non-platform
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]non-platform (not comparable)
- (rail transport) Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
- 2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 54, photo caption:
- A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line.