double track
Speech parts
1. double track - Noun
2. double track - Adjective
3. double track - Verb
Meaning
double track
(rail transport) a section of railway line or tramline consisting of two parallel tracks, one being used in one direction and the other in the opposite direction.
double-track (not comparable)
(rail transport) Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions.
Synonym: twin-track
double-track (third-person singular simple present double-tracks, present participle double-tracking, simple past and past participle double-tracked)
(rail transport) To provide double track.
Alternative names
double-track
Related terms
Examples
A single track railroad may be rendered more safe and efficient, by a proper use of the telegraph, than a double track railroad without its aid.
For several decades this was the only long stretch of double-track mainline outside of urban areas on the CPR.
He said the rationale for the implementation of the double-track system was to absorb the large enrolment numbers occasioned by the Free SHS Policy.
In a confusing transfer of names, the label BAM applied from 1933 to 1935 to the project to double-track the Trans-Siberian east of Lake Baikal, constructing largely using forced labor.
“The fact is that without the double-track system, hundreds of thousands of students would not be able to access Free SHS.
Speaking on the government Flagship program, the free SHS Dr. Bawumia explained the logic behind the double-track system.