Dispatching in Kirchseeon
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Before you get your approval to run the service on a signal box, you need to find out about the local characteristics. After training as a general trainee signalman, dispatchers were always paired with a person skilled in the signal box. This chapter is a brief introduction to the area. Read it carefully. It contains very important information.
The text is "peer to peer" written as if you are in the signal box, the first day after training.
Stellwerk Kirchseeon
Introduction
Welcome to the signal box Kirchseeon (Kf). I'm Toni and I'll show you everything important here.
Our signal box is "relatively" new. It was taken into operation in its current form in 1988. Before that time, a signal box of type Dr S60, which was taken into operation in 1965, controlled train traffic here. That one was replaced when the line was expanded to four tracks. With our panel we have to look after the entire area between Haar and Grafing Bahnhof. It's divided into a long-distance line (blue) and the S-Bahn (green) and includes the train station of Kirchseeon and the remotely controlled station of Zorneding. Since we are on the München-Salzburg main line, there is a high volume of trains here, which has everything to offer from regional trains to the Railjets. In addition, we also have the S-Bahn lines S4 and S6 in our area, which depending on the time of the day run every 10 to 20 minutes and sometimes turn around or stable in our area.
Lines
- Line 5510: München-Rosenheim (Fernbahn)
- Line 5555: Mü Berg am Laim - Grafing Bahnhof (S-Bahn)
Detailed overview lines
Neighbouring Dispatching Areas
On the right-hand side is our neighbour Trudering, which remotely controls our the neighbouring train station of Haar. In Haar it is possible to change over from the long-distance line to the S-Bahn and in Trudering from the S-Bahn to the long-distance line. So in the event of a disruption it is relatively easy to divert the trains. On the long-distance line towards Haar there is the possibility for bi-directional running (GWB=Gleiswechselbetrieb), but unfortunately the S-Bahn does not offer us this luxury.
Along the S-Bahn line there are also stops at Vaterstetten (409/410) and Baldham (411/412).
Our neighbour Grafing Bahnhof connects to us on the left-hand side. There the line to Wasserburg branches off, which is used by the S-Bahn to Ebersberg. Similar to the lines on the right-hand side, we also have GWB on the long-distance line but not on the S-Bahn.
Along the S-Bahn line we have the stops Eglharting (413/414) and Kirchseeon (415/416), which is where we are right now.
Abbreviations
| Verkorting | Volledige naam |
| MOP | München Ost Pbf |
| MOR | München Ost Rbf |
| MBAL | München-Berg am Laim |
| MDFG | München-Daglfing |
| MTR | München-Trudering |
| MWTR | Abzw. München-Waldtrudering |
| MGDF | Gronsdorf |
| MHR | Haar |
| MVS | Vaterstetten |
| MBDH | Baldham |
| MZO | Zorneding |
| MEGL | Eglharting |
| MKO | Kirchseeon |
| MGB | Grafing Bahnhof |
| MGRS | Grafing Stadt |
| MEG | Ebersberg (Oberbay) |
| MRO | Rosenheim |
Stations and Sidings
Kirchseeon
Our Kirchseeon train station basically consists of the two pass-through tracks 105/103 and the passing track 104. In addition, the stop Kirchseeon is right in front of our window, which is serviced by the S-Bahn and which separates us from the long-distance train tracks by a noise protection wall. Due to this obstructed view, it is urgently necessary to wait until the train has stopped on tracks 105,104,103 before revoking an overlap route, as this does not happen automatically here.
Kirchseeon station is also equipped with simple auto fleeting on Esig 1A and Esig F as well as on Asig 1N5 and 1P3.
If a train is to be overhauled, the entry route must be set manually at an early stage before auto fleeting sets the route into the pass-through tracks 105 or 103.
Zorneding
The train station of Zorneding, which is located on the top side of our panel, is remotely controlled by us. The station part of the long-distance line is pretty identical to that of Kirchseeon. We have two pass-through tracks 201/203 and passing track 202. In the area of the S-Bahn, we have not only the pass-through tracks 204/205 but also the turning/siding track 207, into which turning S-Bahn trains are shunted to turn around. In the evening it's used tp stable trains. As already mentioned, you can change over from the long-distance line to the S-Bahn in Zorneding, but the trains then have to continue on this all the way down towards Trudering, as it is only there that where they can get back onto the long-distance line.
In Zorneding we have auto fleeting at entry signals 2A, 2F, 2B and 2G and for exit signals Asig 2N1, 2P3, 2N4 and 2P5. However, I recommend that you disabled the auto fleeting for signal 2N4 during the morning and afternoon rush hours, otherwise it will happen faster than you think that an S-Bahn train will get a route set towards Grafing.
The overlap routes revoke automatically on all signals there.
Overview of additional overlap routes
Kirchseeon
| End button | Description | Vmax (km/h) |
| 1P3 | Longer overlap route including W103 | Vmax 140 |
| 1P3KZ | Shorter overlap route including track 131 | Vmax 40 |
| 1P4 | Overlap route diverging to the right including W103 | Vmax 80 |
| 1P4li | Overlap route diverging to the left including W101 | Vmax 80 |
| 1N5 | Longer overlap route including W151 | Vmax 140 |
| 1N5KZ | Shorter overlap route including track 152 | Vmax 40 |
| 1N4 | Overlap route diverging to the right including W151 | Vmax 80 |
| 1N4li | Overlap route diverging to the left including W153 | Vmax 80 |
Zorneding
| End button | Description | Vmax (km/h) |
| 2P2 | Overlap route diverging to the right including W203 | Vmax 80 |
| 2P2li | Overlap route diverging to the left including W201 | Vmax 80 |
| 2P3 | Longer overlap route including W203 | Vmax 160 |
| 2P4 | Overlap route diverging to the right including W206 | Vmax 80 |
| 2P4li | Overlap route diverging to the left including W207 | Vmax 80 |
| 2P5 | Longer overlap route including W206 | Vmax 120 |
| 2N1 | Longer overlap route including track 216 | Vmax 160 |
| 2N2 | Overlap route diverging to the right including W257 | Vmax 80 |
| 2N2li | Overlap route diverging to the left including W260 | Vmax 80 |
| 2N4 | Longer overlap route including track 243 | Vmax 120 |
| 2N5 | Longer overlap route including track 253 | Vmax 60 |
Track Lengths
Kirchseeon
| Track | Length (m) |
| 105 | 745m |
| 104 | 745m |
| 103 | 730m |
Zorneding
| Track | Length (m) |
| 201 | 610m |
| 202 | 660m |
| 203 | 720m |
| 204 | 225m |
| 205 | 225m |
| 207 | 210m |