Meaning of platform loop | Babel Free
Definitions
A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.
Examples
“Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Headcorn and Ashford stations have platform loops and there is a short four-track section between Cheriton and Folkestone Central.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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