Shunting signal - Irekaeshin gouki

Japanese: 入換信号機 - いれかえしんごうき
Shunting signal - Irekaeshin gouki

…Permanent signals are further classified into main signals, subordinate signals, and auxiliary signals (Figure). Among main signals, home signals are for trains entering a station, departure signals are for trains leaving a station, block signals are for trains entering a block section, guide signals are for trains stopped by a home signal's stop aspect to enter the station, and shunting signals are for vehicles that are switching. Dependent signals are attached to main signals and warn of their aspects from a distance or relay the aspects. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "shunting signals" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…常置信号機はさらに主信号機,従属信号機,信号付属機に分類される(図)。主信号機のうち,場内信号機は停車場の場内に進入しようとする列車に対するもの,出発信号機は停車場から進出しようとする列車に対するもの,閉塞信号機は閉塞区間に進入しようとする列車に対するもの,誘導信号機は場内信号機の停止現示によって停止した列車を誘導して停車場に進入させるもの,入換信号機は入換えする車両に対する信号機である。従属信号機は主信号機に付属してその現示を遠方で予告したり現示を中継したりするものである。…

※「入換信号機」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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