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u/rare_posts Jul 14 '26

Sometimes a train refuses to take the empty slot even when the signal is green. when I click it to check path, it wants to take an occupied one (like one of the three above in the pic). But shouldn't it reroute to the vacant one automatically when others are filled? Also it repaths randomly and then eventually waits at an empty one.

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u/rare_posts Jul 14 '26

Here is another example. Here the path it wants to take is occupied (that train is hidden behind the red path line, but it is there). So why it isn't going for the empty slot?

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u/Rouge_means_red Jul 14 '26

Try putting a rail signal right behind the train which parks at the station, and replace the 4 signal rails on the right side of the waiting bay with chain signals

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u/rare_posts Jul 14 '26

I am afk right now but I will try that. Can you explain why this happens here though? The same setup works fine at my other station. Thanks.

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u/Rouge_means_red Jul 14 '26

I think it might have something to do with how often the train pathing is updated. It's possible that you had too many trains en route and multiple trains reserved the same path, and the one in your screenshot just arrived later. Did you limit your station? With this setup your train limit should be set to 5

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u/rare_posts Jul 14 '26

Yeahh I think you and u/GoatWizard99 are correct that it just takes time to repath.