Display modes

MTR Surveyor has two ways to represent an MTR station on Xaero’s map. Switch between them with /mtrsurveyor mode or by setting waypointMode in mtrsurveyor.toml.

Station mode (default)

One waypoint per station.

Property	Value
Waypoint name	[MTR] <StationName>
Symbol	The full station name
Color	Blue (Xaero color index 9)
Position	Station center X/Z; Y = average platform height (falls back to the station’s max Y)
Depots (if enabled)	[MTR] Depot: <Name>, symbol D, gold (color index 6)

Best for: getting a clean overview of the network without clutter.

Platform mode

One waypoint per platform inside each station.

Property	Value
Waypoint name	[MTR] <StationName> | <Route1>-><Dest1>, <Route2>-><Dest2>
Symbol	The platform’s name (or its id if unnamed)
Color	Light blue (Xaero color index 3)
Position	Exact platform mid-position X/Y/Z — the real platform height, not underground

Best for: detailed exploration, checking which routes call at which platform and where they terminate.

How the destination is resolved

For each route that calls at a platform, the destination is computed as:

1. Find the platform’s position in the route’s ordered platform list.
2. Take the last RoutePlatformData in the route.
3. If it has a custom destination that isn’t a reset marker, use that.
4. Otherwise use the last platform’s station name.

Routes are deduplicated by name, so a route named Line 1||Express shows up once as Line 1.

Example

A station Central with platform P1 served by:

• Route 1 terminating at Airport
• Route 3 terminating at Harbor

produces:

[MTR] Central | 1->Airport, 3->Harbor

and the waypoint sits exactly at P1’s real-world coordinates, at platform height.

Comparison

	Station mode	Platform mode
Waypoints per station	1	N (one per platform)
Altitude	Average platform Y	Exact platform Y
Route info	None	Route name + destination on hover
Clutter	Low	Higher (busy stations = many points)
Color	Blue	Light blue

Choosing

• Building / surveying the network? Platform mode.
• Just navigating? Station mode.
• Running a server with a huge network? Stick to station mode to keep your waypoint list manageable — platform mode can produce hundreds of waypoints on large maps.