>>2069966Depends on the population of the town. If it's a major town that services many onwards connections and/or if the town is bordering on city status, then it should be built centrally, 100% of the time.
However, I think smaller towns and even some medium towns would benefit from placing their train station further away from the main thoroughfare, for several reasons.
The first is the inconvenience day trippers cause rural towns and villages when the railway is slap dash in the middle of the town. Yes, it's very useful for people who are going to and from work if they don't have a car, but having lived in a few different rural and obscure boroughs throughout my life, I promise you that most working people have a preference for minimal foot traffic from tourists in the areas of town they will themselves will frequent on their days off.
Secondly, it's also more exciting for the tourists, who have to make more of an adventure on their travels to see what they want to see. It's not like they have to make a stressful connection by taking a bus to another station, or anything silly like that.
Finally, it means that construction efforts for housing don't have to be hindered by a main street. One side of town can be mostly (or entirely) residential, and the other half of town can be mixed, with some housing, and some land for development. It's a win-win for everyone, the homeowners, property developers, the local councils, "concerned citizens", etc.
