diff --git a/src/rail_gui.cpp b/src/rail_gui.cpp
index aee5ef4848..6646441ac9 100644
--- a/src/rail_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_gui.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ void CcRailDepot(Commands, const CommandCost &result, TileIndex tile, RailType,
 
 	if (IsTileType(tile, MP_RAILWAY)) {
 		PlaceExtraDepotRail(tile, _place_depot_extra_dir[dir], _place_depot_extra_track[dir]);
-		PlaceExtraDepotRail(tile, _place_depot_extra_dir[dir + 4], _place_depot_extra_track[dir + 4]);
+
+		/* Don't place the rail straight out of the depot of there is another depot across from it. */
+		Tile double_depot_tile = tile + TileOffsByDiagDir(dir);
+		bool is_double_depot = IsValidTile(double_depot_tile) && IsRailDepotTile(double_depot_tile);
+		if (!is_double_depot) PlaceExtraDepotRail(tile, _place_depot_extra_dir[dir + 4], _place_depot_extra_track[dir + 4]);
+
 		PlaceExtraDepotRail(tile, _place_depot_extra_dir[dir + 8], _place_depot_extra_track[dir + 8]);
 	}
 }