Transport Fever 3 Controls & Keyboard Shortcuts

Q: How do I build underground in Transport Fever 3?

Press G to toggle underground mode. A developer on the Steam forum gave the same answer to a player who could not delete track inside a tunnel.

Q: How do I open the console?

The debug scripting console opens with the key left of 1 (shown as `, § or ^ depending on keyboard layout).

Q: Can I remap keys?

Yes. Settings, Keyboard tab: most actions can be remapped, and Reset to Default restores the list below. Controller and mouse options (inverted pan, tilt, zoom, edge scrolling, dead zone) are in the same menu.

General

Action	Default key	Notes
Guide	`F1`	Opens an offered guide hint
Help	`F1`	Opens the context sensitive help
Close All	`Win/Linux: DELETE / MacOS: fn + ⌫ or DELETE`	Close all open dialogs and menus
Open Console	` , § or ^	Opens the debug scripting console
Take Screenshot	`F9`	Takes a screenshot of the current perspective
Save	`F10`	Quick saves the current game
Pause	`SPACE`
Cycle Game Speed	`TAB`

Menus and tools

Action	Default key	Notes
Show/Hide Line Manager	`L`
Activate/Deactivate Module Bulldozer	`B`
Activate/Deactivate Bulldozer	`B`
Show/Hide Notifications	`F11`
Show/Hide Road Menu	`1`
Show/Hide Rail Menu	`2`
Show/Hide Water Menu	`3`
Show/Hide Air Menu	`4`
Show/Hide Roads Menu	`5`
Show/Hide Tracks Menu	`6`
Show/Hide Warehouse Menu	`7`
Show/Hide Perks Menu	`8`
Show/Hide Landscaping Menu	`9`

Statistics windows

Action	Default key	Notes
Show/Hide Line Statistics	`F2`
Show/Hide Vehicle Statistics	`F3`
Show/Hide Station Statistics	`F4`
Show/Hide Warehouse Statistics	`F5`
Show/Hide Depot Statistics	`F6`

Data layers

Action	Default key	Notes
Show/Hide Terrain Layer	`KEYPAD 0`
Show/Hide Towns Layer	`KEYPAD 1`
Show/Hide Infrastructure Layer	`KEYPAD 2`
Show/Hide Traffic Layer	`KEYPAD 3`
Show/Hide Passenger Flow Layer	`KEYPAD 4`
Show/Hide Passenger Satisfaction Layer	`KEYPAD 5`
Show/Hide Cargo Flow Layer	`KEYPAD 6`
Show/Hide Cargo Satisfaction Layer	`KEYPAD 7`
Show/Hide Noise Layer	`KEYPAD 8`
Show/Hide Pollution Layer	`KEYPAD 9`

Construction

Action	Default key	Notes
Construction Option 1	`M`
Construction Option 2	`N`
Construction Option 3	`.`
Construction Option 4	`,`
Construction Option 5	`O`
Construction Option 6	`P`
Construction Option 7	`[`
Construction Option 8	`]`
Construction Follow Terrain	`T`
Disable Construction Snapping	`C`
Underground Mode	`G`
Roughen Terrain: Invert	`<`

Camera

Action	Default key	Notes
Camera Move Forward	`W`
Camera Move Backward	`S`
Camera Move Left	`A`
Camera Move Right	`D`
Camera Rotate Left	`Q`
Camera Rotate Right	`E`
Camera Tilt Up	`R`
Camera Tilt Down	`F`
Camera Zoom In	`X`
Camera Zoom Out	`Y`
Cockpit Camera: next position	`PAGE UP`
Cockpit Camera: previous position	`PAGE DOWN`
Cockpit Camera: horn sound	`H`

Camera tool (screenshots and video)

Action	Default key	Notes
Camera Tool: Stop	`BACKSPACE`
Camera Tool: Add Key Frame	`INSERT`
Camera Tool: Clear Key Frames	`HOME`
Camera Tool: Toggle Play/Pause	`SPACE`
Camera Tool: Start Recording	`RETURN`
Camera Tool: Capture	`RETURN`

Mouse camera

Hold the right mouse button and drag to pan.
Hold the mouse wheel to rotate and tilt; roll it to zoom.
Edge scrolling moves the camera when the cursor touches the screen edge (it can be turned off).

Control questions

How do I build underground in Transport Fever 3?