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The selections of [[Engines]] and [[Wagons]] available at the depot increases with both progressing [[Ages|Eras]] as well as building the Engine Works Extension.
When building a Railway Depot, it will automatically connect to any nearby railway lines, either forming a [[Junctions|single junction]] or a [[Junctions|turning triangle]], depending on the space available and orientation, at least if you haven't disabled this in [[Game Settings#Advanced|Advanced settings]].
You need to electrify your depot in 5th era to be able to purchase and use electric trains. While the depot window will by then offer a button to do this upgrade, you can also simply upgrade the rail leading into the depot, and the depot itself will be upgraded along with the piece of rail.
''Hints:''
* If you build two (or more) depots right next to each other they count as a single depot (much like how two adjacent platforms form a single station). This is especially useful if you play with "Only one depot" enabled in the Advanced [[Game Settings#Advanced|Advanced Game Settings]], since with careful rail layout it enables you to have trains due for renovation use more than a single track/depot. (Trains "sent to depot" always seek out the nearest depot)
* If you choose the "Only one depot" game option, expect a logistical nightmare for larger networks (when you have hundreds of trains)
* Even if you allow yourself many depots, there is a hard limit of 256 depots coded into the game. Note: even bulldozed depots count against this number.