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CARGO / MULTI-STOP LINES

Split the same cargo between two delivery stops

Release manual and a resolved Steam player case checked 2026-10-05. The player save build is unknown; verify one trip before scaling the route.

Set the intermediate stop to retain cargo for the next delivery

The stop percentage is based on vehicle capacity, not a percentage of whatever arrives. In a resolved release-player example, allowing the intermediate stop to load the same cargo to 50% left that amount aboard for the next town. Configure the final stop without reloading that cargo, then watch the actual delivered amounts.

Cargo tram and freight terminal in Transport Fever 3
Official press artwork shows the freight setting, not the percentage controls or this exact multi-stop route. Image sources and credits

Configure an origin and two delivery stops

  1. Use an origin → first receiver → second receiver line with a compatible vehicle. Both receiving stops need a usable consumer or connected warehouse for that product. A percentage cannot create a missing destination.
  2. Open Line Manager and select the line. In its stop list, choose the first receiver and open Configure stop or click its cargo icons.
  3. Enable the same cargo for loading at this intermediate stop and set its capacity percentage to 50%. This is the player-reported way to retain cargo after delivery, rather than a separate fixed-quantity unloading command.
  4. At the second receiver, disable loading of that cargo if this is the end of its delivery chain. Leave the origin configured to collect the product. Check each occurrence of a repeated station separately.
  5. Follow one vehicle through both stops. Note its cargo before arrival, after leaving the first receiver and after the second delivery. Adjust only after comparing those amounts with the vehicle capacity.
WATCH THE SYSTEM

Official Transport Fever 3: Industries and Cargo

Related overview of the cargo system; the stop-percentage instructions come from the manual and resolved Steam case.

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Why 50% does not always mean half the load

For a vehicle with capacity 100, the reported 50% setting targets 50 units remaining aboard. Arriving with 100 can therefore deliver 50 at the first receiver and carry 50 onward. Arriving with 70 instead can deliver 20 there and retain 50, rather than splitting the arrival into equal halves. These are explanatory examples, conditional on compatible stock and receiving space.

How to tell it worked

The first receiver gains cargo while the departing vehicle retains the intended amount; the next receiver then accepts the remainder. Compare actual receiving stock and vehicle cargo, not the slider alone.

If the distribution still fails

  • Nothing is delivered at the first stop: inspect its warehouse connection and cargo filter, then check whether receiving storage is full.
  • The vehicle returns with unwanted cargo: check loading of that product at the final stop. A retained load is different from a failed unload.
  • The vehicle leaves the origin partly empty: use the departure mode and wait-limit checks. Unequal arrivals change the amount the intermediate stop can receive.
  • You need an exact quantity delivered on every trip: this capacity target is not a guaranteed per-stop quota. If observed supply varies too much, use separate delivery lines and verify each receiving stock.