What is a Controlled Point (CP)?

What is a Controlled Point (CP)?

• A. A station designated in the Timetable where signals are remotely controlled from the control station.
• B. A location where signals at the station can be set to Stop only by manual operation.
• C. A point on the track with no signaling.
• D. A crossing at grade controlled by flagmen.

Answer: (A)

A Controlled Point is a station or location named in the timetable where the signals governing train movements are operated from a central control station rather than being set locally at the point itself. This central, remote control allows the dispatcher or control desk to configure signals and routes for trains approaching or at that point. This is why the correct description fits: the CP designation means signals at that point are remotely controlled from the control station, not manually operated on-site. The other options describe scenarios that aren’t about remote control from a central point—manual stop-only operations, no signaling, or a crossing protected by flagmen—so they don’t describe a Controlled Point.

A Controlled Point is a station or location named in the timetable where the signals governing train movements are operated from a central control station rather than being set locally at the point itself. This central, remote control allows the dispatcher or control desk to configure signals and routes for trains approaching or at that point.

This is why the correct description fits: the CP designation means signals at that point are remotely controlled from the control station, not manually operated on-site. The other options describe scenarios that aren’t about remote control from a central point—manual stop-only operations, no signaling, or a crossing protected by flagmen—so they don’t describe a Controlled Point.