Research (Station Manager)

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Time used for completing research is measured in in-game hours.

Trains

All Trains research cost Research Point.

ID	Name	Cost	Time	Unlocked
1	Old-Fashioned Metro Train Unlock	5	8	Initially Available
2	Yellow Train Unlock	5	14	Initially Available
3				Discover 7 customers
4				Increase a customer's level to 5
5				Install 20 facilities
6				Achieve total town assets of 600 Gold
7				Extend a platform or floor space 10 times
8	Blue Striped Train Unlock	35	70	Initially Available
9				Have 35 people in your station at once
10				Have 50 people in your station at once
11				Have 30 passsengers on a train
12				Discover 4 researchers
13				Have 500 people leave through your ticket gates
14				Achieve total town assets of 1,000 Gold
15				Unlock 15 facilities
16				Install 1 Bookstore
17	Blue Express Train	185	72	Connect to Verdant Rapid Line
18	Red Express Train	215	72	Install 40 facilities
19				Unlock 24 facilities
20				Increase a customer's level to 30
21	Red Semi-Express Train	230	72	Install 1 Food Court
22				Collect 300 Research Points
23				Install 1 Supermarket
24				Raise town level to 15
25				Install 1 Restaurant
26				Have 2,500 people leave through your ticket gates
27				Have 56 People Settle in your town
28				Raise town level to 30
29				Have 15,000 people leave through your ticket gates
30				Raise town level to 35
31	Green Super Express Train Unlock	970	72	Discover 50 Researchers
32				Get Healthy Hills station to rank 1
33	Kiosk Limit Increase	5	26	Get the Nazar Town station to rank 1
34				Get the West Meadows station to rank 1
35				Get the Zippy Town station to rank 1
36	Green Steam Train Unlock	845	72	Collect 800 coins
37				Get Capital Town station to rank 1
38				Get Vogue Town station to rank 1
	Blue and White Train	15
	Pale Blue Train	20
	Cream Train	30
	Emerald Train	60
	Dark Green Striped Train	50
	Green Striped Train	60
	Yellow Striped Train	75
	Orange Striped Train	90
	Red Striped Train	110
	Orange and Green Train	100
	Yellow and Blue Train	130
	Express Train	155
	Green Express Train	250
	Green Semi-Express Train	265

Facilities

All Facilities research cost Research Point.

ID	Name	Cost	Time	Unlocked
1				Build floor 2
2				Build 2 new floors
3	Escalator Unlock	135	34	Build 3 new floors
4				Increase a customer's level to 15
5				Install 1 Stairway
6				Install 1 Events Plaza
7				Install 1 Cinema
8				Install 1 Hot Spring
9				Install 1 Aquarium
10	Potted Plant Unlock	5	8	Initially Available
11				Have 4 types of train in service at once
12	Wooden Bench Limit Increase	5	8	Raise town level to 2
13				Collect 2 Train Lottery items
14				Raise town level to 10
15				Collect 5 Station Lottery items
16	Information Board Unlock	10	8	Collect 2 Station Lottery items
17				Build a station by month 12
18				Have 100 people leave through your ticket gates
19				Raise town level to 6
20				Have 65 people leave through your ticket gates
21	Payphone Limit Increase	10	14	Have 75 Passengers on a train
22				Have 750 people leave through your ticket gates
23				Collect 16 types of item
24				Have 30 types of train in service at once
25	Wi-Fi Hotspot Unlock	35	18	Have 150 people in your station at once
26	Leaflet Stand Unlock	40	18	Have 250 people in your station at once
27				Raise town level to 18
28				Have 350 people leave through your ticket gates
29				Get Vogue Town station to rank 1
30				Discover 8 researchers
31				Install 1 Gym
32	Deluxe Meeting Point Unlock	225	24	Collect 800 coins
33				Build a station by month 6
34	Juice Stand Unlock	15	26	Initially Available
35	Restroom Unlock	10	28	Initially Available
36				Build a station by month 8
37	Gift Shop Unlock	25	30	Collect 35 coins
38				Have 18 passengers on a train
39	Bakery Unlock	30	32	Have 8 passengers on a train
40	Butcher Unlock	35	32	Discover 4 customers
41	Produce Stand Unlock	20	34	Connect to Every Streelight Line
42				Collect 10 types of item
43	Fish Market Unlock	55	36	Have 25 people leave through your ticket gates
44	Key Cutting Kiosk Unlock	45	36	Install 4 facilities
45				Have 12 passengers on a train
46				Expand a platform or floor space 2 times
47				Have 5 people settle in your town
48				Have 24 passengers on a train
49				Unlock 12 facilities
50	Cafe Unlock	85	42	Have 5 platforms
51	Noodle Bar Unlock	90	44	Have 80 people in your station at once
52				Have 100 Passengers on a train
53	Clothes Store Unlock	95	46	Expand a platform or floor space 8 times
54				Extend a a platform or floor space 10 times
55	Hair Salon Unlock	110	48	Increase a customer's level to 3
56				Collect 5 Train Lottery Items
57				Have 3 platforms
58				Build Floor Space 3 times
59	Lottery Stand Unlock	155	52	Expand a platform or floor space 4 timesH
60				Have 150 Passengers on a train
61				Increase a customer's level to 15
62	Bank Unlock	185	54	Install 65 Facilities
63	Information Kiosk Unlock	115	56	Have 50 passengers on a train
64				Raise town level to 20
65				Have 40 People settle in your town
66				Raise town level to 28
67	VIP Lounge Unlock	215	60	Install 1 Fish Tank
68				Increase a customer's level to 25
69				Raise town level to 24
70	Cleaning Closet Unlock	75	62	Install 1 Information Kiosk
71	Ticket Window Unlock	215	64	Have 7,500 people leave through your ticket gates
72	Storeroom Unlock	95	64	Achieve total town assets of 80,000 Gold
73				Get the Stalwart City station to rank 1
74				Collect 900 Research Points
75				Collect 35 Research Points
76				Discover 2 researchers
77	Restaurant Unlock	150	68	Build floor space 1 times
78				Extend a platform or floor space 4 times
79				Build a station in 3 years
80				Have 8 people settle in your town
81	Creche Unlock	275	72	Expand a platform or floor space 6 times
82				Collect 100 coins
83				Extend a platform or floor space 7 times
84	Events Plaza Unlock	270	72	Have 15 people settle in your town
85	Cinema Unlock	290	72	Have 25 People settle in your town
86				Discover 12 researchers
87				Increase a customer's level to 50
88				Connect to East Coast Express Line
89	Mini Amusement Park Unlock	510	72	Collect 250 coins
90				Install 1 Creche
91				Unlock 30 facilities
92	Power Station Unlock	415	72	Discover 75 customers
93				Install 1 Gym

