{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.operation-point","code":"thing-q124817561","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q124817561/","name":"operation point","alternateNames":["former block post","route number change","railway halt","Anschlussstelle","block post","operating control point","passenger railway stop","Railway block post"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.PLC"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A designated location on a railway line where train operations are controlled or changed, in German-influenced railway systems called a Betriebsstelle, including stations, junctions, block posts that divide a line into signalled sections, halts where trains stop without switching, connection points known as Anschlussstelle where sidings join the line, operating control points, and points where a route number changes; operation points are catalogued by railway infrastructure managers with codes and used in timetabling and signalling.","purpose":"Let an agent explain railway operation points and their kinds, relay definitions from railway regulations such as German and Austrian rules, describe their role in signalling and timetables, and distinguish operation points from stations in the passenger sense.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Operational definition","Coded in infrastructure registers","Signalling role","Timetable reference"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What an operation point is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition and kinds.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a railway operation point, and what kinds exist from stations and halts to block posts and Anschlussstellen?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the operational concept or a passenger station?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"terms","name":"Terms","description":"Terminology.","findings":[{"id":"terms-finding","name":"Terms","description":"Terms.","questions":[{"text":"How do German, Austrian, Swiss and other systems define and name operation points?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific kind?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"operate","name":"Operate","description":"Role in operations.","layers":[{"id":"signalling","name":"Signalling","description":"Signalling.","findings":[{"id":"signalling-finding","name":"Signalling","description":"Signalling.","questions":[{"text":"How do block posts and junctions structure signalling and train separation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"timetable","name":"Timetable","description":"Timetables and codes.","findings":[{"id":"timetable-finding","name":"Timetable","description":"Timetable.","questions":[{"text":"How are operation points coded and used in timetables and route numbering?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits railway timetable?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"data","name":"Data","description":"Registers.","layers":[{"id":"registers","name":"Registers","description":"Infrastructure registers.","findings":[{"id":"registers-finding","name":"Registers","description":"Registers.","questions":[{"text":"Where are operation points catalogued, such as Ril 100 and the European Register of Infrastructure?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"changes","name":"Changes","description":"Changes over time.","findings":[{"id":"changes-finding","name":"Changes","description":"Changes.","questions":[{"text":"How are former block posts and reclassified points recorded?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific register?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"History and comparison.","layers":[{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"How did block posts and operation point concepts develop with railway signalling?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the history of railway signalling?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"comparison","name":"Comparison","description":"Other systems.","findings":[{"id":"comparison-finding","name":"Comparison","description":"Comparison.","questions":[{"text":"How do British, French and North American railways structure equivalent concepts?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific system?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report operation point names, codes and locations from the railway's official register.","Use operation point data to plan or describe train routes."],"mustNot":["Send train orders or change signals at an operation point without authority.","Enter tracks or operational areas without permission.","Publish security-sensitive details of railway control locations.","Mix up operation point codes in data used for train planning."],"requiresHuman":["Changing timetable or route data that depends on operation points."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Errors in railway control data can lead to collisions or derailments.","Railway control locations are critical infrastructure that must be protected."],"affectedParties":["Passengers and crew","Railway staff"]},"owners":{"steward":"The infrastructure manager of the railway; the national railway register lists the points.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Railway infrastructure registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q2221906","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q800279","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"railway facility","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"geographic location","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"railway operating rules","type":"related","note":"such as the German EBO"},{"target":"railway signalling","type":"related","note":"through block sections"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.operation-point","Wikidata: Q124817561 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124817561)","DB: Ril 100 codes operation point abbreviations"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Track reference position:  km - The reference position is recorded using the infrastructure manager's line identification and chainage system.","Longitudinal extent:  m - The extent is measured along the track between documented operational boundaries where these are defined."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Operationally defined railway location","Stations, junctions, block posts, halts, Anschlussstellen, control points, route number changes, former block posts","A passenger station is a service concept; a station in operations terms has points; a halt has none","Not a visible object; signals, points, sidings or simply a marked location on the line."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain kinds","relay regulatory definitions","describe role in operations","distinguish from passenger stations"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing operational and passenger senses of station","Stale registers as points are closed or reclassified","Translating German terms inconsistently"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["German Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung definitions","Infrastructure manager registers such as DB Netz Ril 100","European Register of Infrastructure"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Controlling and structuring railway operations.","stations with points, Bahnhof","halts, Haltepunkt","block posts, Blockstelle, and former block posts","connection points, Anschlussstelle","junctions, Abzweigstelle","operating control points","route number change points","crossovers and other operation point types"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q124817561: operation point","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124817561","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia (de): Betriebsstelle","url":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betriebsstelle","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should block post and Anschlussstelle be separate entries?","How should infrastructure registers be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct kinds; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q124817561/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q124817561/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T03:18:30Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-08T19:09:48+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}