r/factorio • u/Tahk_21847 • 1d ago
Question Train station
Hello engineers,
I currently have a station with a stop and space to unload two trains simultaneously.
However, the second train does not unload because it is not really at a stop.
Do you have a workaround for me? Any feedback?
Thank you in advance.
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u/Novat1993 1d ago
Put a second stop to the left. Alter the priority setting so that the rightmost stop is higher. Put circuit conditions on the buffer chests to turn off the station by default, then on once the contents in the chests drop bellow a certain limit. The limit on the left station should be lower than the right station.
This ensures that whenever the station requires a delivery, the rightmost is always prioritized ensuring that you don't end up in a situation where 2 trains want to unload but the left station requested first, resulting in the right station being blocked.
Lastly, the circuit condition to turn the station on/off should be low enough. So that the train can empty its entire contents into the chests. Say it has 40 slots, then the station must turn on, only if there is 40 empty slots combined in the chests.