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TL;DR

Allow train stops on curved or diagonal rails for more compact station designs.

What ?

Currently, train stops can only be built on straight rails.
It would be nice if train stops would offer more alternatives for station designs, e. g. a station like this:

Why ?

A train station that branches off a main line takes up a lot of space.
An alternative in the current game is to re-route the main line and make the station on the straight section.

In Factorio, trains don't slow down in corners, which makes this practical. But it looks completely unrealistic.

It doesn't totally solve your problem but with Rails 2.0, the station siding track can be closer to the mainline so the S-bends might take less distance.

True! You're referring to https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-377.

My thinking is: Rails are getting a big overhaul. New curves, new diagonals, elevation. Why stop there?

No. If train stops on diagonal rails would be allowed that would mean it would be a fully supported feature and so far Pump connection to FluidWagon requires precise alignment so when any part of train is on diagonal the pump will not connect.