Non-platform

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains. not-comparable

    "A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line."

Example

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"A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line."

Etymology

From non- + platform.

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