The output of {{Adjacent stations}} is nearly identical to that of {{S-line}}, but is used differently. Here are lists of comparable elements in the two templates.
| Item | {{S-line}} | {{Adjacent stations}} |
| System name, title and icon | In {{S-rail/lines}} | Subpage name, values of ["system title"] and ["system icon"] |
| Line name and title | In Template:system lines | Key beneath ["lines"] and value of ["title"] beneath the corresponding line |
| Branch/type name and title | In Template:system branches | Key beneath ["types"] and value of ["title"] beneath the corresponding type |
| Station format | In Template:system stations | Key–value pairs beneath ["station format"] |
| Colour | In Template:system color | Value of ["color"] beneath the corresponding line or type |
| Left terminus name | In Template:S-line/system left/line | Value of ["left terminus"] beneath the corresponding line |
| Right terminus name | In Template:S-line/system right/line | Value of ["right terminus"] beneath the corresponding line |
| {{S-line}} | {{Adjacent stations}} |
system | system |
line | line |
previous, next | left, right |
type, type2 | to-left, to-right |
| New feature | to (for both sides) |
| {{S-text}} | note-row |
note, notemid, note2 | note-left, note-mid, note-right |
| {{S-note}} | header |
oneway1, oneway2 | oneway-left, oneway-right |
rows1, hide1 | Not needed |
rows2, hide2 | Not needed |
rowsmid, hidemid | Not needed |
transfer | transfer |
circular, circular1, circular2 | Must be set for whole line in data |
round1, round2 | reverse (for both sides), reverse-left, reverse-right |
branch | type |
state1, state2 | Not implemented |
through1, through2 | through-left, through-right |