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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other. Trains/trams going in the same direction can also…

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Dynamic passing loop

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Right- and left-hand traffic

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Passing loop

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples18
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Passing loop

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related to Gallery · 8
Passing loop → Bolton, North America, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Penryn, This, Trains, United KingdomPassing
related to Right- and left-hand traffic · 6
Passing loop → But, Countries, Often, On, Right, See
related to Dead-end siding · 2
Passing loop → An, Refuge
related to Overtaking siding · 2
Passing loop → Double, Passing

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Important terminology

loop trains train crossing loops track passing one line station may siding platform also main refuge pass used cross railway

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Passing looprelated to Dead-end sidingRefuge0.60section
Passing looprelated to Dead-end sidingAn0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryTrains0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryPenryn0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryUnited KingdomPassing0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryNorth America0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryThis0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryBolton0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryOntario0.60section
Passing looprelated to GalleryPennsylvania0.60section
Passing looprelated to Overtaking sidingDouble0.60section
Passing looprelated to Overtaking sidingPassing0.60section

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