Raid Train Central is an events based streaming community that hosts themed raid trains quarterly (every 3 months).The aim for this community is to connect likeminded streamers and communities, and to highlight a diverse range of content and creators!The community was founded in November 2024 by popularthink for the 2025 New Year Raid Train, and has hosted a raid train every 3 months since involving over 50 different creators.

• Events
• Coordinators
• Creators
• How To Apply
• Community Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Stream Resources

OUR RAID TRAINS

We host themed raid trains on the last weekend of every third month.

upcoming

March 2026

27 march

Our March raid train is up next! Theme to be announced!

past raid trains

want to join an upcoming train?

We accept applications all year round! So if you are interested in joining an upcoming train, you are welcome to apply!

• apply here

Meet the Coordinators

Our raid trains would not run without the help of our coordinators. Meet our team!

former coordinators

The lovely folks that have helped us out in the past!

meet the creators

This page is currently under renovation!

joining raid train central

We accept applications all year around!Before applying, please read our Community Guidelines.Once you have read our guidelines, you can follow the Discord link to fill out the application form in app.We will review your application as soon as we can.

Community guidelines

1. This community is 18+ only in order to protect both minors and adults.2. Be kind and respectful to all you interact with in our community, including other streamers, and their community members. Harrassment or bullying of any kind, including targeted or mean spirited messages, will not be tolerated.3. There is zero tolerance for any bigoted, hateful, or harmful topics or symbols. This includes jokes, comments, and use of symbols and IP that are associated with or have been adopted by alt-right and hateful groups. This includes Pepe the Frog, and Harry Potter/Wizarding World IP.4. Please do not DM other community members without their express permission. This includes moderators and coordinators.5. Please refrain from discussing triggering topics as the moderation team is not equipped to effectively manage these topics. You can find mental health resources here.6. Although we are an 18+ community, we do not allow NSFW, gore, or shock factor content in our Discord server.7. This is an anti GenAI community. Any use of AI in any capacity or consuming products (such as games) that are known to have used AI is not welcome.8. Self-promotion is welcome! You're welcome to share your individual streams, clips, or other community events. We'd love to hear what you have going on!9. Please stick to using English only for effective moderation in our Discord Server.10. No backseat moderating. If you see something suspicious or something that breaks our community guidelines, please open a ticket in our Discord.11. During our Raid Trains follow our Raid Train & Content Guidelines. Failure to follow these during our raid trains may result you being restricted from joining our raid trains in the future.12. Follow Twitch & Discord's Terms of Service at all times.

By applying to join the Discord you agree to follow the above guidelines. Failure to follow these will result in being removed from our community and raid trains.

• apply to our discord

community guidelines

1. This community is 18+ only in order to protect both minors and adults.2. Be kind and respectful to all you interact with in our community, including other streamers, and their community members. Harrassment or bullying of any kind, including targeted or mean spirited messages, will not be tolerated.3. There is zero tolerance for any bigoted, hateful, or harmful topics or symbols. This includes jokes, comments, and use of symbols and IP that are associated with or have been adopted by alt-right and hateful groups. This includes Pepe the Frog, and Harry Potter/Wizarding World IP.4. Please do not DM other community members without their express permission. This includes moderators and coordinators.5. Please refrain from discussing triggering topics as the moderation team is not equipped to effectively manage these topics. You can find mental health resources here.6. Although we are an 18+ community, we do not allow NSFW, gore, or shock factor content in our Discord server.7. This is an anti GenAI community. Any use of AI in any capacity or consuming products (such as games) that are known to have used AI is not welcome.8. Self-promotion is welcome! You're welcome to share your individual streams, clips, or other community events. We'd love to hear what you have going on!9. Please stick to using English only for effective moderation in our Discord Server.10. No backseat moderating. If you see something suspicious or something that breaks our community guidelines, please open a ticket in our Discord.11. During our Raid Trains follow our Raid Train & Content Guidelines. Failure to follow these during our raid trains may result you being restricted from joining our raid trains in the future.12. Follow Twitch & Discord's Terms of Service at all times.

Failure to follow the above will result in being removed from our community and raid trains.

raid train guidelines

1. You must be over the age of 18 to participate in our raid trains.3. Our standard slots go for 2 hours and you will need to be live, at minimum, 30 minutes before your scheduled slot (e.g. if your slot starts at 10am, you will go live at 9.30am). This is to allow for you to ensure that everything is running smoothly, fix any last minute bugs, greet your usual chatters, and be settled and ready to receive the raid.
If you are not live within this time and have provided no notice, your slot will be forfeited.4. You must raid out at your designated time to ensure it is fair for everyone. You are welcome to raid out early if the creator after you is up and running, but you cannot be late.5. Our raid trains are themed (apart from our New Year raid trains) meaning that there are guidelines for the content you can stream during your slot.
You are still welcome to sign up for raid trains outside of your usual content, but you will need to meet the theme of the train for your slot (e.g. you don't strictly have to be an art streamer to sign up for an art themed train, but you will need to stream art for your slot).

