Branch point

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Example of a junction on a double-track line with two switches, an intersection and three main signals

A branching point , even branching or branch called and Abzw abbreviated , is an operating agency of the railways of the open road , where trains on another railway line may pass. It limits several block sections and is therefore also a block section . If a junction is connected to a stop , it is also called a stop .

The continuous route from which the branching route branches off is called the trunk route . Depending on whether the main line and / or the branching line have one or two tracks, a different number of points and / or crossings are required at a branching point .

A signal box that is operated by a dispatcher can be located at a junction . In the control area of ​​modern interlockings, branch points are usually remotely operated or controlled from a neighboring central interlocking.

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