passing loop

English

Noun

passing loop (plural passing loops)

(rail transport) On a single-track railway or tramway, an extra track provided at a certain place to allow two trains travelling in opposite directions to pass each other. It can also allow a faster train to overtake a slower one.

Synonyms

crossing loop

Translations

place where two trains can pass each other

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kryssingsspor n, krysningsspor n

Nynorsk: kryssingsspor n

References

“passing loop” (US) / “passing loop” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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