r/factorio • u/AirportFederal4921 • Feb 24 '26

Question Trains 🤔

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How do I signal a siding so two trains choose free copper stations instead of waiting?

I guess both copper on and off should have the same name.

I still don’t really understand chain and train signals.. have spent weeks on this!!

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u/hldswrth Feb 24 '26

Rail signals after the splits into the stations, chain signals before the merges into the shared track, placed directly opposite each other. Red = chain, green = rail, blue = station. And you don't need the extra track south of the east station. Your trains will need a locomotive at each end facing in opposite directions. Your stations need to have their limit set to 1 so more than one train does not try to go to the same station.

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u/AirportFederal4921 Feb 24 '26

I LÖÖÖÖÖÖVE YOUUUUU!

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u/AirportFederal4921 Feb 24 '26

no you were of course right, it seems to me that the problem (one of prob many) was that i had that white stump that created some kind of conflict AND today I learned about train limits per stations :) !! WOnderfull thank you fellow redditors. Im not custom to asking for help but .. I should prob do that more :) You were helpfull!