branch line

Noun

Meaning

a railway line connected to a trunk line

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

spur spur track branch junction tap offshoot ramification railway line lateral line Spurs branch pipe branch lines bypass duct bypass passage bypass pipe

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Hypernyms

line railway line rail line

Hyponyms

loop-line

Examples

A former branch line built in 1886 to Redan was sold off by VicTrack and finally dismantled in 2010. Source: Internet

In 1888, a branch line was opened between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie where the CPR connected with the American railway system and its own steamships. Source: Internet

Also on display was Valencia Harbour, based on a broad gauge branch line which ran to a remote spot in the west of Ireland. Source: Internet

Amaechi said at the signing ceremony in Abuja that Ado-Ekiti will be connected with a single track branch line from Osogbo. Source: Internet

Line 1, the first one in Zhejiang Province, includes a main line and a branch line that connects Xiacheng, Xiasha and Linping Districts. Source: Internet

This necessitated the construction of a branch line from nearby Harrow & Wealdstone station in 1890, terminating at Stanmore with an intermediate stop at Belmont. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

branch jointing branch jumper branch library branch lines branch location branch manager