double-track

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double-track

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From double + track.

adjective

not comparable Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions. The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line.
Similar: twin-track · Opposite: single-track

verb double-tracks · double-tracking · double-tracked

transitive To provide with a double track. Other engineering upgrades include the reinstatement of Platform 4 at Birmingham Snow Hill, partially double-tracking the line between Ledbury and Shelwick, and freight loops between Nuneaton and Leicester.

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adj railways: having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions

日本語	複線 fukusen
Deutsch	zweigleisig

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"double-track." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/double-track. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{double_track_2026,
  title = {double-track},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/double-track},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}