Meaning of on the flat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. On level ground.
   UK
2. On the same level, at grade.

Examples

“Another connection to be removed in September was that from the North London Line to the Tilbury route at Bromley, which crossed the District Line on the flat.”

“Aside from services running along the East Coast Main Line, the documents include⟳ East Midlands Railway's services from Matlock and Derby to Lincoln and Cleethorpes, because they cross the ECML on the flat at Newark. In the busiest weekday hour, 21 trains cross at Newark.”

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