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Train station flip board maker

by @flipletters· Landscape · Classic

Recreate the classic airport and train station departures board with your own words. Every row flips with the real mechanical Solari clack, then exports as a video for Reels, TikTok, YouTube, or a screen on the wall.

TL;DR

A 34-column, 8-row amber-on-black Solari departures board titled DEPARTURES. Three slides of arrivals-style rows (destinations, times, statuses like ON TIME and BOARDING) cascade row by row with the mechanical Solari clack at eleven flips per second. Best for travel content, retro intros, and airport or train aesthetics; every row of text, the header title, the amber accent, and the pacing are editable.

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Includes the complete editable project. Change the words, timing, colors, sounds, transitions, and output format before exporting.

How to make it

  1. 1.Click “Make yours free” to open the Station Board in FlipLetters Studio.
  2. 2.Edit the DEPARTURES header and type your destinations, times and statuses into each row.
  3. 3.Pick the pacing and transition (cascade, sweep, or all at once) and press play to preview.
  4. 4.Export an MP4 in landscape, portrait, or square.
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FAQ

What is a train station flip board called?
It's a split-flap display, often called a Solari board after the Italian company that built many of them. Each character sits on a set of flaps that flip over until the right letter shows.
Can I make it say anything I want?
Yes. Every row, the header title, the amber accent color, the flip sound and the timing are editable.
Is it free?
Yes. The template is free to customize in FlipLetters Studio, and you can export a free MP4 after a quick sign-in. Premium plans add higher resolutions and no watermark.

Flipcode

.flipopen board language

This free template is open flipcode — FlipLetters' board language (like Markdown for flap boards). Copy it, remix it in any text editor, or paste it into the Studio's </> FLIPCODE panel.

Use this code
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// Station Board — 8×34 board. Edit, then Apply.

name: station-board
board: trainboard 8x34
output: 1920x1080 30fps
title: DEPARTURES
accent: #ffb63d
sound: solari volume 0.8
speed: 1x
seed: 42

--- slide 1
hold: 0s
flip: cascadeRows 11/s jitter 0.2 stagger 0.4
| TIME  DESTINATION     STATUS  TRK
|
| 10:25 LOS ANGELES     ON TIME  B4
| 10:41 TOKYO HANEDA    BOARDING C2
| 11:03 ZURICH          ON TIME  19
| 11:17 BERLIN          10M LATE 07
| 11:36 BOLOGNA         ON TIME  22
| 11:58 REYKJAVIK       ON TIME  A1

--- slide 2
hold: 0s
flip: randomDissolve 12/s jitter 0.3 stagger 0.25
| TIME  DESTINATION     STATUS  TRK
|
| 12:05 LISBON          ON TIME  C6
| 12:22 SEOUL INCHEON   BOARDING A3
| 12:47 MEXICO CITY     ON TIME  11
| 13:02 HELSINKI        20M LATE 04
| 13:19 MARRAKESH       ON TIME  17
| 13:40 MONTREAL        ON TIME  B2

--- slide 3
hold: 0s
flip: sweepColumns 11/s jitter 0.2 stagger 0.12
| TIME  DESTINATION     STATUS  TRK
|
| 10:25 LOS ANGELES     ON TIME  B4
| 10:41 TOKYO HANEDA    BOARDING C2
| 11:03 ZURICH          ON TIME  19
| 11:17 BERLIN          10M LATE 07
| 11:36 BOLOGNA         ON TIME  22
| 11:58 REYKJAVIK       ON TIME  A1

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