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6.1 - Cost of station markers

1761 0, then 10*hex distance. Distance measured by 'a crow without a passport'.
1812, 1837, 1861, 1867 0, then 20*hex distance, then 40*hex distance. Distance measured by 'a crow without a passport'.
1817, 18USA All 0. They were paid for at flotation time: 5-share companies pay 50, 10-share companies pay 150 (total), for 3 tokens.
1822, 1822CA 0, then 100. Not applicable for destination tokens or exchange tokens.
1826, 18FL, 18NY, 18US 0, then 20*hex distance measured along route from nearest existing marker.
1827 Jr. 0, then whichever is greater of (20*rail distance to nearest existing station marker) or (value of city).
1830 Cardgame, Poseidon No charge.
1830BC Waterworks cost 30/80/100/150/200 depending on phase.
1831 40 for passenger station, 70 for freight yard until 5 train sold, then 70/110 until 9 train sold, then 110/210.
1835, 1876-35, 1876-35 v2 0, then 20*hex distance from the original marker. Distance is measured by 'a crow without a passport'.
1837SX, 18Rhl Rhineland 0, 60, 80 or 100 as indicated on the company charter. The cost varies between companies.
1838 Rheinland Double the town's value plus 20.
1841, 1898 All 0. They were paid for at flotation time: 50 each for historics, 25/50/100/200 depending on remoteness for non-historics.
1842 0, 3 * revenue of hex on which they are placed.
1846 Normally 0, then 80. Some corporations have reserved city spots that cost 40. In the case of the B&O and PRR, the cost for these is 100 if there is no connection to the reserved city.
1847, 1895, 18West 0, then 100.
1847AE 0, then 60, 80, 100, except for the Hessische Ludgiwsbahn, which is 0 (two home stations), then 80, 100.
1848 0 for the home base, then 40, then 100 for any other tokens for most companies; Commonwealth Railways has two free home bases and three further tokens that cost 100 each.
1849v1&3 All 0. They were paid for at flotation time: first round start-ups pay 0, others pay 100 (total), for 3 tokens.
1849v4 All 0. They were paid for at flotation time, for the fees shown in the table in rule 3.3.
1851 0; they were paid for (100 for 4) at flotation time.
1853, 1853 v2 0 (for both home hexes, in some companies), 40, 100.
1854 0 for home hex, then 50, 100, 150.
1858 Free if from a Private company, twice the city value starting in phase 5, otherwise 40 per province (20 in the same province) from the nearest existing station marker
1859 40 in the yellow phase, 70 in the green phase, and 100 in the brown phase.
1862 0, 40, 100; but 0, 60, 150 across the Canadian border.
1862EA, 1862EA v2 For Chartered Companies, £60 each for 3 tokens. For Non-chartered Companies, £40 each for 2 to 7 tokens. These costs are paid when the company is floated.
1865 Sardinia The cost depends on the terrain crossed at the borders of hexes along the route from any existing token to the new one.
1868 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. These costs are havlved if placing a token in a city tile at the time it is placed or upgraded.
1869 The Golden West 0, then 40, 100, but for companies with two home bases, it is 0/0 then 100.
1869 USA West 0, 40, 80, 120, 160. Most companies must add 100 to the cost if placing a token in Canada. On the other hand, the Canadian National Railroad and Canadian Pacific Railroad must add 100 to the cost if placing a token in the USA.
1873 0, then 100. 50 to buy an inactive marker from another company.
1880 0 for home bases, 40, 100, prices double when the first 8 train is sold.
1881 0 for home bases, 40, 80 ,120.
1889 0, 40, 40.
1893 For the DE, RB and RSE, 0, 40, 100. For the AGV and HGK, which are formed by merger, 100.
18Ardennes 40 for minor companies, 100 for public companies.
18Chesapeake, 18Mex 0, 40, 60, 80.
18EU All 0. 100 was paid for them at flotation time.
18EZ Level 1 Not applicable (no additional station markers).
18EZ Level 2 0, then 40.
18GB 0, then 50.
18GL 0 (except for CONRAIL), then 20*rail distance to nearest existing station marker.
18IN, 18NW, 18NYC 0, then 20*hex distance from the nearest token. Distance is measured by 'a crow without a passport'.
18Ireland 0, then 20, 50.
18JP-T 0 for home bases, 40, 100. Japanese National Railways is an exception to this. All of their tokens cost 100.
18MW 0, then 40+10*crow distance from the original marker.
18OE 0, then 20, 40, 60, 80, as noted on the company charter for the token being placed. In addition, for a ferry, 20 multiplied by the ferry's distance, and 40 per sea zone crossed.
18Ruhr 0, 60, 80 or 100 as indicated on the company charter.
18SA 0, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120.
18SS All 0.
18SY 0, then 150*hex distance.
2038 Complex, but written on each company's card.
Crisis 0, then 100 then 200.
Railroad Barons No cost, but Operator tokens rather than station markers.
Rolling Stock Not applicable.
Rest 0 for home bases, 40, 100.

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