Meaning of branch line | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's mainlines.
2. A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.

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Examples

“But the states were generally concerned with the location of trunk lines and left it to cities and counties to worry about branch lines.”

“This is itself a cheerless spot, particularly on a rainy day, when, overshadowed by the great massif of rock that towers in the background, and surrounded by the grey and cheerless quarries, it has a depressing character much in contrast with the green verdure encountered on the northern end of this interesting branch line.”

“They saddled themselves with the handling of light flows on a multiplicity of branch lines, and they sacrificed the speed, reliability and low cost of through train operation, even over the main arteries of the system.”

“Above all, Eurostar needs to be proactive in improving the service, reducing fares, and getting back to a post-COVID normal, despite Brexit. Or is it that SNCF just feels London is on a branch line from the rest of Europe, and not worth bothering about?”

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