I'm having trouble figuring out how to use train stops

[potent gust]

I have a long transport line connecting my coal and stone to my regular base with a train line. However I have 0 clue on how to get the trains to wait for one another, so they don't collide. It looks like this, any help would be very appreciated.

[zealous root]

to make them not collide you need to use rail signals

[sacred linden]

well, id do a second railway like on second picture, otherwise you can make it work with the current setup if you're ok them waiting each other to pass the long line

[potent gust]

thats what i want to happen

i dont mind waiting but i have no clue on how to use the rail signals

when i try they either stop working or collide

[potent gust]

yea ik that but how

[zealous root]

like this on the intersection

[potent gust]

yep

[zealous root]

this will seperate your grid into three blocks: the top, the right, and the left

[potent gust]

okay ill try oit

thanks

also are those all rail signals or are there signal chains there aswell

[mighty falcon]

cant recommend ever using paired rail signals

[late hearth]

Ill note on a system as basic as this rail signals are fine
But I'd recommend getting in the habit of if it's a bidi track only using paired chains

[potent gust]

i dont know what that is or how i would go about using it

thanks though

[sacred linden]

bidirectional rails i assume---
the first option i suggested was = you have basically 2 rails usually parallel to each other for both directions, either west-east or north-south

its like a main bus, then you can branch off one path to ore patches

or u can branch off two too...

[late hearth]

You're using bidirectional rails

The person suggested paired rail signals, and while thats fine for simple networks it WILL cause problems later and we call paired rail signals deadlock signals for a reason

Paired chain has no downside unless you're doing really complicated shit 99% of players won't do, and won't deadlock

[potent gust]

okay

[rose raven]

They are used for single tracks running in bi-directional mode.

[potent gust]

works perfectly

thanks

[zealous root]

but like the others said
if you want to add more stations/trains you will need to use something else

[potent gust]

yea but im not planning on for a while

thanks guys

[kindred plaza]

they can also be used to read whether the previous block is currently occupied