Method for carrying out an emergency stop for a train

A method for carrying out a requested emergency stop for a train in order to bring the train to a stop at a suitable point on a route traveled by the train, which comprises the steps of:

• making available a list on a train side in which zones are defined for the route to be traveled by the train in which the train is allowed and/or is not allowed to stop in an event of the requested emergency stop;
• during travel automatically recording and analyzing a request for the emergency stop by the train without an involvement of a driver;
• determining automatically, via the train, a position of the train in relation to the route being traveled, independently of trackside equipment;
• automatically selecting a suitable zone from the list for the emergency stop to be carried out depending on the position of the train, in which the train can be brought to a standstill after reaching the suitable zone;
• automatically notifying a fixed operations control center of the request for the emergency stop;
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• performing a coordination with the operations control center in order to give the operations control center an option of releasing an automatic emergency stop by transmitting a command to the train in order to cause the train to continue its journey and in order to bring it to a stop at a suitable other location.