Double-track

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide double track.

    "Other engineering upgrades include the reinstatement of Platform 4 at Birmingham Snow Hill, partially double-tracking the line between Ledbury and Shelwick, and freight loops between Nuneaton and Leicester."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions. not-comparable

    "The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line."

Synonyms

All synonyms
twin-track

Example

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"The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line."

Etymology

From double + track.

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