diff --git a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Rail.java b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Rail.java
index 02c630f..f3b0a73 100644
--- a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Rail.java
+++ b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Rail.java
@@ -82,17 +82,22 @@ public abstract class Rail {
     public abstract Vector2D getDirectionFrom(Vector2D position);
 
     /**
-     * Check whether a train can be placed on this rail in the specified direction.
+     * Check whether a train can be placed on this rail facing the specified direction.
+     *
+     * @param position train front position
+     * @param direction the normalized direction vector to check
+     * @return whether a train can be placed on this rail facing that direction
+     */
+    public abstract boolean allowsPlacement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction);
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether a train can be move on this rail in the specified direction.
      *
      * @param position start position
      * @param direction the normalized direction vector to check
-     * @return whether a train can be placed on this rail in that direction
+     * @return whether a train can move on this rail in the direction
      */
-    public abstract boolean allowsDirectionFrom(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction);
-
-    public abstract boolean allowsPlacementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction);
-
-    public abstract boolean allowsMovementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction);
+    public abstract boolean allowsMovement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction);
 
     /**
      * Move a position along this rail in the specified direction for the specified amount of steps. This method will
diff --git a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Switch.java b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Switch.java
index b53479f..fded548 100644
--- a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Switch.java
+++ b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Switch.java
@@ -100,47 +100,14 @@ public final class Switch extends Rail {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean allowsDirectionFrom(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
-        /*
-        if (positionOne.connectsTo(position) && positionTwo.connectsTo(position)) {
-            // trying to connect to start position
-            final boolean a = selection.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction);
-            final boolean b = (selection == positionOne && positionTwo.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction.negated()));
-            final boolean c = (selection == positionTwo && positionOne.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction.negated()));
-            return a || b || c;
-        } else {
-            return selection.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction);
-        }
-         */
-        /*
-        if (selection != null) {
-            if (positionOne.connectsTo(position) && positionTwo.connectsTo(position)) {
-                return positionOne.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction)
-                        || positionTwo.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction)
-                        || selection.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction.negated());
-            }
-            return selection.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction)
-                    || selection.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction.negated());
-        } else {
-            return (positionOne.connectsTo(position) && positionOne.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction))
-                    || (positionTwo.connectsTo(position) && positionTwo.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction));
-        }
-         */
-        return (selection != null && selection.contains(position))
-                        || (positionOne.connectsTo(position) && positionOne.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction))
-                        || (positionTwo.connectsTo(position) && positionTwo.allowsDirectionFrom(position, direction));
-
+    public boolean allowsPlacement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
+        return selection.allowsPlacement(position, direction);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean allowsPlacementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
-        return selection.allowsPlacementInDirection(position, direction);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean allowsMovementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
-        return positionOne.allowsMovementInDirection(position, direction)
-                || positionTwo.allowsMovementInDirection(position, direction);
+    public boolean allowsMovement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
+        return positionOne.allowsMovement(position, direction)
+                || positionTwo.allowsMovement(position, direction);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Track.java b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Track.java
index 0304b40..550d7f8 100644
--- a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Track.java
+++ b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Track.java
@@ -109,23 +109,13 @@ public final class Track extends Rail {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean allowsDirectionFrom(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
-        if (connectsTo(position)) {
-            return getDirectionFrom(position).negated().equals(direction);
-        } else if (contains(position)) {
-            return getDirectionFrom(position).isParallelTo(direction);
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean allowsPlacementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
+    public boolean allowsPlacement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
         return contains(position) && getDirectionFrom(position).isParallelTo(direction)
                 || connectsTo(position) && getDirectionFrom(position).negated().equals(direction);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean allowsMovementInDirection(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
+    public boolean allowsMovement(Vector2D position, Vector2D direction) {
         return contains(position) && getDirectionFrom(position).isParallelTo(direction)
                 || connectsTo(position) && getDirectionFrom(position).equals(direction);
     }
diff --git a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Train.java b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Train.java
index 7775fff..d958459 100644
--- a/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Train.java
+++ b/src/edu/kit/informatik/model/Train.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package edu.kit.informatik.model;
 import edu.kit.informatik.ui.InvalidInputException;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -158,20 +157,20 @@ public final class Train {
         final Rail[] touchingRails = railNetwork.findTouchingRails(position);
         if (touchingRails.length == 0) {
             if (!railNetwork.findContainingRail(position)
-                    .map(rail -> rail.allowsPlacementInDirection(position, direction))
+                    .map(rail -> rail.allowsPlacement(position, direction))
                     .orElse(false)) {
                 return false;
             }
         } else if (touchingRails.length == 1) {
-            if (!(touchingRails[0].allowsPlacementInDirection(position, direction)
-                || touchingRails[0].allowsMovementInDirection(position, direction))) {
+            if (!(touchingRails[0].allowsPlacement(position, direction)
+                || touchingRails[0].allowsMovement(position, direction))) {
                 return false;
             }
         } else if (touchingRails.length == 2
-                && !touchingRails[0].allowsPlacementInDirection(position, direction)
-                && !touchingRails[1].allowsPlacementInDirection(position, direction)
-                && !(touchingRails[0].allowsMovementInDirection(position, direction)
-                    || touchingRails[1].allowsMovementInDirection(position, direction))) {
+                && !touchingRails[0].allowsPlacement(position, direction)
+                && !touchingRails[1].allowsPlacement(position, direction)
+                && !(touchingRails[0].allowsMovement(position, direction)
+                    || touchingRails[1].allowsMovement(position, direction))) {
             return false;
         }
         final Set<Rail> occupiedRailsSet = new HashSet<>();