games & content guidelines

We aim for our raid trains to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming. We aim for our trains to be more on the "comfy cozy" side of content.AI is not welcome during any of our trains!Please avoid games that include:
- Psychological horror
- Body horror
- Sexual assault
- Self harm
- SuicideThese specific games are not welcome during our trains:
- Any game under the Harry Potter IP : More Info
- Phasmophobia : More Info
- Schedule 1 : More Info
- Five Night's at Freddy's : More Info
- Dinkum : More InfoIf you decide to stream these games, we recommend having a command, timer, and/or pinned message providing resources:
- Games by Microsoft : Recommended Resource
- Games by Disney : Recommended Resource
- Games by EA : Recommended Resource
- Stardew Valley : Recommended Resource

Failure to follow the above will result in being removed from our community and raid trains.

frequently asked questions

How do I apply to join Raid Train Central?
Jump over to our Application Page and read over our community guidelines before requesting to join the Discord. You will then be prompted to fill out our application for within Discord.I've never been on a raid train before, can I still apply?
Of course! Everyone has to start somewhere and we strive to be beginner friendly!How long is a standard slot for our raid trains?
Our standard raid train slots are 2 hours (plus being live 30 minutes before your slot starts).How long do the raid trains we host go for?
Our March, June, and September raid trains run over 3 days (the last weekend of the month) and have 36 slots. We try to be ambitious with our New Year raid train and have them go longer based on demand.Are there any games or content that are not allowed during our raid trains?
We do have content guidelines for what can be streamed during our raid trains. You can find that information here.How do members set their availabilities & how is the schedule organised?
We organise our schedules via RaidPal so that everyone can see the slots in their local time (no time conversion apps needed!).
We open up slot sign-ups about a month before the train is schedule to start where you can provide your availabilities with an access code provided in the Discord.
Then, a week before the train, the coordinator team arranges and publishes the schedule.Why don't you have slots available for immediate claim?
We want our raid trains to be accessible. We want to be able to accommodate those that juggle shift work with streaming and gives enough time for everyone to work out when they are available. It also allows folks to change their availabilities if something unexpected comes up.
We have had immediate slot claims in the past and found it was more difficult to fill out a schedule and give everyone the opportunity to be part of the train.How do I submit my availabilities on RaidPal?
You can follow our quick guide!How do I prepare for a raid train?
We have a little checklist you are welcome to copy and use!What happens if I experience technical issues during my slot?
First and foremost, don't stress! It happens! Feel free to trouble shoot as needed.
If it looks like you won't be able to continue to stream through your designated slot, let us know in Discord so we can line up a replacement or ask the person before you to start earlier if they can. Even if you stop streaming, we ask you keep your chat open while we find a replacement so we can still facilitate an offline raid so we can keep the lurkers moving.
If you are the last slot, you are more than welcome to wrap up early!
We know it can be super frustrating, but do not feel bad if you have to wrap up early! We would rather everyone have a good time and not be stressed during their slot!I don't have my usual moderators available for my raid train slot?
We have folks in our Discord who have put their hands up to be temporary moderators to fill in! You can ping in the role in Discord to see if anyone can jump in and help you out!I'm the last slot on the train, who do I raid out to?
If you are our lucky last slot, follow these steps when choosing who to raid out to:
1. See if someone in the Raid Train Central community is live
2. If not, raid into someone you know and trust. Do not raid into someone you've never raided before. We want to ensure everyone is with a trusted streamer.
3. (Optional) As we do themed raid trains, it would be awesome if we can raid out to someone streaming something that fits our theme!

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how to submit your availabilities on raid pal

Here is a step by step guide on how to set your availabilities for our raid trains on RaidPal. The example screenshots are from the 2025 Queer & Creative Raid Train:

1. Go to the RaidPal event page of our current raid train (there will be a link in the Discord). It will look something like this:

2. In the top left corner, click the Connect button to connect your Twitch account and to allow you to see the slots in your local time.

3. Once you have connected your Twitch account, scroll through the slots and select the green Available button on all the slots you are available for. You will need the access code to do this, this will be posted in the Discord. The slots you have requested will change to yellow and say Requested.

4. You've selected your availabilities and your job is done for now! Train coordinators will work on arranging and publishing the schedule a week before the train!

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prepare for a raid train checklist

Once the schedule as been released, before the train starts:

On the day

stream resources

stream safety

These are some ways you can keep you and your community safe!Pepe/Peepo : As mentioned in the guidelines, Pepe/Peepo is not welcome in this train. This is due to its unfortunate adoption of use by alt-right hate groups to signal and harass marginalised communities. We understand that not everyone uses the emote with this intent, however when dealing with strangers on the internet, it is impossible to know who is and who isn't. As a result, a lot of creators do not feel comfortable with its use. You're welcome to read more information here.Anonymous Follows : Not only can this make your lurkers feel more comfortable, but it also protects you and your community from accounts with offensive usernames and prevents it from being broadcast on your stream.Sery_Bot : We love Sery_Bot!!! It is free to use, and super easy to set up. This bot will protect your space from majority of malicious bots and hate raids. One less thing you and your mods need to worry about!! Here's how you set up.Shield Mode : This is a built in Twitch feature that allows you to quickly protect you and your community from malicious behaviour, such as turning chat to sub-only/emote only/follower only, turn off alerts, and clear all chat messages. Here's how to set up sheild mode.Moderators : Always handy to have folks you trust to help you keep your community safe so you can focus on streaming! We recommend that during a Raid Train that you have 1 to 2 moderators available during your slots. If you need help moderating, give us a shout! We have folks available to be temporary mods!

meet the creators

This page is currently under renovation!