Area

All Area research cost Gold

ID	Name	Cost	Time	Unlocks Customer	Unlocked
1	Parks Investment	490	20		Initially Available
2	Accessibility Investment	1,010	22	Wheelchair Master	Have 15 types of train in service at once
3					Collect 50 coins
4					Connect to Oval Link Metro Line
5	Fire Station Investment	280	28		Initially Available
6	Market Investment	470	30		Initially Available
7	Community Investment	570	32	Top Investigator	Have 10 types of train in service at once
8	News Investment	750	34		Achieve total town assets of 300 Gold
9					Collect 50 Research Points
10	Infrastructure Investment	1,560	38	Cameraman	Increase a customer's level to 10
11					Collect 100 Research Points
12					Have 1,000 people leave through your ticket gates
13					Achieve total town assets of 5,000 Gold
14	Residential Investment	2,580	46	Weekend Worker	Install 1 Bank
15					Achieve total town assets of 2,000 Gold
16					Increase a customer's level to 20
17					Achieve total town assets of 3,500 Gold
18	Kingdom Investment	5,120	54	King Bristles	Extend a platform or floor space 24 times
19	Martial Arts Investment	5,940	56	Luchador	Discover 45 customers
20	Evil Investment	6,850	58		Unlock 40 facilities
21	Dairy Investment	7,480	60	Knight	Have 5,000 people leave through your ticket gates
22	Robotic Investment	8,880	62	Robot	Collect 500 Research points
23					Get the Healthy Hills station to rank 1
24	Pumpkin Investment	11,090	66	Peddler	Have 10,000 people leave through your ticket gates
25					Extend a platform or floor space 35 times
26					Install 1 Diorama
27					Install 1 Large Fountain
28	Dam Investment	17,490	72	Duck	Achieve total town assets of 40,000 Gold
29	Heritage Investment	20,250	72		Unlock 50 facilities
30					Unlock 45 facilities
31					Achieve total town assets of 10,000 Gold
32	Residential Invesment	11,810	72		Install 1 Language School
33	Education Investment	18,680	72	Baby	Discover 15 researchers
34					Install 1 Electronic Store
35					Install 1 Mini Amusement Park
36					Discover 20 researchers
37					Get West Meadows station to rank 1
38					Get Capital Town Station to rank 1
39	Apartments Investment	34,420	72	Bear	Unlocks 60 facilities
40	Banana Investment	38,720	40		Achieve total town assets of 100,000 Gold
41	Bank Investment	41,380	72	Badbot W	Discover 50 Researchers
42					Get the Vogue town station to rank 1
43					Discover 70 Researchers