The invention relates to a railway non-automatic blocking arrival signal machine approach section design method. The method includes the following steps that S1, non-automatic blocking arrival signal machine approach section length calculation takes service braking distance and additional quantity of a train from the highest speed to 0 into consideration; S2, an approach section range is designed by means of a same code sequence, and requirements of limiting length are segmented according to a rail circuit; S3, a locomotive signal switch-on standard is arranged at an entrance of an approach section, and a prediction signal machine is arranged on the position, 100-400 m away from the entrance, of the inner side of the entrance of the approach section. By means of the method of using the maximum service braking for calculating the approach section length, unnecessary braking of the locomotive improved according to LKJ setting regulations in the semi-automatic and automatic blocking between stations is avoided, and driving stability and driving efficiency are improved. Besides, approach section rail and code sequence division does not need to take constraints of grade braking into consideration, driving calculation is easier, and approach section rail and code sequence division is more flexible.