"bidirectionally" meaning in English

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          "text": "The whole of the South Shields branch passed to the Tyne & Wear Metro in 1984 under the Tyneside Metropolitan Rail Act 1973, apart from a short section that was divided into two bi-directionally signalled lines (although interconnected by a series of loops that allow Metro trains to pass each other).",
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      "ipa": "/ˌbaɪdɪˈɹɛkʃənəli/"
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