraulic brakes. - Detailed stations and wagons. - Detailed world scenario, with nature, cities, dynamic sky and ocean - Living marine and land animals. - Transport your goods during day and night. Choose from: - LS08 Steam - LK06 Steam - LK14 Steam - 181 Diesel - TE10M Diesel - VIS31337 Diesel - 4268 Diesel - TGV Bullet - LT50 Electric - Delorean from-the-movie (yes, this vintage tribute for you to play with!) Be the best driver of all times in Train Simulator 2026! Don't forget to give us your feedback! Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Station at 63% against Train Simulator 2026 Cargo's 13%. Train Station also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 47 months). Train Simulator 2026 Cargo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Train Station sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Train Simulator 2026 Cargo sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, Train Simulator 2026 Cargo every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Station | Train Simulator 2026 Cargo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Federation Games | Thetis Consulting |
Customer experience
Train Station
Train Simulator 2026 Cargo
Bugs and requests
Train Station
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lost progress and saved data
- Login and connectivity issues
- Freezing and performance problems
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize train consists
- More social features and multiplayer
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Offline mode or reduced internet dependency
Train Simulator 2026 Cargo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Station
- Beginners Package$2.99
- Special Pack I$2.99
- Special Pack II$3.99
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- Special Pack XIII$4.99
- Daily Gems - 30 Days$4.99
- Special Pack III$7.99
- Starter Bundle$9.99
- Special Pack XIV$9.99
- Special Pack IV$11.99
- Special Pack V$17.99
- Economy Pack$19.99
- Special Pack VI$19.99
- Business Kit$49.99
- Corporate Package$99.99
Train Simulator 2026 Cargo
- Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel and no more Ads!$1.99
- Restore Fuel$1.99
- 35000000 Cash$1.99
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- LT50 Electric Promo$2.99
- LT50 Electric$2.99
- 60000 Cash$2.99
- TE10M Diesel$3.99
- LK14 Steam$5.99
- 181 Diesel$7.99
- LK06 Steam$9.99
- All Steam Trains$9.99
- TGV Bullet$10.99
- VIS31337 Diesel$12.99
- 4268 Diesel$14.99
- Back To Delorean$19.99
- All Diesel Trains$24.99
Questions
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